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An atlas of rocks and minerals: each one a record of the conditions that made it.

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The Geologic Time Scale, Explained: Eons, Eras, Periods, etc.

Introduction

On a fine day in June 1788, three men rowed...

September 15, 2026

  • Paleontology
  • Petrology

Geology, Explained: How Earth Works, from Rocks to Deep Time

Introduction

If you’re new here, welcome to Geoscopy, a geology science-communication project dedicated...

August 30, 2026

  • Geochemistry
  • Geohazards
  • Geomorphology
  • Geophysics
  • Paleontology
  • Petrology

Was the Cyclops in the Odyssey Real? It Was Just an Elephant

Introduction

On July 17, 2026, audiences filed into IMAX theaters to...

July 21, 2026

  • Paleontology

Opalized Fossils of Lightning Ridge

Introduction

In August 2013, an Adelaide opal buyer named Mike Poben...

June 14, 2026

  • Paleontology

Why Are There Seashells on Top of Mount Everest?

Introduction

Sometime between 1504 and 1510, in the Italian Apennines, Leonardo...

June 8, 2026

  • Paleontology

Did Earth Have Rings? The Ordovician Asteroid Halo Mystery

In September 2024, a Monash University team proposed that Earth had a Saturn-like ring...

May 26, 2026

  • Paleontology

Tanis: The Hour the Dinosaurs Died, in One Layer

A paddlefish, upside down in sandstone, with glass beads packed between its gill rakers....

May 19, 2026

  • Paleontology

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