A new model that explains how canyons are formed from floods and other water discharges has discounted an erstwhile brim model, which harped on gushing water discharge in huge volumes having caused ...

Anyone who enjoys whitewater rafting in places like the Colorado River owes a debt of gratitude to the enormous boulders that create the foaming undulation known as rapids, and new research appears to ...

A research team outlines how it identified and bestowed a moniker upon a previously unexplored 500 million-year-old Grand Canyon formation: The Frenchman Mountain Dolostone. The newly named rock layer ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

The Grand Canyon may seem to be a simple case of "river carves rock," but to geologists, its formation is still puzzling. Ira Flatow and guests... Solving The Riddle Of The Grand Canyon's Formation ...

Soar above the vibrant Claron Formation, the pink, red, and orange geology of Bryce Canyon. Fly above the striking pink, red, and orange rock layers of the Claron Formation, the foundation of Bryce ...