The Economist

Of all the geological periods, the Triassic was the most fabulous

Everything has its pecking order, and geology is no exception. The cocks of the rocks are the big, swaggering periods of the past that fill books, television programmes and natural-history museums.
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We Thought Geological Boundaries Were Random. Now, A New Study Has Identified Hidden Patterns

Earth’s history is divided up into different geological wedges of time, wedges we like to call things like epochs, periods, and eons. They’re defined by events that shaped the planet (think big ...
New Hampshire Public Radio

Outside/Inbox: How do historians decide how to categorize chunks of time?

Every other Friday, the Outside/In team answers a listener question about the natural world. This week’s question comes from Emily in Washington, DC. Crawford Lake in Milton, Ontario. The answer to ...
Idaho State Journal

ISU professor’s research pinpoints potential site that could indicate new geological time period influenced by humans

POCATELLO — For the past 10 years, Idaho State University professor Bruce Finney has been contributing research toward finding an answer to a world-wide question that’s been a fiery topic of debate ...