Explore how ancient environments, tectonic uplift and erosion shaped the Colorado Plateau's red rock landscapes.
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The dramatic rock towers of Arizona's Chiricahua region are associated with thick deposits of volcanic ash that cooled and welded together. Later weatherin
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The San Juan volcanic region of southwestern Colorado contains a complex record of volcanic activity, including large caldera systems and younger volcanic
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The Basin and Range Province is recognised by alternating mountain ranges and broad valleys. Much of this pattern developed as the crust stretched and brok
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The Rio Grande Rift is an extensive zone where the continental crust of the southwestern United States has been stretched. Its basins, fault scarps and vol
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Faults are fractures along which rocks have moved relative to one another. They record deformation, influence groundwater pathways and help explain the dis
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Folds are bends in rock layers produced when rocks deform under stress. They are common in mountain belts and sedimentary basins, where compression, burial
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Nature reported on 7 October 2026 that NASA had released a collection of images and observations from the Artemis II flight. The material offers planetary
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An open-access study published on 3 October 2026 examined the 2025 Santorini–Amorgos seismic crisis using a large relocated earthquake catalogue. It provid
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A 15 October 2026 Nature Communications study used K–Ar dating to investigate the history of the Altyn Tagh Fault and the transmission of tectonic stress a
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