Pressed by coastal governors, lawmakers and advocacy groups to explain his exemption of Florida’s waters from offshore drilling, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke this week offered a cryptic clue. Pressed ...

Introduction -- Florida defined -- Florida lost: wandering the globe and finding home (700 Ma to 200 Ma) -- The big split: formation of three oceans and the establishment of the Florida basement (225 ...

It’s South Florida Geology 101 — a class likely avoided or forgotten by many. Too bad, because there is a sobering lesson in the rock, one that promises to become increasingly important if sea rise ...

Category 5 hurricanes may have slammed Florida repeatedly during the chilly Younger Dryas, 12,000 years ago. The cause? Hurricane-suppressing effects of cooler sea surface were out-weighed by side ...

When lightning strikes the beach or desert, the electricity vaporizes the sand in less than a second, creating a geological phenomenon you might have to see to believe. The sand vaporizes as the ...