BOISE — The state of Idaho has a rocky history. Literally. Mining has played a huge part in the annals of Idaho, and the geologic history of the state continues to fascinate scientists. Dedicated to ...

TWIN FALLS — It’s easy to love at first glance the dramatic, spring-fed Box Canyon, with its amphitheater of high, sheer walls at its head. But you’ll get something deeper out of the experience with ...

POCATELLO — The new geological map of Idaho, which was created extensive input from Idaho State University, is available locally for purchase at the Idaho Museum of Natural History gift shop. This is ...

BOISE, Idaho — Join the Idaho Museum of Mining and Geology this Sunday, June 23 for a geode cracking event, announced a press release. As described in the news release, a geode is "a rock with a ...

COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho — In a strategic partnership to support Idaho’s workforce development and economic growth, the University of Idaho, North Idaho College and leaders from across the state’s mining ...

Claudio Berti, director of the Idaho Geological Survey, was driving from Moscow to Boise for an Idaho Emergency Management Association conference on Monday morning when the largest earthquake the ...

9 a.m. to noon, meet at Janjou Patisserie, 1754 W. State St., Boise, for coffee and carpool from there to various locations. goldeneagleaudubon.org/Birding-Field ...

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — An Arkansas company that has been drilling in eastern Idaho for rare earth minerals plans to expand its search by going across the border to western Montana. Lonoke-based U.S.

The 6.5-magnitude earthquake on March 31 near Stanley in south-central Idaho sent a ripple-effect of situations for researchers to explore. The benefit for Idahoans is that every new event improves ...

“Civilization exists by geological consent, subject to change without notice,” wrote historian and philosopher Will Durant. Are you scared of the sciences? You don’t have to be. In a story from a ...