The distinctive sedimentary rock formations in west-central Argentina make for a geological and paleontological wonderland.
Published Oct 19, 2018
Along Tunisia’s southeastern coast is a flat plain of about 150 square kilometers (58 square miles) that lies below sea level. Known as Sebkhat El Melah (or Sebkha El Melah), it is in an evaporite basin.
Published Dec 7, 2008
Artificial intelligence and Landsat data helped pinpoint sites where fossils might be found in Wyoming.
Published Oct 17, 2012
The Uvs Nuur Basin sits on the northern edge of the Central Asian steppes, bounded on all sides by mountains. Though largely arid, the basin is dotted with water. A large salt lake, the Uvs Nuur Lake, sits at the center of the basin, and several smaller lakes are scattered across the 600 kilometers east to west and 120 kilometers north to south that make up the basin.
Published Oct 11, 2007
Technology and fossil-hunting knowhow converge along the steep slopes of Wyoming’s Great Divide Basin.
Published Nov 4, 2012
Acquired January 26, 2011, and August 6, 2011, these images compare conditions in China’s Tarim Basin in winter and summer.
Published Aug 10, 2011
This true-color image shows the Joggins Fossil Cliffs and nearby Cumberland Basin.
Published May 10, 2009
Water is an important but sometimes scarce commodity for farmers in the Murray-Darling basin of southeast Australia.
Published Feb 26, 2016
Fossil remains in Argentina's Talampaya and Ischigualasto Natural Parks document the origins of mammals and dinosaurs.
Published Feb 5, 2019
Mexico’s Cuatro Ciénegas Basin is one of the best places on Earth to investigate what life might have looked like on Mars.
Published Feb 23, 2013
Geologists and satellite sensors see similar features in Wyoming’s Great Divide Basin.
Published Nov 9, 2012
