geology

A rare dinosaur discovery — a juvenile tyrannosaur— by University of Kansas paleontologists will help researchers learn more about the early lifestyle of the creatures. The KU team is in Montana completing the final excavation of the specimen that was first discovered in 2016.

Missouri is freckled with geologic features like caves and sinkholes. This is because the bedrock — composed of soluble rock like limestone and dolomite — is conducive to karst formation. Missouri has about 7,700 documented caves, the second most in the U.S. behind Tennessee.

Dig into the bedrock of our region with a look through Kansas City's geological history.

Segment 1: The state of water in Kansas.About three years ago, there were major concerns for the future of water in Kansas. Now that a few years have…

This city was founded on a geological anomaly called a rock ledge. Surrouded by cliffs and gorges, no less. Back then, what we now call downtown Kansas…

Dr. David Montgomery is a Professor of Geomorphology at the University of Washington. He works to bring the impact of geological processes on human…

Two hundred years ago today, a massive earthquake the shook the country stretching from the Missouri Bootheel to as far away as Boston, where ground…