Articles for tag: ancient ocean, Earth History, Geology, paleogeography, U.S. desert

The U.S. Desert That Was Once an Ancient Ocean

The U.S. Desert That Was Once an Ancient Ocean

Gargi Chakravorty

Imagine walking across the scorching desert floor of Nevada or Utah, surrounded by endless stretches of sand and stark rock formations. The bone-dry landscape seems utterly hostile to marine life, yet beneath your feet lies one of geology’s most remarkable secrets. You’re standing on what was once the bottom of a vast ancient sea, teeming ...

The Ancient Lake That Disappeared Beneath the U.S. Desert

The Ancient Lake That Disappeared Beneath the U.S. Desert

Jan Otte

Imagine walking across the blazing sands of America’s southwestern deserts, completely unaware that beneath your feet lies evidence of a watery world that once thrived where now only sagebrush and sand remain. Yet this isn’t some fantastical tale. It’s the remarkable geological reality hidden beneath thousands of square miles of what we now call the ...