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Federal Polar Bear Research Critically Flawed, Forecasting Expert Asserts
Research done by the US
Department of the Interior
to determine if global
warming threatens the polar
bear population is so flawed
... > full story
Chile's Chaiten Volcano One Of Scores Of Active Volcanoes In Region
The Chaiten volcano now
erupting in southern Chile
is one of 200 to 300
volcanoes in the "Andean
Arc" region of Chile, Peru,
... > full story
Asteroid Impact 65 Million Years Ago Triggered A Global Hail Of Carbon Beads
The asteroid presumed to
have wiped out the dinosaurs
struck the Earth with such
force that carbon deep in
the Earth's crust liquefied,
... > full story
Rocks Under The Northern Ocean Are Found To Resemble Ones Far South
Scientists probing volcanic
rocks from deep under the
frozen surface of the Arctic
Ocean have discovered a
special geochemical
... > full story
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Coherent Description Of Earth's Inaccessible Interior Clarifies Mantle Motion
May 4, 2008 — A new model of inner Earth pulls past information and hypotheses into a coherent story to clarify mantle motion. Scientists paint a story for a chemically complex inner earth, a model that sharply ... > full story -
Geochemists Challenge Key Theory Regarding Earth's Formation
May 3, 2008 — Geologists call into question three decades of conventional wisdom regarding some of the physical processes that helped shape the Earth as we know it today. New research provides a direct challenge ... > full story -
Newly Discovered Water, Oil And Gas Locations Surveyed In Afghanistan
May 2, 2008 — The USGS recently collected new information to aid in resource and hazards assessments of Afghanistan. This survey presents valuable new information to policymakers, potential private investors, and ... > full story -
How Deep Is The Earth's Crust Under Europe?
May 1, 2008 — A new model of Europe's Earth's crust has been made. The Earth's crust is, on global average around 40 kilometers deep. In relation to the total diameter of the Earth with approx. 12800 kilometers ... > full story -
'New' Ancient Antarctic Sediment Reveals Climate Change History
April 30, 2008 — Recent additions to the premier collection of Southern Ocean sediment cores at Florida State University's Antarctic Marine Geology Research Facility will give international scientists a close-up look ... > full story -
Before Fossil Fuels, Earth's Minerals Kept Carbon Dioxide In Check
April 30, 2008 — Over millions of years carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere have been moderated by a finely-tuned natural feedback system -- a system that human emissions have recently overwhelmed. Scientists ... > full story -
Cracks In The Foundation: Fundamental Geological Assumption Relating To Planet Earth Not Quite True
April 29, 2008 — Chondritic meteorites have a similar chemical composition to the sun and are therefore reliable witnesses as to what the solar nebula, from which the planets formed, was composed of. This can be used ... > full story -
On Shaky Ground: Geological Faults Threaten Houston
April 29, 2008 — After finding more than 300 surface faults in Harris County, a geologist now has information that could be vitally useful to the region's builders and city planners. This information -- the most ... > full story -
Sierra Nevada Rose To Current Height Earlier Than Thought, Say Geologists
April 26, 2008 — Geologists studying deposits of volcanic glass in the western United States have found that the central Sierra Nevada largely attained its present elevation 12 million years ago, roughly 8 or 9 ... > full story -
Earthquake In Illinois Could Portend An Emerging Threat
April 25, 2008 — To the surprise of many, the earthquake on April 18, 2008, about 120 miles east of St. Louis, originated in the Wabash Valley Fault, not the better-known and more-dreaded New Madrid Fault in ... > full story
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