Geology News

Posted May 12, 2008:

• Hot Climate Could Shut Down Plate Tectonics

Posted May 10, 2008:

• Federal Polar Bear Research Critically Flawed, Forecasting Expert Asserts

Posted May 7, 2008:

• Chile's Chaiten Volcano One Of Scores Of Active Volcanoes In Region

Posted May 5, 2008:

• Asteroid Impact 65 Million Years Ago Triggered A Global Hail Of Carbon Beads
• Rocks Under The Northern Ocean Are Found To Resemble Ones Far South

Posted May 4, 2008:

• Coherent Description Of Earth's Inaccessible Interior Clarifies Mantle Motion

Posted May 3, 2008:

• Geochemists Challenge Key Theory Regarding Earth's Formation

Posted May 2, 2008:

• Newly Discovered Water, Oil And Gas Locations Surveyed In Afghanistan

Posted May 1, 2008:

• How Deep Is The Earth's Crust Under Europe?

Posted April 30, 2008:

• 'New' Ancient Antarctic Sediment Reveals Climate Change History
• Before Fossil Fuels, Earth's Minerals Kept Carbon Dioxide In Check

Posted April 29, 2008:

• Cracks In The Foundation: Fundamental Geological Assumption Relating To Planet Earth Not Quite True
• On Shaky Ground: Geological Faults Threaten Houston

Posted April 26, 2008:

• Sierra Nevada Rose To Current Height Earlier Than Thought, Say Geologists

Posted April 25, 2008:

• Earthquake In Illinois Could Portend An Emerging Threat

Posted April 24, 2008:

• Mystery Of Ancient Supercontinent's Demise Revealed

Posted April 23, 2008:

• To A Fault: The Bottom Line On Earthquakes

Posted April 21, 2008:

• Extreme Ocean Storms Have Become More Frequent Over Past Three Decades, Study Of Tiny Tremors Shows

Posted April 15, 2008:

• California Has More Than 99% Chance Of A Big Earthquake WIthin 30 Years, Report Shows

Posted April 14, 2008:

• Unusual Earthquake Swarm Off Oregon Coast Puzzles Scientists

Posted April 11, 2008:

• Journey To The Center Of The Earth: Discovery Sheds Light On Mantle Formation
• Grand Canyon May Be As Old As Dinosaurs, 40-50 Million Years Older Than Previously Thought

Posted April 8, 2008:

• Earthquakes Along The Cascadia And San Andreas Faults May Be Linked, Affecting Risk To San Francisco Bay Region

Posted April 7, 2008:

• One Year After Solomon Islands, Scientists Learn Barrier To Earthquakes Weaker Than Expected

Posted April 3, 2008:

• Continents Loss Of Dense Matter To Oceans Helps Keep Continents Above The Mantle

Posted March 27, 2008:

• Layers Of Once Molten Rock Under The Atlantic Ocean Mapped
• Reason For Almost Two Billion Year Delay In Animal Evolution On Earth Discovered

Posted March 26, 2008:

• Tibetan Plateau Research Suggest Uplifts Occurred In Stages

Posted March 21, 2008:

• Forecasting Tsunami Threats Through Layers Of Sand And Time

Posted March 19, 2008:

• Surprising Discovery From First Large-scale Analysis Of Biodiversity And Biogeography Of Viruses

Posted March 15, 2008:

• Ten Questions Shaping 21st-century Earth Science Identified

Posted March 10, 2008:

• Discovery Of Earth's Inner, Innermost Core Confirmed

Posted March 9, 2008:

• Key Component Of Earth's Crust Formed From Moving Molten Rock

Posted March 4, 2008:

• Could Volcanic Activity In West Antarctic Rift Destabilize Ice Sheet?
• New Discovery Of 'Old Growth' Crystals Provides New Record Of Planetary Evolution
• Nanometer-scale Complexity, Growth, And Diagenesis In Desert Varnish

Posted March 3, 2008:

• Subduction Zones And Plate Movement On West Coast of Canada And US

Posted February 29, 2008:

• 'Lost' Sediments Show Details Of Polar Magnetic Field
• Has The Mystery Of The Antarctic Ice Sheet Been Solved?

Posted February 23, 2008:

• Surprise On Journey To Center Of The Earth: Light Tectonic Plates Lead The Way
• Carbon Dioxide Has Been Naturally Stored For A Million Years In Colorado And Rocky Mountains

Posted February 22, 2008:

• Forgotten Source For Planetary Magnetic Anomalies?
• Post-Katrina Rebuilding? Mississippi Delta Both Spongy And Stable

Posted February 18, 2008:

• Earth's Orbit Creates More Than A Leap Year: Orbital Behaviors Also Drive Climate Changes, Ice Ages

Posted February 16, 2008:

• Ancient Proteins Rebuilt To Reveal Primordial Earth's Temperature

Posted February 12, 2008:

• Rivers Form Larger Component Of Global Carbon Cycling Than Previously Thought

Posted February 11, 2008:

• Core Samples From Subsea Fault System Off Japan Will Help Explain How Earthquakes Are Generated
• Rubik's Cube In Center Of Earth? Computer Simulations Support New Model Of Earth's Core

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