Geology News

Posted February 15, 2012:

• Lava Formations in Western U.S. Linked to Rip in Giant Slab of Earth
• NASA Landsat's Thermal Infrared Sensor Arrives at Orbital

Posted February 14, 2012:

• Fukushima at Increased Earthquake Risk, Scientists Report

Posted February 9, 2012:

• 3-D Laser Map Shows Earthquake Before and After

Posted February 3, 2012:

• Global Extinction: Gradual Doom Is Just as Bad as Abrupt

Posted February 2, 2012:

• New Way to Study Ground Fractures

Posted February 1, 2012:

• Sun Delivered Curveball of Powerful Radiation at Earth

Posted January 27, 2012:

• NASA Study Solves Case of Earth's 'Missing Energy'
• What Really Happened Prior to 'Snowball Earth'?

Posted January 26, 2012:

• Life Beyond Earth? Underwater Caves in Bahamas Could Give Clues

Posted January 25, 2012:

• Injecting Sulfate Particles Into Stratosphere Won't Fully Offset Climate Change
• Underwater River of Mud and Sand Tells Tale of Climate Change and Ocean Gateways, New Oil and Gas Exploration Possibilities
• NASA Renames Earth-Observing Mission in Honor of Satellite Pioneer

Posted January 24, 2012:

• Life Discovered on Dead Hydrothermal Vents
• Space Weather Arrives: Relatively Minor Impacts Expected from Solar Storm

Posted January 23, 2012:

• Waiting for Death Valley's Big Bang: Volcanic Explosion Crater May Have Future Potential
• How Diamond-Bearing Kimberlites Reach the Surface of Earth: Acidification Provides the Thrust

Posted January 19, 2012:

• Hearty Bacteria Help Make Case for Life in the Extreme

Posted January 10, 2012:

• Scientists Look to Microbes to Unlock Earth's Deep Secrets
• Molecular 'Culprit' in Rise of Planetary Oxygen
• World's Most Extreme Deep-Sea Vents Revealed: Deeper Than Any Seen Before, and Teeming With New Creatures

Posted January 9, 2012:

• NASA Radar to Study Hawaii's Most Active Volcano

Posted January 8, 2012:

• Global Warming Caused by Greenhouse Gases Delays Natural Patterns of Glaciation, Researchers Say

Posted January 5, 2012:

• New Culprit in Earth's Massive Extinction: Mercury

Posted January 4, 2012:

• Flipped from Head to Toe: 100 Years of Continental Drift Theory

Posted January 3, 2012:

• 'Lost World' Discovered Around Antarctic Vents

Posted December 27, 2011:

• New Theory Emerges for Where Some Fish Became Four-Limbed Creatures

Posted December 22, 2011:

• Chinese Fossils Shed Light on Evolutionary Origin of Animals from Single-Cell Ancestors
• First Ever Direct Measurement of Earth's Rotation

Posted December 20, 2011:

• Sensing the Deep Ocean
• Ironing out Details of Earth's Core: Researchers Obtain Highest-Pressure Vibrational Spectrum of Iron

Posted December 19, 2011:

• New Kind of Metal in the Deep Earth: Iron Oxide Undergoes Transition Under Intense Pressures and Temperatures

Posted December 8, 2011:

• Paleoclimate Record Points Toward Potential Rapid Climate Changes
• Link Between Earthquakes and Tropical Cyclones: New Study May Help Scientists Identify Regions at High Risk for Earthquakes

Posted December 6, 2011:

• Global Sea Surface Temperature Data Provides New Measure of Climate Sensitivity Over the Last Half Million Years

Posted December 5, 2011:

• Giant Super-Earths Made of Diamond Are Possible, Study Suggests
• Early Earth May Have Been Prone to Deep Freezes, Study Finds

Posted December 1, 2011:

• Drop in Carbon Dioxide Levels Led to Polar Ice Sheet, Study Finds
• Unique Geologic Insights from 'Non-Unique' Gravity and Magnetic Interpretation
• Rise of Atmospheric Oxygen More Complicated Than Previously Thought

Posted November 30, 2011:

• Magnetic Pole Reversal Happens All the (Geologic) Time
• Earthquakes: Water as a Lubricant
• Setting the Stage for Life: Scientists Make Key Discovery About the Atmosphere of Early Earth

Posted November 29, 2011:

• Lava Fingerprinting Reveals Differences Between Hawaii's Twin Volcanoes

Posted November 28, 2011:

• Earth's Past Gives Clues to Future Changes

Posted November 24, 2011:

• Ancient Environment Found to Drive Marine Biodiversity

Posted November 23, 2011:

• Earth's Core Deprived of Oxygen

Posted November 17, 2011:

• Date and Rate of Earth's Most Extreme Extinction Pinpointed: Results Stem from Largest Ever Examination of Fossil Marine Species

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