Geology News

Posted November 10, 2009:

• Climate Models Don't Tell The Full Story

Posted November 9, 2009:

• Deep Creep Means Milder, More Frequent Earthquakes Along Southern California's San Jacinto Fault

Posted November 8, 2009:

• Seafloor Fossils Provide Clues To Climate Change

Posted November 6, 2009:

• Are The Alps Growing Or Shrinking?
• Abiotic Synthesis Of Methane: New Evidence Supports 19th-Century Idea On Formation Of Oil And Gas

Posted November 5, 2009:

• Earthquakes Actually Aftershocks Of 19th Century Quakes; Repercussions Of 1811 And 1812 New Madrid Quakes Continue To Be Felt

Posted November 4, 2009:

• Satellite Imagery Used To Identify Active Magma Systems In East Africa's Rift Valley

Posted November 3, 2009:

• African Desert Rift Confirmed As New Ocean In The Making

Posted October 30, 2009:

• Underwater Exploration Of The Casablanca Seamount

Posted October 28, 2009:

• Underwater Exploration: Autosub6000 Dives To Depth Of 3.5 Miles
• Tsunami Evacuation Buildings: Another Way To Save Lives In The Pacific Northwest
• Saving Sand: South Carolina Beaches Become A Model For Preservation

Posted October 27, 2009:

• Arctic Lake Sediments Show Warming, Unique Ecological Changes In Recent Decades

Posted October 26, 2009:

• Tsunami Waves Reasonably Likely To Strike Israel, Geo-archaeological Research Suggests

Posted October 25, 2009:

• Arctic Sediments Show That 20th Century Warming Is Unlike Natural Variation

Posted October 24, 2009:

• Ethiopia's Climate 27 Million Years Ago Had Higher Rainfall, Warmer Soil

Posted October 22, 2009:

• Geologist Analyzes Earliest Shell-covered Fossil Animals

Posted October 20, 2009:

• Bedrock Of A Holy City: The Historical Importance Of Jerusalem's Geology
• West Antarctic Ice Sheet May Not Be Losing Ice As Fast As Once Thought

Posted October 19, 2009:

• Geologists Point To Outer Space As Source Of The Earth's Mineral Riches

Posted October 15, 2009:

• Satellite Data Look Behind The Scenes Of Deadly Earthquake
• Giant Impact Near India -- Not Mexico -- May Have Doomed Dinosaurs
• Scientists Obtain Rocks Moving Into Seismogenic Zone

Posted October 12, 2009:

• Banded Rocks Reveal Early Earth Conditions, Changes

Posted October 9, 2009:

• Last Time Carbon Dioxide Levels Were This High: 15 Million Years Ago, Scientists Report

Posted October 8, 2009:

• New Coastland Map Could Help Strengthen Sea Defenses

Posted October 3, 2009:

• Ancient Earth's Magnetic Field Was Structured Like Today's Two-pole Model

Posted October 2, 2009:

• New Ancient Fungus Finding Suggests World's Forests Were Wiped Out In Global Catastrophe

Posted October 1, 2009:

• Ancient Rainforests Resilient To Climate Change
• New Way To Monitor Faults May Help Predict Earthquakes

Posted September 30, 2009:

• San Andreas Affected By 2004 Sumatran Quake; Largest Quakes Can Weaken Fault Zones Worldwide

Posted September 23, 2009:

• End Of An Era: New Ruling Decides The Boundaries Of Earth's History

Posted September 21, 2009:

• 'Rosetta Stone' Of Supervolcanoes Discovered In Italian Alps
• World's River Deltas Sinking Due To Human Activity, Says New Study

Posted September 14, 2009:

• First Complete Image Created Of Himalayan Fault, Subduction Zone
• New Carbon Dioxide Data Helps Unlock The Secrets Of Antarctic Formation

Posted September 11, 2009:

• Seismic Shift In Methods Used To Track Earthquakes
• Surprise In Earth's Upper Atmosphere: Mode Of Energy Transfer From The Solar Wind

Posted September 4, 2009:

• Scientists Return From First Ever Riser Drilling Operations In Seismogenic Zone

Posted September 3, 2009:

• Methane Gas Likely Spewing Into The Oceans Through Vents In Sea Floor

Posted September 1, 2009:

• Listening To Rocks Helps Researchers Better Understand Earthquakes

Posted August 28, 2009:

• Slowly Slip-sliding Faults Don't Cause Earthquakes, Study Suggests

Posted August 26, 2009:

• Scientists Propose Antarctic Location For 'Missing' Ice Sheet

Posted August 21, 2009:

• Ocean-drilling Expedition Cites New Evidence Related To Origin And Evolution Of Seismogenic Faults

Posted August 20, 2009:

• New Zealand's Subduction Zones: To Shake The Earth Just Add Water
• Scientists Create First Three-dimensional Global Map Of Electrical Conductivity In Earth's Mantle

Posted August 19, 2009:

• Successful Completion Of First Riser-drilling Operations In Earthquake Zone
• Jade Sheds Light On Guatemala's Geologic History

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