How do we know the age of the Earth? VIDEO
The Earth is 4.565 billion years old, give or take a few million years. How do scientists know that? The Earth is 4.565 billion years […]
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Technique for analyzing bedrock could help builders, planners identify safe building zones
Research by a UCLA geologist and colleagues could give builders and urban planners more detailed information about how susceptible areas are to landslides and earthquakes. […]
What tectonic plates float on
Dynamite shakes the truth from the Earth’s underbelly. Any geologist will tell you the Earth’s crust is broken into tectonic plates that “float” around like […]
Lava flows tell story of biodiversity loss
Researchers uncover human impact on the forests of Réunion. There’s quite a story to be told on the slopes of one of the world’s most […]
What will COVID-19 look like to geologists in the far future?
COVID-19 is a major global shock that has turned our lives upside down, but how does it measure up on the grand billion-year scale of […]
For documents longest earthquake record geologists use radioactive clock
Using radioactive elements trapped in crystallized, cream-colored “veins” in New Mexican rock, geologists have peered back in time more than 400,000 years to illuminate a […]
Study points to one cause for several mysteries linked to breathable oxygen
Earth’s breathable atmosphere is key for life, and a new study suggests that the first burst of oxygen was added by a spate of volcanic […]
Why do geysers erupt?
Geysers like Old Faithful in Yellowstone National Park erupt periodically because of loops or side-chambers in their underground plumbing, according to recent studies by volcanologists […]
Pink diamond – What makes pink?
They’re one of the world’s rarest jewels – but nobody knows for certain why pink diamonds are pink. That hasn’t stopped investors from snapping them […]
Prospecting for gold – just got a easier
Looking for gold? Every good explorer knows there’s no silver bullet in finding an ore deposit, but a University of South Australia researcher is hoping […]