Subscribe to Updates
Subscribe to our newsletter and be the first to access exclusive content and expert insights.
Browsing: Geology
Mauna Loa eruption in December 2022T. Orr, U.S. Geological Survey Thanks to a new understanding of what triggers the eruption of Hawaii’s Mauna Loa, the world’s…
Cells found inside ancient rocks, whose DNA is stained with a green fluorescent dyeY. Suzuki, SJ Webb, M. Kouduka et al. 2024/ Microbial ecology Microbes have…
Rapid erosion caused by geological acts of “piracy” tens of thousands of years ago uplifted the Earth’s crust and may have raised Mount Everest by as…
Cave divers exploring Chan Actun HaMartin Brohn The Yucatan Peninsula in southeastern Mexico is full of holes. 66 million years ago, a massive asteroid struck near…
A replica of the “Welcome Stranger,” a 100 kg gold nugget discovered in Australia in 1869.Ian Dagnall/Alamy Earthquakes can create electric fields that attract gold dissolved…
The oldest known fragment on Earth? A 4.4 billion year old zirconJohn Valley, University of Wisconsin-Madison Until recently, many people discounted the idea of ​​life on…
A rock sample from Earth’s mantle viewed under a microscopeJohan Lissenberg In the middle of the North Atlantic, geologists have drilled 1,268 metres below the seafloor…