The Bakken Shale Formation has offered a new insight into Earth’s geological history, revealing a major trigger for several biotic crises during the late Devonian…
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Earth’s water did not come from melted meteorites, according to a new study that analyzed melted meteorites that had been floating around in space since…
The study explores the potential of underground salt deposits as multi-functional storage for hydrogen, heat transfer to geothermal plants, and CO2 storage. A common ingredient, salt,…
An illustration of Earth as it existed during part of its formation billions of years ago when an ocean of magma covered the surface of…
A research camp at the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) Divide. Credit: Bradley Markle University of Colorado at Boulder scientists and an international team of…
The team of scientists descends into Bexanka Cave. One of the most beautiful caves in the Arbailles basin, it is suspected that sulfuric acid played…
Already in 2019 the amount of groundwater in Central Europe was very low. Credit; Kvas – TU Graz Europe lacks groundwater – a lot of…
An ice age is a period of time when the Earth’s climate is characterized by much cooler temperatures, with large ice sheets and glaciers covering…
A satellite image of the Mississippi River Delta with land shown in bright green and water shown in dark blue. Credit: NASA Earth Observatory image…
Research shows climate change will negatively impact mountain landscapes and human activity – including increasing risks such as avalanches, river floods, landslides, debris flows, and…
Hand sample of Dresser Formation stromatolite, showing a complex layered structure formed of hematite, barite, and quartz, and a domed upper surface (dome arrow). Credit:…
The research indicated that the iron-rich and high-calcium surface of basalts was younger than previously believed. The new study analyzed soil samples brought back from…
In 2010, two of the study’s authors — David Shuster of UC Berkeley (left) and Yosemite Park geologist Greg Stock (right) — collected rock samples…
According to new research, the evolution of tree roots may have triggered a series of mass extinctions. Geologists find parallels between ancient, global-scale extinction events…
An interior cutaway of the early Earth highlighting its major geodynamic processes. Magnetic field lines are drawn in blue and red emanating from the liquid…
The scientists discovered evidence of water hundreds of kilometers deep. An international research team led by a Goethe University professor analyzes diamond inclusions. The boundary…
A possible Amasia configuration 280 million years into the future. Credit: Curtin University New research has found that the world’s next supercontinent, Amasia, will most…
Fagradalsfjall volcano in Iceland erupting at night. Recent discoveries from Iceland’s Fagradalsfjall eruptions alter what we know about how volcanoes work. Learning something that fundamentally…
Scientists Discover a 4-Billion-Year-Old Ancient Piece of Earth’s Crust Underneath Western Australia
The earth is composed of three main layers: the crust, the mantle, and the core. Lasers pave the path for finding ancient crust. Curtin University…
The solar wind’s charged particles, which would normally tear away the ozone layer protecting the Earth from damaging UV radiation, are mostly deflected by the…