November 2015

Earth's first ecosystems were more complex than previously thought

Image of a computer simulation of water flow around a 3-D model of Tribrachidium The international team of rese…

Scientists Unlock Mysteries Of World's Most Massive Volcano

Kanijoman/Flickr The underwater mountain is roughly the size of New Mexico. Two years after confirming that the wo…

Great Barrier Reef protecting against landslides, tsunamis

Landslide distribution and geomorphology. The world-famous Australian reef is providing an effective barrier against …

Scientists Are Mapping the World's Largest Volcano

New 3-D maps reveal some of the features of the Pacific's Tamu Massif, including this long cliff. Imaging courtesy of …

Volcanic rocks hold clues to Earth's interior

A group of former and current Arizona State University researchers say chemical differences found between rocks samples a…

Liquid acoustics half way to the earth's core

he interior of the Earth and sound velocity and density profiles The most direct information about the interior of th…

Mountain ranges evolve and respond to Earth's climate

Bering Glacier winds down from St. Elias Mountains eroding young thrust belt in mid-ground. Ground-breaki…

Earth not due for a geomagnetic flip in the near future

Artistic impression of latitudinally more widespread aurora as an expected consequence of geomagnetic field strength much…

How the Earth's Pacific plates collapsed?

Professor Arculus, The Australian National University. Credit: Charles Tambiah & MNF Scientists …

Geological relics point to Nullarbor climate shift

"The pocket" and small caves of one of the pocket valleys on the Hampton Scarp. Credit: Matej Lipar …

New research draw a 'curtain of fire' on dinosaur extinction theory

New research may draw a 'curtain of fire' on dinosaur extinction theory The role volcanic activity played in…

Stretchy Slabs Found in the Deep Earth

A 3-D image of the Nazca slab subduction. Credit: University of Southampton A study suggests that the common be…

A whiff from blue-green algae likely responsible for Earth's oxygen

Photo credit: Mableen/iStock Earth's oxygen-rich atmosphere emerged in whiffs from a kind of blue-green a…

How Do Different Igneous Rocks Form From One Original Magma?

How Do Different Igneous Rocks Form From One Original Supply of Magma? How do different igneous rocks form from on…

What Is Granite And How Is It Formed?

Granite Granite is a coarse-grained intrusive igneous rock made up of primarily quartz, feldspar, micas, amphiboles, and …