Large volcanic eruptions inject considerable amounts of sulphur in the stratosphere which, once converted into aerosols, block sun rays...
Properties of magma influence volcano forecasts
Many volcanoes are located in densely settled areas. Every time one of these becomes active, large populations are put at risk. Hence, ...
The Supervolcano Under Yellowstone is Alive and Kicking
Gazette chief photographer Larry Mayer's image of a small plane flying over Grand Prismatic Spring in Yellowstone National Park The...
6.3 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Off Oregon Coast
The United States Geological Survey says a 6.3 magnitude earthquake has struck roughly 170 miles off the coast of Oregon, in the wester...
Impact origin of archean cratons: Learning from Venus
Figure 5 from Hansen is a cross-sectional illustrations of Venus and Earth showing endogenic and exogenic geodynamic processes through t...
Staying safe in sandy beaches
Monitoring beach sand to safeguard human health Beach sand contains all kinds of microorganisms, including those that can harm human ...
Historic 2013 Colorado Front Range storm accomplished up to 1,000 years of erosion
Colorado Front Range The historic September 2013 storm that triggered widespread flooding across Colorado's Front Range eroded the ...
What would a tsunami in the Mediterranean look like?
Animation showing water elevation for an earthquake-induced tsunami at the Southwest of Crete. Credit: Samaras et al., Ocean Science, 20...
Mechanism behind 'strange' earthquakes discovered
Seismicity on the North American plate occurs as far afield as southern Missouri, where earthquakes between 1811 and 1812 estimated at ar...
Change in the Color of Amethyst Crystals
Changes in color of amethyst by heat treatment and UV radiation. Credit: Amir Akhavan The color in amethyst from most localities is ...
Rolling in the deep: Mantle flow stress best indicator of US intermountain seismicity
A June 2015 map of the USArray component of the National Science Foundation-funded Earthscope project. Earthscope is a continental-scale...
Geologic record of ancient earthquakes and tsunamis will help understand future impacts
The devastating 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami that killed 230,000 people has raised questions among coastal residents about wh...
Earth's Mineralogy Unique in the Cosmos
Trapiche Emerald. Photo: StoneRockShop Research predicts that Earth has more than 1,500 undiscovered minerals and that the ex...
415-million-year-old fossil reveal that heavy metal pollution might have contributed to the world's largest extinction
Malformed (a) versus normal (b) plankton. Toxic metal contamination may be a previously unrecognized contributing agent to many, if not a...
Self-healing landscape: Landslides after earthquake
Ongoing debris fall mobilizing rock and dust from a landslide deposit due to the 2015 Gorkha In mountainous regions earthquakes often...
Monitoring Northwest Pacific Seismic Risks
Early data coming in from a massive, four-year deployment of seismometers onshore and offshore in the Pacific Northwest are giving scient...
Sublime Opalized Belemnite
Photo :© Alias Collections Opalized Belemnite | #Geology Belemnitida is an extinct order of cephalopods which existed during th...
Beneath dangerous Ecuador volcano, only a few linger
Bursts of ash spew from the snow-encircled crater of the Cotopaxi Volcano and fall in gusts on this village where the locals struggle t...
Scientists Turn Oily Soil Into Fertile Ground
Rice University pyrolyzed oil-contaminated soil to reduce total petroleum hydrocarbons below federal standards, while leaving benefici...