Iceland's biggest volcano set to erupt
Iceland's scientists say activity at Katla volcano increasing, next eruption could be huge Awakening the Giant! F…
August 2016
Ancient Rocks Suggest Meteorites Brought Life’s Phosphorus To Earth
Ancient Rocks Suggest Meteorites Brought Life’s Phosphorus To Earth Meteorites that crashed onto Earth billions of years …
Geologists search for Anthropocene 'golden spike'
Atomic bomb radiation signatures may help establish a start date for a new epoch. An official welcome to the Anthropocen…
X-rays reveal secrets of tiny dinosaur trapped in rock for 200 million years
Experts described the little dinosaur named Heterodontosaurus tucki, which has been extinct for 200 million years as '…
Ancient Igneous Rocks Reveal secrets about Earth's core
Ancient Igneous Rocks Reveal secrets about Earth's core There have been many estimates for when the earth's inne…
Microplastics Discovered in the Deep, Open Ocean
Ethyl-acrylate particle collected at 10m depth from the PAP site. A unique study by scientists at the National Oceanog…
Volcanic eruption masked acceleration in sea level rise
In this simulation, the rise in sea level puts the coast of Louisiana underwater. Credit: NASA The cataclysmic 1991 eru…
Arctic Gives Clues on Worst Mass Extinction of Life
A fossil of a typical crinoid, showing (from bottom to top) the stem, calyx, and arms with cirri 96 percent of marin…
Whales in the Desert?
A paleontologist encases a whale fossil In Cerro Colorado, located in the Ica Desert of Peru, sedimentary sequences da…
New Insights Into the Relationship Between Erosion and Tectonics in the Himalayas
Through its unique topography and relationship with the Asian monsoons, the Himalayan system constitute the largest erosi…
What Caused the Italy Earthquake?
Why the earthquake in Italy was so destructive ? Powerful earthquakes like the 6.2-magnitude temblor that rocked cen…
Earth's Oxygen Timeline Changed Due to First Direct Measurements
Microscopic view of halite (i.e. salt) with cubic fluid inclusions containing trapped ancient water and air. Ancient a…
Large Earthquake Strikes Central Italy, Killing Several People
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake has struck central Italy, leaving at least 37 people dead and 150 missing, as rescuers search f…
Scientists Develop New Method of Crystal Production
An ideal example how light interacts with the small structures of colloidal particles—the Opal. Credit: Yagan Kiely Be…
2014 Napa earthquake continued to creep, weeks after main shock
2014 Napa earthquake continued to creep, weeks after main shock Nearly two years ago, on August 24, 2014, just south of…
Himalayan Migration Northward Found to Be Result of Tectonic Lift
Himalayan migration northward found to be result of tectonic lift A trio of researchers has found evidence to suggest …
Extremely rare T. Rex Fossil with Well Preserved Skull Found in Montana
Paleontologists prepare to remove the T. rex skull from the dig site in northern Montana and transport it to the Burke Mus…
Queensland earthquake 'biggest in 20 years'
The United States Geological Survey’s ‘shake map’ showed the 5.8 magnitude quake’s location off Bowen in north Queensland…
