Geology

What I don't understand is why the Former States of the Soviet Union need Russia in their affairs.  They would be much better off working together, considering that they share a language. …

Is Eyjafjallajökull Playing Possum? Since the April and early May grounding of aircraft in much of Europe, the Eyjafjallajökull eruption has been producing - relatively - much less plume and appears…

The Yangtze River in China is 40 million years older than was previously thought, according to new research. A study of minerals reveals that the Yangtze River began to cut the Three Gorges area…

A major earthquake, comparable to the one that hit Chile earlier this year, could strike the Pacific Northwest coast of the United States, Oregon State geologists say.There is more than a one-in-…

On this very date, 18th of May, 30 years ago, Mount St. Helens reawakened with a devastating eruption. If it weren't for the magnificent images taken by the USGS I would have had a hard time …

Scientists at the University of Miami say Greenland's ice is melting so quickly that the land underneath is rising at an accelerated pace. According to the study, some coastal areas are going up by…

Which would you rather eat-- cotton candy, a volcano, or broken glass?  Turns out they're the same thing.  Ivan Amato breaks this news in Volcanic ash and cotton candy share molecular…

A sinkhole in Saint-Jude, Quebec has just collapsed a house, killing a family of four inside, leading people to ask what they are, how they occur and obviously who is at risk. Sinkholes are…

New Volcano Plume - New Partial Flight Ban A significant ash plume from Iceland is headed to U.K. airspace. Precautionary flight bans affect Irish Republic, Northern Ireland and Scotland's Outer…

By observing distant earthquakes, researchers at the University of Calgary have revealed new clues about the interior of our planet. They say they have discovered that the composition of Earth's…