Geology

Found: Lost, Ancient Continent Under The Indian Ocean

There is evidence of an ancient micro-continent buried beneath the Indian Ocean. The ancient continent is a thousand miles in length and extends from the Seychelles to the island of Mauritius. It contains rocks up to 2 billion years old- much older than t ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 1 2013 - 4:00pm

Earth from Its Best Side: Tons of Tournament Fun

Planet Earth is a magnificent planet and that is an understatement! I think it looks particularly good from space, although I do appreciate the daily close-ups I am literally living in here at the edge of the woods in Norway. Some say that the little blue ...

Blog Post - Bente Lilja Bye - Mar 5 2013 - 7:44pm

The Impact Of Earth's Interior Cycles On Climate Change

Ancient rises in sea levels and global warming are partially attributable to cyclical activity below the earth's surface, according to a new analysis of geological studies.  New York University's Michael Rampino and Carleton University's An ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 18 2013 - 9:45pm

Earth's Tectonic Plates Are 'Lubricated'

Scientists have found a layer of liquefied molten rock in Earth's mantle that may be acting as a lubricant for the sliding motions of the planet's massive tectonic plates. The discovery was made at the magma layer at the Middle America trench of ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 20 2013 - 9:06pm

Like Dinosaurs? Thank The Volcanic Eruptions That Triggered Mass Extinction

Over 200 million years ago, a mass extinction wiped out an estimated 76 percent of marine and terrestrial species. It marked the end of the Triassic period and the onset of the Jurassic, clearing the way for dinosaurs to dominate Earth for the next 135 mi ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 22 2013 - 11:43am

Ants And Earthquakes

Ants and Earthquakes A recent paper linking red wood ant behaviour to earthquakes has been widely reported but not widely discussed.  Such discussion and comment as there has been in the media has focused on the mechanism/s by which these ants might predi ...

Article - Patrick Lockerby - Apr 15 2013 - 7:46am

Utah's Deadly Crandall Canyon Mine Collapse Had Hundreds Of Aftershocks

A new study has identified hundreds of previously unrecognized small aftershocks after Utah's deadly Crandall Canyon mine collapse in 2007, which suggest that the collapse was perhaps bigger than previous estimates. Six coal miners died in the Aug. 6 ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 20 2013 - 11:30am

The Carbonaceous Chondrite Common History Of Earth And Moon Water

Water found on the moon and Earth came from small meteorites called carbonaceous chondrites in the first 100 million years or so after the solar system formed, according to researchers who found evidence in samples of moon dust returned by lunar crews of ...

Article - News Staff - May 9 2013 - 4:36pm

Lost Continent Of Atlantis Found Again

In a world of missing links and UFOs, bimonthly instances of the apocalypse and scientific scare journalism about chemicals and biology, Atlantis still reigns supreme as the thing most often discovered time and again. Since 360 B.C. everyone has wanted it ...

Blog Post - Hank Campbell - May 10 2013 - 5:44pm

The Center Of The Earth Is Out Of Sync

We all know that the Earth is in constant motion, rotating beneath our feet, but new research in Nature Geoscience reveals that the center of the Earth is out of sync with the rest of the planet and is frequently speeding up and slowing down. Associate Pro ...

Article - News Staff - May 13 2013 - 1:45pm