GEOLOGY

Plate tectonic surprise: Geologist unexpectedly finds remnants of a lost mega-plate

GEOLOGY
Utrecht University geologist Suzanna van de Lagemaat has reconstructed a massive and previously unknown tectonic plate that was once one-quarter the size of the...

Mont Blanc shrinks by over two meters in two years

EARTH
Western Europe's highest mountain, Mont Blanc, has shrunk by over two meters in height over the past two years, researchers said on Thursday, measuring...

Research presents new development model for the world’s third-longest river

EARTH
A new research paper published in Science Advances reveals how changes in the size of the Yangtze River watershed may have led to the...

Earth’s crust, tectonic plates gradually formed, geoscientists find

EARTH
The Earth's crust continued a slow process of reworking for billions of years, rather than rapidly slowing its growth some 3 billion years ago,...

Making Arctic field geology accessible by digitizing outcrops

GEOLOGY
The Svalbox Digital Model Database (DMDb) just made its formal debut into the scientific community in a new article published in the journal Geosphere. The...

Most detailed geological model reveals Earth’s past 100 million years

EARTH
Climate, tectonics and time combine to create powerful forces that craft the face of our planet. Add the gradual sculpting of the Earth's surface...

Assessing weathering conditions around the globe to understand rate-limiting factors for major rock types

GEOLOGY
A quartet of researchers at Pennsylvania State University has assessed differing weathering conditions around the globe in an attempt to better understand the rate-limiting...

Monitoring ‘frothy’ magma gases could help evade disaster

GEOLOGY
Volcanic eruptions are dangerous and difficult to predict. A team at the University of Tokyo has found that the ratio of atoms in specific...

Geobiologists shine new light on Earth’s first known mass extinction event 550 million years ago

EARTH
A new study by Virginia Tech geobiologists traces the cause of the first known mass extinction of animals to decreased global oxygen availability, leading...

New report outlines a major initiative to study geologic hazards related to subduction zones

EARTHQUAKES
A new report, co-authored by Carnegie's Diana Roman, presents a plan for an ambitious interdisciplinary initiative aimed at advancing understanding of the processes that...

The geologic secrets of Lake Mead

GEOLOGY
As the climate crisis continues to affect the American West, sunken boats and human remains aren't the only surprises to be revealed by record-low...

Mineral-microbe interactions play important roles in geological and environmental processes

GEOLOGY
In a paper published in National Science Review, a team of scientists critically summarize major advances in mineral-microbe interactions, including molecular mechanisms of interactions...
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