GEOLOGY

New geological study: Scandinavia was born in Greenland

In a Finnish outcrop nestled between some of Northern Europe’s oldest mountains, researchers have found traces of a previously hidden part of Earth’s crust...

New geological study shows Scandinavia was born in Greenland

The oldest Scandinavian bedrock was "born" in Greenland according to a new geological study from the University of Copenhagen. The study helps us understand...

Geologists discover evidence of gas hydrates in the Manila Trench

Gas hydrates are great alternative energy sources but they could also harm us and the environment, note geologists from the University of the Philippines. Much...

Geologists explore the hidden history of Colorado’s Spanish Peaks

If you've driven the mostly flat stretch of I-25 in Colorado from Pueblo to Trinidad, you've seen them: the Spanish Peaks, twin mountains that...

Largest flow of natural hydrogen gas ever found measured in Albanian chromium mine

A team of geologists affiliated with several institutions in France, working with a pair of colleagues from Albania, has measured the largest natural flow...

Study shows that Rio Grande Rise was once a giant mineral-rich tropical island near Brazil

A study led by scientists at the University of São Paulo (USP) in Brazil has shown that the Rio Grande Rise (RGR), a possibly...

Researchers uncover source rocks of the first real continents

Geoscientists have uncovered a missing link in the enigmatic story of how the continents developed—a revised origin story that doesn't require the start of...

Dozens buried, three killed in southwest China landslide

Dozens of people were buried and three were confirmed killed when a landslide struck a remote and mountainous part of southwestern China on Monday. The...

Coal miners in North Dakota unearth a mammoth tusk buried for thousands of years

The first person to spot it was a shovel operator working the overnight shift, eyeing a glint of white as he scooped up a...

Supercontinents 101: Pannotia, Gondwana, and Pangea

Our Earth has looked radically different in the past compared to today. Supercontinents emerged and broke apart. In their wake, they profoundly changed the...

New planet discovered has a massive ocean and it’s not too far from Earth

The scientific community has discovered a new planet. It is located 245 light-years away from Earth and has been named TOI-733b. Its size is...

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

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...

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