progscrape: geology

Geologists have discovered the fragments of a microcontinent (Argoland) that must have broken off northwestern Australia in the Late Jurassic (∼160 Ma) and drifted north towards SE Asia

13 months ago uu.nl australia geology

Large-scale explosive release of methane and CO2 in shallow water linked to the start of a sudden warming event c. 56 million years ago

13 months ago arstechnica.com c geology release

Developed by researchers at The University of Texas at Austin, the AI algorithm correctly predicted 70% of earthquakes a week before they happened during a seven-month trial in China.

13 months ago pubs.geoscienceworld.org ai algorithm china geology texas trial

Scientists have unveiled important information on The Great Oxidation Event by studying apatite inclusions in zircon crystals from ancient magmas

14 months ago esrf.fr geology

There's an enormous gravity hole in the middle of the Indian Ocean. Scientists say they've finally worked out what's causing it.

16 months ago businessinsider.com geology

Comprehensive refutation of the Younger Dryas Impact Hypothesis (YDIH)

16 months ago sciencedirect.com geology

A recent discovery has identified the breakup of super continents as a driving force behind the generation and eruption of diamond-rich magmas

16 months ago nytimes.com geology

Lasers could help scientists predict volcanic eruptions. Scientists discover a new way to predict volcanic eruptions using lasers.

16 months ago weforum.org geology

Evidence of New Volcanic Process on Moon Discovered

16 months ago psi.edu geology

Geologists have identified a site at Crawford Lake, Canada, that they contend has the best combination of characteristics to define the onset of the Anthropocene

16 months ago pnas.org canada geology

Analysis of bones from the tar pits in California reveals that sabre-toothed tigers and dire wolves had very high rates of osteochondrosis, which may stem from a dwindling gene pool as they neared extinction

16 months ago newscientist.com california geology

Scientists designate Canadian lake as ground-zero for the Anthropocene, Earth's new epoch

16 months ago france24.com canada earth geology

New York City — ranked third in the world in terms of future exposed assets to coastal flooding — is sinking under the weight of 1,084,954 buildings

18 months ago wired.com geology

Climate change could contribute to Antarctica’s submarine landslide and risk generating tsunami in Southern Hemisphere

18 months ago nature.com antarctica geology

A continent-wide detailed geological map dataset of Antarctica

18 months ago nature.com antarctica geology

Supercomputers reveal giant 'pillars of heat' from mobile structures at the base of the mantle that may transport kimberlite magmas to the Earth’s surface

18 months ago theconversation.com earth geology

The stratigraphic basis of the Anthropocene Event - The Anthropocene is an geological Event, not an Epoch

18 months ago sciencedirect.com geology

Denmark's mystery tremors caused by acoustic waves from unknown source, officials say

18 months ago apnews.com geology

At long last, ocean drillers exhume a bounty of rocks from Earth’s mantle | Science

18 months ago science.org earth geology

Helium-3 — a primordial element formed shortly after the Big Bang, and a potential fuel for nuclear fusion — could be leaking from Earth’s core via magnesium salt

18 months ago vice.com earth geology

The Weight of New York City: Possible Contributions to Subsidence From Anthropogenic Sources

18 months ago agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com geology

Why China Is Drilling A 32,808-Feet-Deep Hole Into The Earth's Crust

18 months ago ndtv.com china earth geology

New study suggests global sea level rise during the Middle Miocene Climate Optimum detectable in Eastern Paratethys, despite distance from open sea.

18 months ago sciencedirect.com geology

The Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha’apai volcanic eruption in January 2022 generated a megatsunami as high as 85 meters high

19 months ago nature.com geology

Geologists have found the first direct proof of the largest known mega-flood that ever occurred on earth, ending what is known as the ‘Messinian Salinity Crisis’

19 months ago uu.nl earth geology

Medieval accounts of eclipses shine light on massive volcanic eruptions