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Study links the Moon’s formation to mantle plumes and the initiation of subduction

15 months ago agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com geology

Earth’s Subduction May Have Been Triggered by the Same Event That Formed the Moon - The giant impact that formed the Moon may also have led to extrastrong mantle plumes that enabled the first subduction event, kick-starting Earth’s unique system of sliding plates.

15 months ago eos.org earth geology

According to a new study, so-called “Snowball” Earth periods, in which the planet’s surface was covered in ice for thousands or even millions of years, could have been triggered abruptly by large asteroids that slammed into the Earth.

16 months ago news.yale.edu earth geology

Scientists solve long-standing mystery surrounding the moon's 'lopsided' geology

16 months ago phys.org

Swedish landowner can keep meteorite after court battle with geologists | Sweden

17 months ago theguardian.com geology

Gibraltar subduction zone is invading the Atlantic | Geology

17 months ago pubs.geoscienceworld.org geology

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

17 months ago agencia.fapesp.br geology

Scientists unearth mysteries of giant, moving Moroccan star dune

18 months ago theguardian.com geology

Scientists unearth mysteries of giant, moving Moroccan star dune

18 months ago theguardian.com geology

A possible impact crater, yielding a radiocarbon age of 6905 years, discovered in India's Indus valley may have been caused by the largest iron bolide to impact the Earth within the last 10,000 years.

17 months ago sciencedirect.com earth geology

Glacier shrinkage is causing a “green transition”

18 months ago nature.com geology

New research suggests that sunlight-blocking particles from an extreme eruption would not cool surface temperatures on Earth as severely as previously estimated

18 months ago nasa.gov earth geology

Moroccan Star Dune: New Research Reveals Surprising Youth and Eastward Drift

18 months ago amp.theguardian.com geology

Alpine Lake Bourget contains sediment laid down over thousands of years, offering a valuable tool for reconstructing the geology of the surrounding region, including how human agriculture has greatly affected regional soil erosion.

17 months ago pnas.org anthropology

What made Earth a giant snowball 700M years ago? Scientists have an answer

18 months ago sydney.edu.au earth geology

Researchers uncover source rocks of the first real continents, explaining the growth and differentiation of the continental crust during the Archaean without requiring external forcing such as meteorite impact or the start of global plate tectonics.

19 months ago science.ubc.ca geology

Duration of Sturtian “Snowball Earth” glaciation linked to exceptionally low mid-ocean ridge outgassing

18 months ago pubs.geoscienceworld.org earth geology

Zapping ‘red mud’ in plasma turns mine waste into valuable iron - A simple process quickly extracts iron and renders the rest largely benign

19 months ago science.org geology

The birth of the volcanic island of Surtchey in Iceland in 1963

19 months ago narration.pp.ua geology

Largest known deep-sea coral reef mapped off US Atlantic coast

19 months ago theguardian.com geology

Amazon Forest exist because of Sahara desert

19 months ago nasa.gov amazon geology

New research looking at marine and terrestrial mercury record across the K/Pg boundary concludes the end-Cretaceous mass extinction was a complex catastrophe caused by volcanism driving major climate fluctuations and ocean acidification…

20 months ago sciencedirect.com geology

Iron Snow Ebb and Flow May Cause Magnetic Fields to Come and Go - Lab experiments find that iron crystals in planetary cores may form in bursts, causing periodic dynamos.

20 months ago eos.org geology go

Fun 3rd Grade Force and Motion Activities - Thrifty in Third Grade

20 months ago x.com geology

Discovery Alert: Nepal Unveils 6 More Eight-Thousanders, Expanding the Total to 20 Peaks Above 8000 Meters

20 months ago kathmandupost.com geology

Greener trees can provide early warning of volcanic awakening years in advance

20 months ago theguardian.com geology

The first petrographic characterisation of a prehistoric rock crystal mine in the Swiss Alps - Scientific Reports

20 months ago nature.com geology

Tiny stresses are capable of triggering earthquakes and tremors in Arunachal Himalaya - Scientific Reports

20 months ago nature.com geology

Detecting groundwater level changes related to the 2016 Kumamoto Earthquake - Scientific Reports

20 months ago nature.com geology

Study on the mechanism and response law of fracture movement on the super-high position hard-thick strata | Scientific Reports

20 months ago nature.com geology

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Study links the Moon’s formation to mantle plumes and the initiation of subduction

Earth’s Subduction May Have Been Triggered by the Same Event That Formed the Moon - The giant impact that formed the Moon may also have led to extrastrong mantle plumes that enabled the first subduction event, kick-starting Earth’s unique system of sliding plates.

According to a new study, so-called “Snowball” Earth periods, in which the planet’s surface was covered in ice for thousands or even millions of years, could have been triggered abruptly by large asteroids that slammed into the Earth.

Scientists solve long-standing mystery surrounding the moon's 'lopsided' geology

Swedish landowner can keep meteorite after court battle with geologists | Sweden

Gibraltar subduction zone is invading the Atlantic | Geology

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

Scientists unearth mysteries of giant, moving Moroccan star dune

Scientists unearth mysteries of giant, moving Moroccan star dune

A possible impact crater, yielding a radiocarbon age of 6905 years, discovered in India's Indus valley may have been caused by the largest iron bolide to impact the Earth within the last 10,000 years.

Glacier shrinkage is causing a “green transition”

New research suggests that sunlight-blocking particles from an extreme eruption would not cool surface temperatures on Earth as severely as previously estimated

Moroccan Star Dune: New Research Reveals Surprising Youth and Eastward Drift

Alpine Lake Bourget contains sediment laid down over thousands of years, offering a valuable tool for reconstructing the geology of the surrounding region, including how human agriculture has greatly affected regional soil erosion.

What made Earth a giant snowball 700M years ago? Scientists have an answer

Researchers uncover source rocks of the first real continents, explaining the growth and differentiation of the continental crust during the Archaean without requiring external forcing such as meteorite impact or the start of global plate tectonics.

Duration of Sturtian “Snowball Earth” glaciation linked to exceptionally low mid-ocean ridge outgassing

Zapping ‘red mud’ in plasma turns mine waste into valuable iron - A simple process quickly extracts iron and renders the rest largely benign

The birth of the volcanic island of Surtchey in Iceland in 1963

Largest known deep-sea coral reef mapped off US Atlantic coast

Amazon Forest exist because of Sahara desert

New research looking at marine and terrestrial mercury record across the K/Pg boundary concludes the end-Cretaceous mass extinction was a complex catastrophe caused by volcanism driving major climate fluctuations and ocean acidification…

Iron Snow Ebb and Flow May Cause Magnetic Fields to Come and Go - Lab experiments find that iron crystals in planetary cores may form in bursts, causing periodic dynamos.

Fun 3rd Grade Force and Motion Activities - Thrifty in Third Grade

Discovery Alert: Nepal Unveils 6 More Eight-Thousanders, Expanding the Total to 20 Peaks Above 8000 Meters

Greener trees can provide early warning of volcanic awakening years in advance

The first petrographic characterisation of a prehistoric rock crystal mine in the Swiss Alps - Scientific Reports

Tiny stresses are capable of triggering earthquakes and tremors in Arunachal Himalaya - Scientific Reports

Detecting groundwater level changes related to the 2016 Kumamoto Earthquake - Scientific Reports

Study on the mechanism and response law of fracture movement on the super-high position hard-thick strata | Scientific Reports