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When quartz is repeatedly stressed by earthquakes, it generates piezoelectric voltages that can reduce dissolved gold from the surrounding fluid, causing it to deposit

31 days ago abc.net.au geology

Humanity needs more rare earth elements. Extinct volcanoes could be a rich new source

9 days ago theconversation.com earth geology

New dating of a major ancient warming shows warming started before major eruptions

25 days ago arstechnica.com geology

Earth may have had a ring system 466 million years ago

18 days ago monash.edu earth geology

Stonehenge’s strangest rock came from 500 miles away

51 days ago scientificamerican.com geology

Fossil of an ancient shark that swam in the age of dinosaurs solves centuries-long mystery

38 days ago edition.cnn.com geology

Vast ‘doughnut’ discovered in molten metal of Earth’s core

34 days ago theguardian.com earth geology

Enhanced chemical weathering following continental breakup may have driven a succession of Mesozoic oceanic anoxic events, according to tectonic and biogeochemical modelling

36 days ago leeds.ac.uk geology

New modeling of the melting of the Thwaites Glacier shows that it is unlikely to collapse from marine ice cliff instability during this century, using three separate models; however, results do not indicate that the ice sheet is stable

43 days ago theconversation.com geology

The rocky walls of volcanoes are studded with crystals, formed underground in hot magma

2 months ago pnas.org geology

Iceland’s recent volcanic eruption series was driven by magma that pooled underwater for a year before explosively erupting, possibly indicating that a centuries-long period of occasional eruptions has begun

2 months ago theconversation.com geology

Inner core backtracking by seismic waveform change reversals

3 months ago nature.com geology

The Earth’s core is slowing down | Inner core backtracking by seismic waveform change reversals

3 months ago english.elpais.com earth geology

Scientists have corroborated a widespread myth in Solomon Islands about an island that suddenly sunk into the ocean a few hundred years ago, pinpointing the location and how it likely disappeared

4 months ago abc.net.au geology

Papua New Guineans, genetically isolated for 50,000 years, carry Denisovan genes that help their immune system, study suggests

4 months ago nature.com geology

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

4 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.

4 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.

5 months ago news.yale.edu earth geology

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

5 months ago phys.org

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

6 months ago theguardian.com geology

Gibraltar subduction zone is invading the Atlantic | Geology

6 months ago pubs.geoscienceworld.org geology

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

6 months ago agencia.fapesp.br geology

Scientists unearth mysteries of giant, moving Moroccan star dune

7 months ago theguardian.com geology

Scientists unearth mysteries of giant, moving Moroccan star dune

7 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.

6 months ago sciencedirect.com earth geology

Glacier shrinkage is causing a “green transition”

7 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

7 months ago nasa.gov earth geology

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

7 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.

6 months ago pnas.org anthropology

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

7 months ago sydney.edu.au earth geology

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When quartz is repeatedly stressed by earthquakes, it generates piezoelectric voltages that can reduce dissolved gold from the surrounding fluid, causing it to deposit

Humanity needs more rare earth elements. Extinct volcanoes could be a rich new source

New dating of a major ancient warming shows warming started before major eruptions

Earth may have had a ring system 466 million years ago

Stonehenge’s strangest rock came from 500 miles away

Fossil of an ancient shark that swam in the age of dinosaurs solves centuries-long mystery

Vast ‘doughnut’ discovered in molten metal of Earth’s core

Enhanced chemical weathering following continental breakup may have driven a succession of Mesozoic oceanic anoxic events, according to tectonic and biogeochemical modelling

New modeling of the melting of the Thwaites Glacier shows that it is unlikely to collapse from marine ice cliff instability during this century, using three separate models; however, results do not indicate that the ice sheet is stable

The rocky walls of volcanoes are studded with crystals, formed underground in hot magma

Iceland’s recent volcanic eruption series was driven by magma that pooled underwater for a year before explosively erupting, possibly indicating that a centuries-long period of occasional eruptions has begun

Inner core backtracking by seismic waveform change reversals

The Earth’s core is slowing down | Inner core backtracking by seismic waveform change reversals

Scientists have corroborated a widespread myth in Solomon Islands about an island that suddenly sunk into the ocean a few hundred years ago, pinpointing the location and how it likely disappeared

Papua New Guineans, genetically isolated for 50,000 years, carry Denisovan genes that help their immune system, study suggests

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