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Archaeology
Archipelago in Ancient Doggerland Survived Storegga Tsunami 8,000-Years-Ago
Doggerland, dubbed “Britain’s Atlantis” is a submerged landmass beneath what is now the North Sea, that once connected Britain to continental Europe.
Geology
Geoscientists Discover Ancestral Puebloans Survived From Ice Melt in New Mexico Lava Tubes
For more than 10,000 years, the people who lived on the arid landscape of modern-day western New Mexico were renowned for their complex societies, unique architecture and early economic and political systems.
Geology
Lost and Found: UH Geologists ‘Resurrect’ Missing Tectonic Plate
The existence of a tectonic plate called Resurrection has long been a topic of debate among geologists, with some arguing it was never real.
Geology
Study Into Earth’s Crust Finds Heat Source That May Stabilise Continents
Rocks from the Rio Grande continental rift have provided a rare snapshot of active geology deep inside Earth's crust, revealing new evidence for how continents remain stable over billions of years, according to a team of scientists.
Geology
Disproportionate Extinction of South American Mammals When Americas Collided
When the Isthmus of Panama rose from the sea to connect North and South America millions of years ago, mammals could cross the bridge in both directions.
Geology
Geoscientists Discovers Causes of Sudden Volcanic Eruptions
Tiny crystals, ten thousand times thinner than a human hair, can cause explosive volcanic eruptions.
Geology
Dust May Have Controlled Ancient Human Civilization
When early humans began to travel out of Africa and spread into Eurasia over a hundred thousand years ago, a fertile region around the eastern Mediterranean Sea called the Levant served as a critical gateway between northern Africa and Eurasia.
Geology
Rebirth of a Volcano
Volcanoes are born and die - and then grow again on their own remains. The decay of a volcano in particular is often accompanied by catastrophic consequences, as was the most recent case for Anak Krakatau in 2018.
Geology
The Age of the Earth’s Inner Core Revised
By creating conditions akin to the center of the Earth inside a laboratory chamber, researchers have improved the estimate of the age of our planet's solid inner core, putting it at 1 billion to 1.3 billion years old.
Geology
Study Rewrites the Recent History of Productive Cascade Arc Volcanoes
Volcanic eruptions in the Cascade Range of the Pacific Northwest over the last 2.6 million years are more numerous and closely connected to subsurface signatures of currently active magma than commonly thought, according to newly published research.
Geology
Rare ‘Boomerang’ Earthquake Observed Along Atlantic Ocean Fault Line
Scientists have tracked a 'boomerang' earthquake in the ocean for the first time, providing clues about how they could cause devastation on land.
Geology
Plate Tectonics Goes Global
Today, the entire globe is broken up into tectonic plates that are shifting past each other, causing the continents to drift slowly but steadily. But this has not always been the case.
