Data from MBARI’s advanced underwater robots point to erosion during intermittent sediment flows as the mechanism maintaining these circular depressions for hundreds of thousands of…
Ancient, vast stretches of continental crust known as cratons have stabilized Earth’s continents for billions of years through shifts in landmasses, mountain formation, and ocean…
A groundbreaking study by CU Boulder and Princeton uses geological tools to detect cancer’s unique atomic signatures, potentially enabling early diagnosis. Scientists at the University…
Manganese-rich sandstones discovered by NASA’s Curiosity rover indicate there were once habitable conditions in the Gale Crater on Mars. A research team using the ChemCam…
Information from igneous zircon molecules gives researchers new insight into the workings of the inner Earth. Little is known about the nature and evolution of…
The effects of human activities like greenhouse gas emissions and deforestation on the surface of Earth are well-documented. Recently, hydrology researchers at the University of…
A collaborative study by the University of Oxford and MIT has uncovered a 3.7-billion-year-old magnetic field record from Greenland, demonstrating that Earth’s ancient magnetic field…
A new technique allows for the visualization of internal forces within granular materials in three-dimensional detail, overcoming previous challenges in observing their behavior. Granular materials,…
Recent research argues that asteroid impacts may have triggered widespread ice ages in Earth’s ancient history. A Yale-led research team has picked a side in…
A recent study presents an innovative use of dolomite U-Pb geochronology, offering fresh insights into the development of ancient marine ecosystems. Through identifying variations in…
Breakthrough study reveals the age and rapid formation of star dunes, providing insights into Earth’s geological past. Scientists have solved the mysterious absence of star-shaped…
A study led by the University of Arizona highlights sulfur, a widely recognized chemical element that has intriguingly defied scientific attempts to understand its role…
Following a period of inactivity, the subduction zone beneath the Strait of Gibraltar will continue to invade the Atlantic Ocean. Oceans undergo constant transformations, often…
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 plate…
A new study leverages detrital zircons to unveil the ancient geological processes shaping Earth, from crust-to-mantle recycling to the formation of supercontinents. The research was…
A new geological study from the University of Copenhagen has revealed that the oldest Scandinavian bedrock originated in Greenland. This discovery sheds light on the…
Following the arrival of the first farmers in Scandinavia 5,900 years ago, the hunter-gatherer population was wiped out within a few generations, according to a…
Scientists from Penn State and Brown University suggest that rocks from ancient subduction zones, areas where tectonic plates collide and are forced beneath one another,…