Geology

Chicxulub Crater Too Old To Have Been The Impact That Killed Dinosaurs- Study

between four and nine meters of sediments were deposited at about two to three centimeters per thousand ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 27 2009 - 4:11pm

6 Million Years? Age Estimates Of Grand Canyon Way Off, Says Study

than the earth's surface, you can learn about canyon formation," says Farley.  The analysis ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 30 2012 - 4:30am

Some Yellowstone myths, courtesy of CNN

an eruption at some point in the future, it is nothing to panic about.  Not that that would stop the ...

Blog Post - Gareth Fabbro - Jan 27 2011 - 7:14pm

Radiocarbon Calibration Curve Will Allow More Accurate Dating Of Major Past Events

accurately date their findings and reduce uncertainty about the timings of major events. We're also ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 3 2013 - 12:23pm

Tamu Massif Is The Largest Single Volcano On Earth- The Size Of The British Isles

is believed to be about 145 million years old, and it became inactive within a few million years ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 5 2013 - 1:53pm

The Alps Are Growing

decline of the LGM-glaciers: Within only 3,000 years the glaciation of the Alps decreased by about 80 ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 10 2016 - 12:08pm

Not So Far Out: Did An Asteroid Kill The Woolly Mammoths?

found in the samples offer intriguing evidence that North America had a major impact event about 12,900 ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 25 2007 - 1:30am

Meteorites From Inner Solar System Match Platinum On Earth

about 2) match up with theoretical predictions for asteroids formed in the Mercury-Venus region. The ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 24 2008 - 8:56pm

Seismic Tension Building Near Istanbul

the last 20 years. The group took data along the fault from about 100 GPS locations, including ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 10 2014 - 3:04pm

Yellowstone Supervolcano Plume- Conductivity Shows Its Even Bigger Than Previously Believed

hotspot finally reached Yellowstone about 2 million years ago, yielding three huge caldera eruptions about ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 14 2011 - 11:30am