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Exploring the Mariana Trench: A robotic vehicle dives 6.8 miles down - a new world record!

World Record Shake Test: A six-story wood-frame condo survives a hard shaking.

How Old Are The Andes Mountains? New research suggests that the growth of the Andes Mountains began much earlier than 7 MYA.

What Are Stromatolites? Learn all about them. Do they exist in the sedimentary rocks of Mars?

Pacific Tsunami Threat: Alaska earthquakes can impact the Pacific Basin.

Top Ten New Species: Amazing plants and creatures from the International Institute for Species Exploration at ASU.

The World's Richest and Most Extensive Marine Bone Deposit: Was it a marine "killing field" or the site of a sudden "die off?"

Nano-Research for Enhanced Oil Recovery: A study of pore spaces might boost oil yield.

Concrete's Carbon Footprint Reconsidered: Production of concrete produces lots of CO₂ but concrete later absorbs the gas from the atmosphere.

Rapid Glacier Retreat: Some types of glaciers can melt at a very high rate.

Dirty Snow Causes Early Runoff: Pollution & soot increase heat gain and cause melting.

If it is not grown, it is mined.

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Synthetic Diamonds: Growning large, near-flawless stones by chemical vapor deposition

Mantle Hydrocarbons: Can they form in without organic material?

Carbonatite Lava Flows at Oldoinyo Lengai: These CO2-rich lavas flow like motor oil.

Depth of Magma Formation in Subduction Zones: Chlorite determines the depth of magma formation in subuction zones.

How Old is the Amazon River? Age estimated by sampling sediments.

Diamonds as Clues to a Clovis Extinction: Perhaps overhunting by Clovis people was not the cause of these extinctions?

Manganese Deposition by Bacteria and Algae: The source of sea floor nodules and crusts.

Ocean Area Impact Map: Where do climate change and human activities impact the ocean?

Natural Gas Produced By Algae: A renewable domestic fuel - easy to grow and process.

Oil is found first in the mind.

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How Fast Does Magma Rise? Rates as fast as a meter per second!.

Banded Iron Formations: A new model is proposed for the origin of BIFs.

Hydrofracing a geothermal well? Will oil & gas methods work in hot rock?

Supervolcano in Italy: A fossil supervolcano beneath the Italian Alps.

Climate Change: Richard Alley, a leading climate researcher, talks about the impact of change.

Submarine Volcano: A study of the eruption, water chemistry and sea life.

Groundwater Depletion in Northern India: NASA satellites monitor levels.

Planet Collision: Spitzer detects a impact from few thousand years ago.

Fossil "Spiders" in 3D: Computer imaging reveals details of 300 MYO predators.

Tectonic History In Jade: Dates of metamorphism and fault motion locked in jade.

Climate Change and Western Water Supplies: Water levels decline rapidly.

Early Earth Bombardment: Did gases from meteors help establish life?.

The present is the key to the past.

Geology News

Moa Fossils and New Zealand Geology: The moa is a large, extinct bird that...

Technology for Fossil Identification: Assembling fossils from countless tiny pieces can be...

American Chemical Society Top 10: The American Chemical Society singles out ten technologies...

How Do Glass-Like Skeletons Develop in Diatoms?: Diatoms secrete a glass-like extracellular skeleton and are...

SUNRISE Telescope: Great Solar Images: The SUNRISE telescope was sent into the stratosphere...

Large Hadron Collider Readied: The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is almost ready...

Climate Spurs Bristlecone Pine Growth: Higher temperatures in recent decades have encouraged the...

Biodegradable Plastic from Corn: Biodegradable plastic made from corn has been around...

Worms Launched into Space: Space station supplies weren't the only thing on...

Video: Encounter With A Giant Leopard Seal: Here is a video in which Paul Nicklen,...

Forests as Carbon Dioxide Storage Units: The greenhouse gas impact.

Human Impact on the Coasts: A study points to the most heavily impacted areas.

Platinum Inclusions In Diamonds: Clues to platinum group metal mineralization.

The Eastern Tennessee Seismic Zone: Where faults do not cut the surface.

Atmospheric Lead & Clouds: Triggering the formation of ice crystals that foster clouds.

Geology underlies it all.