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A Massive Geological Surprise Has Been Discovered Under Greenland's Ice Sheet
Science Alert   14 November 2018   Greenland  
(Natural History Museum of Denmark, Cryospheric Sciences Lab, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center)
<p>In the far North of the globe, hidden under continental sheet ice nearly a kilometre thick, geologists have found evidence that, not so long ago, Greenland was rocked by a collision with a massive meteorite.<br />The proof? A huge impact crater, 31 kilometres ...
Geologists Map Secret Tunnel And Chamber Found Beneath Aztec Pyramid
FORBES   07 November 2018   Mexico  
Credit: Wikipedia/Rene Troths CC BY-SA 4.0.R.Trohs
<p>Teotihuacan, translated from the Aztec language as "birthplace of the gods," or "place where gods were born," was an important religious and cultural center during the Aztec empire.</p> <p>In 2003, archaeologists discovered an almost 60-foot vertical shaft ...
The 11 most dangerous volcanoes in California, ranked
Business Insider   07 November 2018   USA   California  
U.S. Geological Survey via Getty Images
<p>In October, the US Geological Survey released a new report detailing the relative threats posed by volcanoes in the United States. It was the first updated threat assessment since 2005, and officials will use the data to prioritize volcanoes for research ...
Study Confirms Unusual Fossils Came from an Animal
Learning English   04 October 2018   World  
Dickinsonia - Discovery by UC Riverside researchers which is extremely well preserved.
<p>Scientists say they have confirmed that strange-looking fossils from more than 500 million years ago are remains of an animal.<br />That would make it one of the earliest known creatures.<br />The fossils are found within rocks. They are round with many ...
Landslides pose threat to Himalayan hydropower dream
The Tehri dam and hydroelectric power plant perches at the foothills of the Indian Himalayas.Credit: Pete McBride/Getty
<p>The work, published in Geophysical Research Letters1 last month, highlights the risk of quake-triggered landslides to hydropower development in the Himalayas &mdash; a global hotspot for this type of energy source.</p>
558m-year-old fossils identified as oldest known animal
The Guardian   20 September 2018   Russia  
The cliffs in which the fossils were found, on the coast of the White Sea in Russia. Photograph: Ilya Bobrovskiy
<p>A fossilised lifeform that existed 558m years ago has been identified as the oldest known animal, according to new research.<br />The findings confirm that animals existed at least 20m years before the so-called Cambrian explosion of animal life, which ...
Geologists Just Found a Long-Lost Bridge Between The UK And The Rest of Europe
Science Alert   19 September 2018   UK  
How the British Isles might have formed. (Plymouth University)
<p>For hundreds of years, geologists have thought the modern-day British mainland was formed by the collision of two ancient land masses, Avalonia and Laurentia.<br />Now, new research suggests a third continent was involved &ndash; Armorica, which today makes ...
How scientists uncovered a new geological age from a cave in Meghalaya
Quartz   13 September 2018   India   Meghalaya  
Into the deep.
<p>Officially, we&rsquo;re living in the Holocene epoch. Informally, people talk about our current age as the Anthropocene, melding humans with the lingo of geologic time. And now, there&rsquo;s a new age with a new name&mdash;the Meghalayan. So how did the ...
Alternative Model For Formation Of Devils Tower Explains Its Geological Oddities
FORBES   22 July 2018   USA   Wyoming  
Devils Tower. Image by Wikipedia/Colin Faulkingham, in public domain. Colin Faulkingha
<p>Devils Tower in Wyoming is surrounded by myths and mysteries. To the Sioux people, this site was sacred and some of their stories tell how this mountain formed. A long time ago a giant bear chased a group of children onto the flat top of the mountain. Out ...
Geological records reveal sea-level rise threatens UK salt marshes, study says
EurekAlert!   12 July 2018   UK  
IMAGE: A salt marsh in Tees Estuary, England, showing signs of erosion
<p>Sea-level rise will endanger valuable salt marshes across the United Kingdom by 2100 if greenhouse gas emissions continue unabated, according to an international study co-authored by a Rutgers University-New Brunswick professor.<br />Moreover, salt marshes ...