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The Wave Of Arizona Is A 190-Million-Year-Old Geological Masterpiece
IFLScience   22 March 2023   USA   Arizona  
Feast your eyes while you can because access to the Wave is very limited. Image credit: Pung/Shutterstock.com
<p>The Wave can be found in the Coyote Buttes North area of the Colorado Plateau just along the border between Utah and Arizona. <br />It&rsquo;s made of sandstone, which is relatively prone to erosion from water and wind over lengthy periods of time. Sandstone ...
Scientists just revealed the most detailed geological model of Earth’s past 100 million years
The Conversation   02 March 2023   World  
Rivers are one of the main carriers of sediment into Earth’s oceans, with millions of tonnes deposited over time. Ron Whitaker/Unsplash
<p>Earth&rsquo;s surface is the &ldquo;living skin&rdquo; of our planet &ndash; it connects the physical, chemical, and biological systems. Over geological time, landscapes change as this surface evolves, regulating the carbon cycle and nutrient circulation ...
First geological map of Yellowstone National Park stands test of time
Idaho Capital Sun   23 February 2023   USA  
This August 2016 photo shows the sunrise over Yellowstone Lake at the national park. (Neal Herbert/National Park Service)
<p>The volcanic character of Yellowstone has long been known. An indigenous map drawn on a bison pelt indicating a volcano on the Yellowstone River was described by the governor of Louisiana Territory in an 1805 letter to Thomas Jefferson.<br />The first formal ...
Scientist: Climate Change Will Impact Mountains on a Global Scale
Sci Tech Daily   15 December 2022   World  
Credit: Wits University
<p>According to research, climate change will have a severe effect on mountain landscapes and human activities, increasing the likelihood of avalanches, river floods, landslides, debris flows, and lake outburst floods.<br />Mountain landscapes all over the ...
Oh my days! Midnight comes a fraction sooner as Earth spins faster
The Guardian   01 August 2022   World  
A single spin of the Earth marks out a day and drives the cycle of sunrise and sunset. Photograph: Janez Volmajer/Alamy
<p>If time feels tighter than ever of late, blame it on the revolution. On 29 June this year, Earth racked up an unusual record: its shortest day since the 1960s, when scientists began measuring the planet&rsquo;s rotation with high-precision atomic clocks.<br ...
Weather helps form these 10 amazing geological sites
clickorlando.com   09 September 2021   World  
Photo by Athit Perawongmetha/Getty Images - 2011 Athit Perawongmetha
<p>Weather: We see and live through the changes every day.<br />The state of the atmosphere at a place and time is weather. There&rsquo;s the heat and rain, which we are familiar with here in Florida as well as dryness, sunshine, wind and -- well, you get ...
The Earth Has a Pulse: 27.5-Million-Year Cycle of Geological Activity Discovered
Sci Tech Daily   21 June 2021   World  
<p>Geologic activity on Earth appears to follow a 27.5-million-year cycle, giving the planet a &ldquo;pulse,&rdquo; according to a new study published in the journal Geoscience Frontiers.<br />&ldquo;Many geologists believe that geological events are random ...
Why the China Mars rover’s landing site has geologists excited
Nature.com   18 May 2021   China  
China’s Mars rover Zhurong has yet to drive off its lander and start exploring.Credit: Xinhua/Alamy
<p>Now that they know the general landing location of China&rsquo;s Zhurong Mars rover, scientists are rushing to analyse satellite images and geological maps to pinpoint intriguing features. Of particular significance is a possible mud volcano &mdash; a type ...
Top 15 Geological Wonders Of The World
Indian Times   10 April 2021   World  
Rainbow mountains Peru | Photo: Instagram/aquarius.traveller
<p>Earth is a planet in constant change and, yet, some parts of the planet have remained the same for thousands of years. Beauty aside, every part of nature can be a puzzle sometimes and pretty challenging to people. On that note, here are some of the finest ...
Deep ocean drilling: Revealing earth history, geological processes and a deep biosphere
Open Access Government   16 December 2020   World  
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<p>Virginia Edgcomb from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution discusses deep ocean drilling, a process that reveals earth history, geological processes and a deep biosphere<br />The marine deep subsurface includes sedimentary and rocky horizons both tightly ...