A new study leverages detrital zircons to unveil the ancient geological processes shaping Earth, from…
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Geology is the scientific study of the Earth, its structure, and the processes that have shaped its surface and interior over time. Geologists examine rocks, fossils, and sediments to understand the Earth’s history, including the evolution of life and past climates. This discipline is divided into several subfields, such as mineralogy, sedimentology, paleontology, and volcanology, each focusing on different aspects of the Earth’s physical composition and history. Geology plays a crucial role in locating and managing resources like minerals, oil, and groundwater, and is also pivotal in addressing environmental challenges, such as natural disasters, land use, and climate change. Additionally, geological knowledge is essential for building infrastructure, exploring other planets, and understanding natural hazards like earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.
A new geological study from the University of Copenhagen has revealed that the oldest Scandinavian…
Following the arrival of the first farmers in Scandinavia 5,900 years ago, the hunter-gatherer population…
Scientists from Penn State and Brown University suggest that rocks from ancient subduction zones, areas…
If you’ve driven the mostly flat stretch of I-25 in Colorado from Pueblo to Trinidad,…
MIT geologists unlock the orientation of Martian rocks collected by NASA’s Perseverance rover. The “oriented”…
Nestled within the immense wilderness of Antarctica, the Thwaites Glacier stretches impressively across approximately 80…
New research led by Dr. Dijun Guo from the National Space Science Center at the…
The Earth’s lithosphere is divided into multiple tectonic plates, which are continuously moving. This movement…
Studying a rock is like reading a book. The rock has a story to tell,…
To learn about the first organisms on our planet, researchers have to analyze the rocks…
Magnetic evidence indicates that the dangerous Seattle fault zone may have originated from the continent’s…
Recent research employing computational simulations predicts that the subduction zone presently beneath the Strait of…
Throughout the Quaternary period of recent geological history, there have been alternating cycles of ice…
Volcanic carbon emissions reached an all-time low, triggering a global ice age that lasted for…
The reintroduction of sea otters in Central California significantly slows erosion, offering a promising, low-cost…
On September 4, 2022, Hayato Ueda, a geologist from Niigata University, embarked on a submarine…
Western cosmochemist finds early lunar crust had more water than previously estimated. New research from…