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Published Geologists explore the hidden history of Colorado's Spanish Peaks



A team has collected dozens of samples from across southeastern Colorado, and their results could he...
Published New study supports stable mantle chemistry dating back to Earth's early geologic history and over its prodigious evolution



A new analysis of rocks thought to be at least 2.5 billion years old helps clarify the chemical hist...
Published Geologists challenge conventional view of Earth's continental history, stability with new study - Geologists Challenge Conventional View of Earth's Continental History, Stability with New Study



The seemingly stable regions of the Earth's continental plates -- the so-called stable cratons -- ha...
Published Researchers unearth the mysteries of how Turkey's East Anatolian fault formed



An international team has, for the first time, accurately determined the age of the East Anatolian f...
Published Meteorite crater discovered in French winery - Meteorite Crater Discovered in French Winery


Countless meteorites have struck Earth in the past and shaped the history of our planet. It is assum ...
Published Geologists, biologists unearth the atomic fingerprints of cancer



Earth scientists have long turned to minute differences in hydrogen atoms to explore the ancient his...
Published Iron-rich rocks unlock new insights into Earth's planetary history - Iron-rich Rocks Unlock New Insights into Earth's Planetary History



A new study suggests iron-rich ancient sediments may have helped cause some of the largest volcanic...
Published Study offers most detailed glimpse yet of planet's last 11,000 summers and winters - Study Offers Most Detailed Glimpse Yet of Planet's Last 11,000 Summers and Winters


An international team of collaborators have revealed the most detailed look yet at the planet's rece...
Published Great Basin: History of water supply in one of the driest regions in the USA - Great Basin: History of Water Supply in One of the Driest Regions in the USA



An international team has reconstructed the evolution of groundwater in the Great Basin, USA -- one...
Published Massive underwater plateau near Solomon Islands is younger and its eruption was more protracted than previously thought - Massive Underwater Plateau Near Solomon Islands: Younger and More Protracted Eruption Than Previously Thought



The Ontong Java Plateau, a volcanically-formed underwater plateau located in the Pacific Ocean north...
Published Source rocks of the first real continents



Geoscientists have uncovered a missing link in the enigmatic story of how the continents developed-...
Published Rock steady: Study reveals new mechanism to explain how continents stabilized



Ancient, expansive tracts of continental crust called cratons have helped keep Earth's continents st...
Published Researchers unveil mysteries of ancient Earth



A team of researchers has made strides in understanding the formation of massif-type anorthosites, e...
Published Mercury rising: Study sheds new light on ancient volcanoes' environmental impact



Massive volcanic events in Earth's history that released large amounts of carbon into the atmosphere ...
Published Record-breaking recovery of rocks that originated in Earth's mantle could reveal secrets of planet's history



Scientists have recovered the first long section of rocks that originated in the Earth's mantle, the...
Published A new origin story for deadly Seattle fault



The Seattle fault zone is a network of shallow faults slicing through the lowlands of Puget Sound, t...
Published Millions of years for plants to recover from global warming



Catastrophic volcanic eruptions that warmed the planet millions of years ago shed new light on how p...
Published Venus had Earth-like plate tectonics billions of years ago, study suggests



Venus, may have once had tectonic plate movements similar to those believed to have occurred on earl...
Published Mysteries of the Earth: Researchers predict how fast ancient magma ocean solidified - Mysteries of the Earth: Researchers predict how fast ancient magma ocean solidified


Previous research estimated that it took hundreds of million years for the ancient Earth's magma oce...
Published Early Cretaceous shift in the global carbon cycle affected both land and sea - Early Cretaceous Shift in the Global Carbon Cycle Affected Both Land and Sea


Geologists doing fieldwork in southeastern Utah's Cedar Mountain Formation found carbon isotope evid...