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Earthquakes proceed for years after fuel subject wastewater injection stops, examine finds
Shutting down oil and fuel wastewater injection wells might not cease human-induced earthquakes shortly, say seismologists. The scientists analyzed earthquakes at DFW Airport that started in 2008 and located that despite the fact that wastewater injection was halted after a … Continue reading
Heat from below Pacific Ocean fuels Yellowstone, study finds
Recent stories in the national media are magnifying fears of a catastrophic eruption of the Yellowstone volcanic area, but scientists remain uncertain about the likelihood of such an event. To better understand the region’s subsurface geology, geologists have rewound and … Continue reading
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Luck plays a role in how language evolves, team finds
Read a few lines of Chaucer or Shakespeare and you’ll get a sense of how the English language has changed during the past millennium. Examining collections of annotated texts dating from the 12th to the 21st centuries, researchers found that … Continue reading
Geophysicist finds teaching opportunities in movie mistakes
Few scientists regard the 1997 movie Volcano, in which flaming magma suddenly spews from the La Brea tar pits and incinerates much of Los Angeles, as a means to foster scientific literacy. After all, Southern California has no magma to … Continue reading
Early trilobites had stomachs, new fossil study finds
Exceptionally preserved trilobite fossils from China, dating back to more than 500 million years ago, have revealed new insights into the extinct marine animal’s digestive system. The new study shows that at least two trilobite species evolved a stomach structure … Continue reading
Early trilobites had stomachs, new fossil study finds
Exceptionally preserved trilobite fossils from China, dating back to more than 500 million years ago, have revealed new insights into the extinct marine animal’s digestive system. The new study shows that at least two trilobite species evolved a stomach structure … Continue reading
Fossil ‘winged serpent’ is a new species of ancient snake, doctoral student finds
An ancient sink hole in eastern Tennessee holds the clues to an important transitional time in the evolutionary history of snakes. Among the fossilized creatures found there, according to a new paper, is a new species of snake that lived … Continue reading
Study finds ancient Earth’s fingerprints in young volcanic rocks
Stunning new images have emerged of the phenomenon, taken by a Jon Cornforth Geochemical clues suggest that some rocks from Hawaii, Samoa may contain material formed during the planet’s birth Earth’s mantle is made of solid rock that nonetheless circulates slowly … Continue reading
Pastor finds 706-carat giant diamond in Sierra Leone
A 706-carat diamond is pictured on March 16, 2017 in Freetown, Sierra Leone © Saidu Bah / AFP A pastor working in the mines of eastern Sierra Leone has unearthed a 706-carat diamond. The large stone was discovered by Emmanuel … Continue reading
USGS study finds new evidence of San Andreas Fault earthquakes
This Temblor map shows three of the sections of the Southern San Andreas Fault. This new study took place in the Big Bend section. The blue pin marks the approximate study site location. A new U.S. Geological Survey study offers … Continue reading