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Chemical signatures in shale, the Earth’s most typical sedimentary rock, level to a fast rise of land above the ocean 2.four billion years in the past that probably triggered dramatic modifications in local weather and life. Geology News — ScienceDaily
Slowly but steadily, an enormous mass of warm rock is rising beneath part of New England, although a major volcanic eruption isn’t likely for millions of years, a new study suggests. The research is unprecedented in its scope and challenges … Continue reading
Nature Geoscience 10, 400 (2017). doi:10.1038/ngeo2956 Author: Oliver Shorttle The long-term cooling of Earth’s mantle is recorded in the declining temperature and volume of its volcanic outpourings over time. However, analyses of 89-million-year-old lavas from Costa Rica suggest that extremely … Continue reading
A new study on the Greenland Ice Sheet provides valuable insight on climate change, using unique research methods to establish new estimates of ice loss for both modern and ancient times, says geologists. Geology News — ScienceDaily
Zachariae Isbr?, northeast Greenland. A new study on the Greenland Ice Sheet provides valuable insight on climate change, using unique research methods to establish new estimates of ice loss for both modern and ancient times, says UB geologist Beata Csatho, … Continue reading
Photo shows a valley eroded along the San Andreas Fault in the Carrizo Plain. The downstream segment of the channel on the west side (far side) of the fault has been displaced a kilometer or more from the upstream segment … Continue reading
IMG title=”” alt=”” src=”http://www.mineralfossil.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/wpid-7567ce3139d17b5fa4e90415940fde43.jpg” IMG class=hide alt=”WWF sounds alarm over rising number of Tuscan wolves killed” src=”http://www.mineralfossil.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/wpid-7567ce3139d17b5fa4e90415940fde43.jpg” (ANSA) – Grosseto, January 8 – Italian WWF chief Dante Caserta sounded the alarm Wednesday over an increase in the killing of Italian … Continue reading
IMG title=”” alt=”” src=”http://www.mineralfossil.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/wpid-5ecc7fdda78f0b901944ea7e5f1c41f0.jpg” IMG class=hide alt=”Number of foreigners living in Italy rising, Istat says” src=”http://www.mineralfossil.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/wpid-5ecc7fdda78f0b901944ea7e5f1c41f0.jpg” (ANSA) – Rome, December 23 – The number of foreign citizens living in Italy is on the rise, with Romanian nationals making up a … Continue reading