University of Cincinnati geologists – who routinely find themselves between a rock and a hard place when collecting research samples – have become the inspiration for prototype designs created by faculty and students ...
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Aug 22, 2011
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Geologists in Ohio have for the first time linked earthquakes to the intensely scrutinized drilling method called hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, leading the state to issue new permit conditions Friday in certain areas ...
Environment
Apr 12, 2014
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Polish geologists have unearthed the largest meteorite ever found in Eastern Europe and are hoping the rare find will provide fresh clues about the composition of the Earth's inner core, they said Wednesday.
Space Exploration
Oct 31, 2012
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The Hangay Dome is a mountain range in Mongolia that is interesting for several reasons – among them its unique look. The range contains numerous summit plateaus, which make it look as though someone took a gigantic belt ...
Earth Sciences
Aug 2, 2016
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California has long been braced for the Big One, but now a proposed new early warning system seeks to give the US state's residents vital extra seconds before a major earthquake hits.
Earth Sciences
Jan 30, 2013
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(PhysOrg.com) -- When jewelers inspect diamonds, they look for cut, clarity, color, and carat. When University of Tennessee, Knoxville, geologists Larry Taylor and Yang Liu inspect diamonds, they look for minerals, inclusions ...
Earth Sciences
Nov 8, 2011
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Molecules called sterols linger in soils and rocks for billions of years and have served as a tell-tale sign to geologists that the plants, animals and fungi that produce them must once have lived nearby. But a new discovery ...
Cell & Microbiology
May 23, 2018
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Earthquakes are some of the most daunting natural disasters that scientists try to analyze. Though the earth's major fault lines are well known, there is little scientists can do to predict when an earthquake ...
Earth Sciences
Nov 30, 2011
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(Phys.org) -- At the beginning of 2010, Oregon State University geologist Bob Yeats told a national reporter that Port au Prince, Haiti, was a "time bomb" for a devastating earthquake because of its crowded, poorly constructed ...
Earth Sciences
Jun 26, 2012
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A team of marine biologists and geologists have unveiled the first-ever set of maps detailing where vulnerable deep-sea habitats including cold water coral reefs and sponge fields are likely to be found in the North East ...
Environment
Oct 10, 2012
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