Recent paleoseismic work has documented four surface-rupturing earthquakes that occurred across the Santa Cruz Mountains section of the San Andreas Fault (SAF) in the past 500 years. The research, conducted by the U.S. Geological ...
Earth Sciences
May 30, 2012
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Geologists are warning of shortages and bottlenecks of some metals due to an insatiable demand for consumer products.
Earth Sciences
Oct 12, 2011
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On 27 February 2010, a gargantuan 8.8 earthquake struck south-central Chile, the fifth largest event ever recorded by modern seismology.
Earth Sciences
Jul 30, 2010
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An Alaska volcano eruption is prompting regional airlines to cancel flights to nearby communities, including a town that reported traces of fallen ash.
Earth Sciences
May 20, 2013
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Russian scientists said Thursday a probe to a pristine lake deep under the ice of Antarctica could bring revelations on the evolution of the planet Earth and possibly even new life forms.
Earth Sciences
Feb 9, 2012
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Beth Arcos picked her way through muck and pickleweed just west of the Bremerton waterfront, on the trail of an ancient earthquake and tsunami.
Earth Sciences
Jul 16, 2012
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(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA personnel are among a group of international researchers who are in the Canadian Arctic assessing concepts for future planetary exploration as part of the Haughton-Mars Project, or HMP-2010.
Space Exploration
Jul 26, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- University of Otago geologists are part of an ambitious project currently drilling two boreholes into New Zealand’s Alpine Fault to learn more about how large faults evolve and how they produce earthquakes. ...
Earth Sciences
Jan 27, 2011
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Geologists are hoping to learn a great deal about geologic carbon sequestration from injecting 1 million metric tons of carbon dioxide into sandstone 7,000 feet beneath Decatur, Ill. And they're hoping the public learns a ...
Environment
Feb 20, 2012
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Old houses and vacant lots may not look like much to the naked eye, but to some, the site is better than gold. Excavations over the years can create a challenge to study what's left behind and often appears as if dirt and ...
Environment
Apr 5, 2012
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