Taiwan's crust is moving surprisingly rapidly
Some mountains can move in the blink of a geological eye.
Earth Sciences
May 9, 2022
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News tagged with volcanic rocks
Enigmatic rocks on Mars show evidence of a violent origin
Determining the history of Mars, how it formed and evolved over time, has been a goal of both orbiter and rover missions to the Red Planet for decades.
Planetary Sciences
Apr 26, 2022
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Periodic volcanism may have triggered multiple Jurassic extinctions
Severe environmental crises led to a series of large-scale extinction events in the Jurassic period 178-186 million years (myr) ago. The turmoil has been ascribed to the abundant release of volcanic gases, but the temporal ...
Earth Sciences
Mar 31, 2022
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Geologists build preliminary account of Tonga eruption
On January 15, the volcano Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai devastated the nation of Tonga. The eruption triggered tsunamis as far afield as the Caribbean and generated atmospheric waves that traveled around the globe several times. ...
Earth Sciences
Mar 29, 2022
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Well-preserved fossils could be a consequence of past global climate change
Climate change can affect life on Earth. According to new research, it can also affect the dead.
Earth Sciences
Mar 8, 2022
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Low volcanic temperature ushered in global cooling and the thriving of dinosaurs
The supercontinent Pangaea, which was a combination of today's continents, broke apart at the end of the Triassic period due to large-scale volcanic activity. This volcanic activity was thought to be the most likely cause ...
Earth Sciences
Jan 31, 2022
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Hope for present-day Martian groundwater dries up
Liquid water previously detected under Mars' ice-covered south pole is probably just a dusty mirage, according to a new study of the red planet led by researchers at The University of Texas at Austin.
Planetary Sciences
Jan 24, 2022
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Scientists find surprisingly cool 'hotspots' under Earth's crust
The hotspots that created volcanic islands such as those of Hawaii, Iceland and the Galapagos Islands may often prove surprisingly cool, a new study finds.
Earth Sciences
Jan 7, 2022
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New tools to unearth rare metals
A new understanding of how volcanic processes form deposits of rare earth metals, vital to everyday modern technology, is revealed in a new study from the University of St Andrews.
Earth Sciences
Dec 7, 2021
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Cyprus aims for Mars with X-Ray rock dating instrument
Tiny Cyprus aims to join the global space exploration drive by developing a compact, X-Ray instrument capable of dating Martian soil and rock samples relatively accurately to potentially reveal more about the Red Planet's ...
Space Exploration
Oct 21, 2021
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