Hawaiian Islands are dissolving, study says
(Phys.org)—Someday, Oahu's Koolau and Waianae mountains will be reduced to nothing more than a flat, low-lying island like Midway.
Earth Sciences
Dec 21, 2012
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News tagged with geologists
How does a volcanic crater grow? Grab some TNT and find out (w/ video)
A new University at Buffalo study in the journal Geophysical Research Letters examines maar craters, which resemble the bowl-like cavities formed by meteorites but are in some ways more mysterious.
Earth Sciences
Nov 26, 2012
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Prehistoric builders reveal trade secrets
A fossil which has lain in a museum drawer for over a century has been recognized by a University of Leicester geologist as a unique clue to the long-lost skills of some of the most sophisticated animal architects that have ...
Archaeology
Oct 2, 2012
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Mars rover Curiosity's arm wields camera well
(Phys.org)—NASA's Mars rover Curiosity stepped through activities on Sept. 7, 8 and 9 designed to check and characterize precision movements by the rover's robotic arm and use of tools on the arm.
Space Exploration
Sep 11, 2012
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Human impact felt on Black Sea long before industrial era
(Phys.org)—Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution geologist Liviu Giosan and an international team of collaborators including environmental engineers, modelers, paleogeographers, and paleobiologists have pieced together a ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 4, 2012
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Building blocks of life came from deep Earth
The rise of the first complex life depended on vital metals brought up to the Earth's surface from far below in vast granite deposits, a new study argues.
Earth Sciences
Aug 7, 2012
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Martian polygons and deep-sea polygons on Earth: More evidence for ancient Martian oceans?
Debate over the origin of large-scale polygons (hundreds of meters to kilometers in diameter) on Mars remains active even after several decades of detailed observations. Similarity in geometric patterns on Mars and Earth ...
Space Exploration
Jul 27, 2012
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Investigative team finds river spillway flooding caused new land formation in Louisiana
(Phys.org) -- A team of geologists, civil engineers and one representative from the US Army Corp of engineers has found that when a spillway was opened last year to prevent flooding of the Mississippi river from drowning ...
Digging up lessons from an ancient quake
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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Rock stars: Geologists testing aquifer rocks as containers to permanently trap carbon dioxide
(Phys.org) -- Two Kansas State University geologists are part of a comprehensive statewide study on using rocks for long-term storage of carbon dioxide.
Earth Sciences
Jul 9, 2012
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