Little Ice Age Sparked by Volcanoes, Sustained by Sea-Ice Feedback
The Little Ice Age (LIA), a mysterious period of cooling that occurred after the Medieval Warm Period and extended from the 16th into the 19th…
Geology
Ubehebe Crater in Death Valley Could Have Future Eruption
Using isotopes in rocks blown out of the Ubehebe Crater, Scientist have discovered that this prehistoric volcanic explosion occurred far more recently than previously thought….
Diamonds Are Like the Earth’s Champagne Corks
It has been demonstrated experimentally that a diamond’s trip from deep below the Earth’s surface must be very quick, since lab tests have shown that…
New Data Finds North American Continent Extremely Stable
Researchers at MIT have published their work on the reconstruction of the Wyoming Province. Despite billions of years of turmoil beneath the Earth’s crust, the…