Chinese Scientists Discover Water Reservoir on the Moon
Due to its potential for in-situ resource utilization by future lunar exploration missions and other space missions, lunar surface water has attracted significant attention. Now,…
Geoscience News
A Potential Health Threat: China’s “Dark” Side of Air Pollution
A recent study has uncovered that China is a major source of nitrate radicals (PNO3) during nighttime hours, which could significantly affect the levels of…
100 Million Years Unveiled: The Most Detailed Model of Earth’s Surface Ever
An advanced digital tool can assist us in comprehending the past and forecasting the evolution of the Earth’s surface. The interplay of climate, tectonic activity,…
Similarities to Climate Changes Today – New Research Helps To Detail Earth’s Most Massive Extinction Event
The Latest Permian Mass Extinction (LPME) was the largest extinction event in Earth’s history to date, resulting in the loss of between 80-90% of life…
Bizarre Geologic Activity on Venus: “Squishy” Outer Shell May Be Resurfacing the Planet
The research uses archival NASA data to show that Venus may be losing heat from geologic activity in regions called coronae, possibly like early tectonic…
First “Unmistakable” Triassic-Era Caecilian Fossils Discovered, Revealing Origins of Living Amphibians
New geosciences study reveals Triassic fossils that expose origins of living amphibians. A team of Virginia Tech paleontologists, led by doctoral candidate Ben Kligman, have…
Groundbreaking Discovery of Hidden Molten Rock Layer Under Earth’s Tectonic Plates
Scientists have discovered a new layer of partly molten rock under the Earth’s crust that might help settle a long-standing debate about how tectonic plates…
Startling New Clues About Earth’s Past From Malformed Seashells and Ancient Sediment
New studies confirm mid-Cretaceous volcanism caused ocean acidification. New analyses of fossil plankton and sedimentary rock confirm that massive volcanic CO2 emissions triggered ocean acidification…
Trapping Millions of Tons of CO2 – Researchers Have Discovered an Arctic Carbon Conveyor Belt
Scientists discover a new pathway for the movement of carbon-rich materials from productive Arctic coastal waters to the deep ocean. Every year, the transfer of…
550 Million Years Ago – Researchers Shine New Light on Earth’s First Known Mass Extinction Event
A new study reveals a significant loss of diversity during the Ediacaran Period, which lasted from 635 million to 540 million years ago. According to…
NASA Satellites Help Scientists Track Staggering Wetlands Loss in Louisiana
New research uses NASA satellite observations and advanced computing to chronicle wetlands lost (and found) around the globe. From Lake Pontchartrain to the Texas border,…
Violent Supershear Earthquakes Are Much More Common Than Previously Thought
Supershear earthquakes occur when a fault ruptures faster than seismic shear waves can travel through rock. The events were thought to be rare because scientists…
Magma Beneath a Long-Dormant Volcano Has Been Observed Moving Upwards
Research reveals magma activity beneath Mount Edgecumbe. According to a recent study from the Alaska Volcano Observatory, magma underneath the long-dormant Mount Edgecumbe volcano in…
New Study Indicates That We Are at a Catastrophic Ocean Warming “Tipping Point”
A new study charts 45,000,000 years of Antarctic temperature change. Scientists have created the first charts of Antarctic ocean temperatures over the last 45 million…
Traces of Ancient Ocean Discovered on Mars – This Means a “Higher Potential for Life”
New evidence for an ancient northern ocean on Mars has been uncovered in a recently released set of topography maps. These maps offer the strongest…
Catastrophically Fast: Basaltic Magma Chambers Grow Far Faster Than Expected
A new study makes an unexpected discovery. Geologists from Wits University in Johannesburg (Professor Rais Latypov and Dr. Sofya Chistyakova) were part of an international…
The Impact of Aerosols – New Study Corrects Previous Research
Cloud study clarifies the effects of aerosols. According to a recent study, aerosol particles in the atmosphere have a greater influence on cloud cover than…
Scientists Identify the Source of the Planet Ceres’ Unexpected Geological Activity
Modeling reveals how Ceres powers unexpected geologic activity. According to Scott King, a geoscientist at the Virginia Tech College of Science, our view of Ceres has…
