Circumpolar Rivers are a Major Source of Mercury in the Arctic Ocean
A new study from environmental scientists suggests that the mercury concentration in the Arctic Ocean is being fueled by both an atmospheric source, which was…
Geoscience
“Godzillus” Fossil Discovered by Amateur Paleontologist
An amateur paleontologist found a mysterious fossilized specimen that may have once lived near the shallow seas that covered what is now the Cincinnati area….
Billion Year Old Surface Water Found in Oceanic Plates
While analyzing samples of submarine volcanic glass near subduction zones, scientists found something unexpected. They saw changes in isotopes of hydrogen and boron from the…
Lava Fingerprinting Reveals Differences Between Hawaiian Volcanoes
According to UBC research published this week in Nature Geoscience, Hawaii’s main volcano chains, the Loa and Kea, have distinct sources of magma and also…