Natural Disasters
Kilauea’s Next Eruptions May Mirror a Big One in Its Past
A giant 1924 explosion, when steam jets blew boulders from the summit, had many of the precursors we see now
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Climate Change
Arctic Sea Ice Is Getting Younger. Here Is Why That Is a Problem.
Young, thin sea ice melts faster, putting Arctic ecosystems in danger
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Jupiter and Venus Squeeze Earth's Orbit
Sediment records have confirmed that Jupiter and Venus change Earth's orbit from virtually circular to noticeably elliptical and back every 405,000 years. Christopher Intagliata reports...
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Darwin, the Galápagos and the Evolution of Basalt
Take a voyage on the Beagle and investigate a very special type of basalt with Charles Darwin himself
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A Bouncing Baby Volcano for Kids: Surtsey by Kathryn Lasky
We don't review enough children's books around here. I'm changing that in the most explosive, dramatic way possible.
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The River Falls over a Hydrothermal Heart
A picturesque waterfall tells a heated geologic story
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Antarctic Glaciers Are Helping Drive Their Own Melt
Meltwater is fueling a feedback loop that lets warm seawater eat away at them from below
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Glacier Suddenly Goes Galloping
Researchers try to figure out why every 20 years a Pakistan glacier moves roughly 1,500 times faster.
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Old New England Underground May Be Spry after All
The U.S. Northeast may be more geologically active than was previously thought, according to a seismic sensor network.
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The Bat Signal in a Thunder Egg for Your Easter Fools' Day
April Fools' Day falls on Easter this year, which gives us the perfect opportunity to check out a rock that looks like an egg and can fool you into thinking it's nothing special — until you look inside!...
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The Long Reach of Mount Mazama
The remains of a monumental eruption blanket the Oregon landscape
A Megaflood-Powered Mile-High Waterfall Refilled the Mediterranean [Video]
Buried sediments near Sicily suggest water rushed into the sea’s partially dried-out eastern basin at speeds reaching 100 miles per hour
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Janet Vida Watson: "A Scientist Who Communicated with the Earth"
Our Pioneering Women in the Geosciences series continues with one of the most influential women in the Earth sciences
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How France and India Can Unleash the Power of "Frugal Innovation"
You can’t fix a fractured and conflict-ridden world with the competitive zero-sum mind-set that has long dominated world affairs
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4 Fantastic Pioneering Earth Scientists for International Women's Day
International Women's Day is March 8. Celebrate women in the geosciences with us!
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5-Minute Geology: Fire 'n' Ice Edition
From out-of-this-world craters to glacial calling cards, we've got some very cool, hot geology!
Environment
Needed: Info on Biodiversity Change over Time
Understanding an ecosystem means following changes in the abundances and identities of the species present as the clock ticks. The BioTIME database should help.
Conservation
Old Trees Are Ecosystem Gold
David Lindenmayer of the Australian National University College of Science in Canberra says that older trees play outsize roles in maintaining landscapes and ecosystems.
Environment
Wait—the Ozone Layer Is Still Declining?
The lower stratosphere’s ozone continues to decrease, despite the world’s success in phasing out ozone-depleting chemicals
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How to Get Mistaken for a Geologist
Geologists are cool! Here's how you can play one on the internet.
