Scientists Discover Elusive Secret of How Continents Formed
Researchers have linked two giant plumes of hot rock deep within the earth to the plate motions that shape the continents.…
March 2015
Geologist identifies new source of methane for gas hydrates in Arctic
Geologist identifies new source of methane for gas hydrates in Arctic Research led by a University of New Hampshire…
200th anniversary of Tambora eruption a reminder of volcanic perils
Tambora’s eruption 200 years ago spread ash over a large area and cooled the Northern Hemisphere for months. The Toba su…
What 300,000 year old eggs reveal about the environment of the Paleolithic
Fragment of a 300,000 year old eggshell from a whooper swan on top of an intact modern day egg belonging to this species…
Diverse sources of methane in shallow Arctic lakes discovered
DRI and NASA JPL engineers prepare coring device to sample thermokarst lake sediments in early November on the North Slo…
Volcanic eruptions found to durably impact climate through alterations to Ocean circulation
Particles emitted during major volcanic eruptions cool the atmosphere due to a 'parasol' effect that reflects s…
Are we ready for the next volcanic catastrophe?
Steam pours from Mount St. Helens in Washington state in October 2004. Its eruption in 1980 was the most economically d…
Climate change does not cause extreme winters
Cold snaps like the ones that hit the eastern United States in the past winters are not a consequence of climate change.…
New lobster-like predator found in 508 million-year-old fossil-rich site
(Jean-Bernard Caron/Royal Ontario Museum) What do butterflies, spiders and lobsters have in common? They are all su…
Metals Used in High-tech Products Face Future Supply Risks
In a new paper, a team of Yale researchers assesses the "criticality" of all 62 metals on the Periodic Table o…
Deadly Japan earthquake and tsunami spurred global warming, ozone loss
Buildings destroyed by the 2011 Tohoku earthquake released thousands of tons of climate-warming and ozone-depleting c…
The geology of Lake Superior's ice caves
Icicles descend from and visitors walk by one of the many ice caves of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore Tuesday, F…
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