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Uncovering Polynya : Research unravels 43-year-old mystery in deep Antarctica
A study led by NYU Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) Research Scientist Diana Francis has unraveled the four decade long mystery surrounding the occurrence of a...
Eclogitic diamonds formed from oceanic crust
Eclogitic Diamonds
Eclogitic diamonds formed in Earth's mantle originate from oceanic crust, rather than marine sediments as commonly thought, according to a new study from...
Plate Tectonics
What are the different types of plate tectonic boundaries?
What are Plate Boundaries?
Plate boundaries are the edges where two plates meet. Most geologic activities, including volcanoes, earthquakes, and mountain building, take place at...
K-T Boundary “Cretaceous-Tertiary Boundary”
What is K-T Boundary?
The Cretaceous–Tertiary extinction event, now called the Cretaceous–Palaeogene extinction event. It may be called the K/T extinction event or K/Pg event...
Volcanoes
New evidence suggests volcanoes caused biggest mass extinction ever
Biggest Mass Extinction
Researchers say mercury buried in ancient rock provides the strongest evidence yet that volcanoes caused the biggest mass extinction in the history...
Earthquake
Salish seafloor mapping identifies earthquake and tsunami risks
The central Salish Sea of the Pacific Northwest is bounded by two active fault zones that could trigger rockfalls and slumps of sediment that...
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Mars
NASA’s InSight detects first likely ‘quake’ on Mars
NASA's Mars InSight lander has measured and recorded for the first time ever a likely "marsquake."
The faint seismic signal, detected by the lander's Seismic...
Scientists find likely source of methane on Mars
The mystery of methane on Mars may finally be solved as scientists Monday confirmed the presence of the life-indicating gas on the Red Planet...
Moon
Thank the moon for Earth’s lengthening day
For anyone who has ever wished there were more hours in the day, geoscientists have some good news: Days on Earth are getting longer.
A...
Magma ocean may be responsible for the moon’s early magnetic field
Around four billion years ago, the Moon had a magnetic field that was about as strong as Earth's magnetic field is today. How the...
