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Building blocks of the Earth
Chemical analyses of meteorites allow for a better estimation of the chemical composition of the Earth and its potential building blocks. That is the...
Study provides new insight into origin of Canadian Rockies
The Canadian Rocky Mountains were formed when the North American continent was dragged westward during the closure of an ocean basin off the west...
Plate Tectonics
Glacial sediments greased the gears of plate tectonics
Earth's outer layer is composed of giant plates that grind together, sliding past or dipping beneath one another, giving rise to earthquakes and volcanoes....
Contact Metamorphism Vs. Regional Metamorphism
Contact Metamorphism Vs. Regional Metamorphism
Metamorphism is the solid change in minerals and textures in a pre-existing rock (country rock) due to changing pressure /...
Volcanoes
A 49 kilometers high volcanic ash column rose up over the...
The Ilopango’s volcano eruption (also known as Tierra Blanca Joven or TBJ) occurred approximately 1,500 years ago. Pyroclastics currents were dispersed over much of...
Earthquake
Earthquakes that talk to each other
On 19th June 2012 at 8:53 pm local time, a moment magnitude-4.9 earthquake rattled the residents in and around the small town of Thorpdale...
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Mars
‘Fettuccine’ may be most obvious sign of life on Mars, researchers...
A rover scanning the surface of Mars for evidence of life might want to check for rocks that look like pasta, researchers report in...
On Mars, sands shift to a different drum
Wind has shaped the face of Mars for millennia, but its exact role in piling up sand dunes, carving out rocky escarpments or filling...
Moon
Formation of the moon brought water to Earth
The Earth is unique in our solar system: It is the only terrestrial planet with a large amount of water and a relatively large...
Magma is the key to the moon’s makeup
For more than a century, scientists have squabbled over how Earth's moon formed. But researchers at Yale and in Japan say they may have...
