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Under-sea freshwater reserves found near Canterbury

Geology Page - March 17, 2020

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Study uses seismic noise to track water levels in underground aquifers

Microbes in a sub-seafloor aquifer feast on carbon in fluids flowing through the permeable rock.

Deep water aquifer acts like natural bio-reactor, allowing microbes to consume carbon

Mountain glaciers recharge vital aquifers

Two major U.S. aquifers contaminated by natural uranium

Study finds missing piece of biogeochemical puzzle in aquifers

Geology Page - May 2, 2014

Enormous aquifer discovered under Greenland ice sheet

Geology Page - December 23, 2013

Finding Freshwater Aquifers in the Desert with Radar Sounding

Geology Page - September 25, 2011

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Study links Greenland ice sheet collapse, sea level rise 400,000 years...

June 25, 2014

4Cs of Diamond Quality: What’s the Most Important C?

May 12, 2016

Earth’s moon wandered off axis billions of years ago

March 23, 2016

A map of Vancouver Island showing the locations of seismic instruments considered by the research group. The grey shaded region delineates where slow earthquakes occur.

Researchers find evidence to explain behavior of slow earthquakes

January 27, 2020

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