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This figure illustrates how inorganic carbon cycles through the mantle more quickly than organic carbon, which contains very little of the isotope carbon-13. Both inorganic and organic carbon are drawn into Earth's mantle at subduction zones (top left).

Study points to one cause for several mysteries linked to breathable oxygen

Geology Page - December 2, 2019

The Sentinel-6A spacecraft sits in its clean room in Germany's IABG space test center. The satellite is being prepared for a scheduled launch in November 2020 from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. Credit: IABG

New Earth mission will track rising oceans into 2030

Hot Springs in Yellowstone National Park

How sulfur helped make Earth habitable before the rise of oxygen

Peaty sedimentary archive from a palm swamp collected with a Russian corer. (Image:Encarni Montoya)

A new study shows the evolution and changes of the vegetation of the Orinoco Delta of the last 6200 years

Researchers on the MV Steller are in front of the terminus of Alaska's LeConte Glacier in August 2016. An over-the-side pole holds the sonar instrument that collects data on the subsurface ice face as the vessel moves slowly through the icy water. Credit: David Sutherland

Underwater glacial melting is occurring at higher rates than modeling predicts

High-Arctic Heat Tops 1,800-Year High, Says Study

Geology Page - October 3, 2012

Climate and Drought Lessons from Ancient Egypt

Geology Page - August 18, 2012

1.5 Million Years of Climate History Revealed After Scientists Solve Mystery...

Geology Page - August 16, 2012

Researchers use stalagmites to study past climate change

Geology Page - May 15, 2012

New Cores from Glacier in Eastern European Alps May Yield New...

Geology Page - January 12, 2012

The Cause of Earth’s Largest Environmental Catastrophe

Geology Page - September 18, 2011

Melting ice on Arctic islands a major player in sea level...

Geology Page - September 17, 2011

Ancient ‘hyperthermals’ a guide to anticipated climate changes

Geology Page - September 15, 2011

Cave reveals Southwest’s abrupt climate swings during Ice Age

Geology Page - September 15, 2011

Earth’s hot past: Prologue to future climate?

Geology Page - September 15, 2011

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