The Siberian Traps, the scene of ancient volcanic eruptions 252 million years ago that led to a massive extinction of life on Earth. CCNY researchers Ellen Gales and Benjamin Black obtained samples for their study there.

A twist in the story of volcanic eruptions and mass extinctions

Allosaurus jimmadseni

New species of Allosaurus discovered in Utah

Credit: University of St Andrews

Hidden past of Earth’s oldest continents unearthed

For nearly a week, a series of earthquakes have been shaking the area around Grindavik, not far from the steaming waters of the "Blue Lagoon," a popular geothermal spa in southwestern Iceland on the Reykjanes Peninsula

Icelandic volcano swell signals potential eruption

Core samples from the fault zone of the Japan Trench were recovered by the JFAST project and analyzed for evidence of past large earthquakes.

Seismic biomarkers in Japan Trench fault zone reveal history of large...

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

The Yarrabubba Impact Structure.

Earth’s oldest asteroid strike linked to ‘big thaw’

Illustrated scene of dinosaurs and asteroid.

In death of dinosaurs, it was all about the asteroid –...

Impact illustration. Credit: Victor Leshyk

It was microbial mayhem in the Chicxulub crater, research suggests

Fault zone with broken rock inside stippled lines and faulting directions of each rock segment outlined by half arrows. Photo credit: Henrik Drake. Illustration: Mikael Tillberg.

A new method for dating ancient earthquakes

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