Subduction forced the younger oceanic crust down beneath the supercontinent Pangaea millions of years ago. Credit: University of Melbourne

Kimberlites: The only volcanic deposits that we know are from the...

Machu Pichu. Detailed mapping indicates the World Heritage Site’s location and layout were dictated by the underlying geological faults. Photo taken 5 Nov. 2010; credit: Rualdo Menegat.

Machu Picchu: Ancient Incan sanctuary intentionally built on faults

A life reconstruction of the feathered dinosaur Anchiornis huxleyi based on fossil evidence of its color and patterning. This evidence included inferences about melanin pigments. Credit: HKU MOOC / Julius T Csotonyi / Michael Pittman.

What color were fossil animals?

Artist's reconstruction of two rauisuchians fighting over a desiccated corpse of a mammal-relative in the Triassic of southern Africa. In the background, dinosaurs and mammal-like reptiles form other parts of the ecosystem. Credit: Viktor Radermacher, owns copyright

Croc-like carnivores terrorized Triassic dinosaurs in southern Africa 210 million years...

An artist’s rendition of the Tyrannosaurus rex with the 3D imaging showing muscle activation in its head. Illustration courtesy of Brian Engh.

T. rex used a stiff skull to eat its prey

Yellowstone National Park is an American national park located in Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho.

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This image shows the divisions between Earth’s layers. The ancient, continent-sized rock regions encircle the liquid outer core. Credit: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

New study suggests gigantic masses in Earth’s mantle untouched for more...

A tiny sample of goldschmidtite found inside a diamond by U of A PhD student Nicole Meyer. The newly discovered mineral has high concentrations of elements seldom found in Earth’s mantle, suggesting it formed under extreme conditions. Credit: Nicole Meyer

Student discovers unusual new mineral inside a diamond

Illustration of the giant asteroid collision in outer space that produced the dust that led to an ice age on Earth. Credit: (c) Don Davis, Southwest Research Institute

Dust from a giant asteroid crash caused an ancient ice age

Photographs of alkaline magmatic intrusions in Greenland. The region was volcanically and tectonically active around 1.2 billion years ago. Although no longer active, it is of major interest to geologists because the subsequent uplift and glacial erosion have cut deep into the rift and exposed the magma chambers that once lay well below the surface. Greenland’s magmas were sourced from a mantle that was enriched and contaminated by ancient crustal materials. Credit: University of St Andrews

Ancient volcanoes reveal Earth’s recycled crust

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