Mylonite is a fine-grained, compact metamorphic rock produced by dynamic recrystallization of the constituent minerals resulting in a reduction of the grain size of the rock. Credit: Wikipedia

Going with the grains to explain a fundamental tectonic force

Professor Cathryn Newton studies Middle Devonian marine faunas (such as these brachiopods from 380-390 million years ago), whose fossils are lodged in a unit of bedrock in Central New York. Credit: Syracuse University

Diving into Devonian seas: Ancient marine faunas unlock secrets of warming...

The newly named trace fossil Glossifungites gingrasi is a collection of burrows that were home to water-dwelling insects, similar to mayflies, more than 90 million years ago. (Photo: Ryan King)

Newly discovered fossil, likely subaqueous insect

Scientists identified flank instability at Pacaya, an active volcano in Guatemala. Credit: Kirsten Stephens/Penn State

Scientists identify flank instability at a volcano with history of collapse

Life reconstruction of a Spinosaurus wading in the water and fishing. Credit: Robert Nicholls ©Nicholls2020

New light shed on behavior of giant carnivorous dinosaur Spinosaurus

39 Ocean Bottom Seismometers where deployed on the ocean floor across the Mid-Atlantic Ridge as part of the PI-LAB experiment. Credit: University of Southampton

Geological phenomenon widening the Atlantic Ocean

Better predictions of volcanic eruptions would help protect the lives of those living close to them. Credit: Jorge Nava - Navart/Wikimedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0

Unravelling the when, where and how of volcanic eruptions

Image of archaea. Credit: Steve Gschmeissner/Science Photo Library

Using 100-million-year-old fossils and gravitational-wave science to predict Earth’s future climate

Scientists and philosopher team up, propose a new way to categorize...

Map of the Cascadia subduction zone. Credit: Public Domain

Deep, slow-slip action may direct largest earthquakes and their tsunamis

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