Mountains 101

Mountains 101

Manchestercarpa vancouverensis. Credit: Brian Atkinson

Mahogany tree family dates back to last hurrah of the dinosaurs

Earth, core, mantle

Heavy iron isotopes leaking from Earth’s core

Geysers in Yellowstone National Park attest to the presence of a supervolcano, which is currently dormant. An eruption of this explosive volcano would impact the entire planet. Credit: © P.H. Barry

A new tool to predict volcanic eruptions

The inner core is likely composed of the hexagonal close packed phase of iron and located at the center of the Earth at pressures between 329 and 364 GPa and temperatures of ~5000 to ~6000 K. Credit: Ehime University

Is the Earth’s inner core oscillating and translating anomalously?

The early Earth was hotter than it is today and this affected the strength of the crust and mantle.

International study sheds new light on the transformation of the Earth’s...

Reconstruction of the giant pterosaur Hatzegopteryx launching into the air, just after the forelimbs have left the ground. Credit: Mark Witton

Pterosaurs and other fossil flyers to better engineer human-made flight

Artistic reconstruction of the type of weevil studied. Credit: James McKay

Fossil record analysis hints at evolutionary origins of insects’ structural colours

Things are really quieting down on planet Earth. Credit: The Royal Observatory of Belgium.

Thanks to COVID-19, nothing’s moving—and seismologists can tell

Volcanic gas emissions in Northern Iceland

New geochemical tool reveals origin of Earth’s nitrogen

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