Category: Geochemistry, Geophysics
16 May 2013
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Atlantic Coast Warping Like a 'Magic Carpet'
Discovery may change how geologists reconstruct past climate
26 April 2013
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ScienceShot: Solving the Mystery of Supercharged Lightning
Chance arrangement of satellites gives researchers unprecedented look at terrestrial gamma-ray flashes
18 April 2013
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Superstorm Sandy Shook the Earth
Seismic vibrations could be used to assess long-term trends in ocean storminess
3 April 2013
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North America Grew by Scarfing Up Earth's Crust
Finding helps explain mountain building and lack of volcanic activity in the West
21 March 2013
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The Shaky Side of Landslides
Researchers can divine the size of major slumps from seismic data
20 March 2013
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ScienceShot: Has Voyager 1 Left the Solar System?
Cosmic ray data suggest the craft may have finally reached interstellar space
17 March 2013
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ScienceShot: Earthquakes Deposit Gold in Fault Zones
Tons of the precious metal can be generated over thousands of years
14 March 2013
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Microbes Likely Abundant Hundreds of Meters Below Sea Floor
Deep-crust organisms may constitute largest ecosystem on Earth
14 March 2013
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ScienceShot: Solar Blast Suspected in Tree Ring Mystery
Huge solar storm likely hit Earth in 775 C.E.
4 March 2013
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Earth Not So Hot Thanks to Volcanoes
Particles spewed from eruptions are helping to keep warming in check, but industrial smokestacks don't help so much
24 February 2013
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Lost Land Beneath the Waves
The Indian Ocean may conceal an ancient microcontinent
11 February 2013
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Slumping Arctic Soils Produce Significant Amounts of CO2
Sinkholes called thermokarsts could be a large source of greenhouse gases
7 February 2013
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ScienceShot: Big Smash, Dead Dinos
Study provides strongest evidence yet that asteroid wiped out the dinosaurs
1 February 2013
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ScienceShot: Erosion in Flatland
More sediment produced in gently sloping areas than in mountains
4 December 2012
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Satellites Could Detect Nuclear Tests
Scientists look to the ionosphere to spot clandestine detonations
4 December 2012
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'Is Earth F**ked?' AGU Scientist Asks
Provocative title part of conference session on human impacts on nature
29 November 2012
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A Grand Old Canyon
A new study suggests an older age for the iconic gorge
25 October 2012
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Video: Grains Shape the Songs of Sand Dunes
Researchers uncover the secret to their song
4 October 2012
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ScienceShot: Earthquake in a Lab
Device simulates 4- to 8-magnitude temblors
26 September 2012
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Indian Ocean Quakes Part of Slo-Mo Seafloor Breakup
April's massive quakes one more rip toward the formation of a new tectonic boundary
2 August 2012
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ScienceShot: Are Major Earthquakes Linked?
Clusters are probably random, according to new analysis
19 July 2012
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ScienceShot: April's Sumatra Quake Was a Record-Setter
Temblor was largest ever measured away from a tectonic plate boundary
15 June 2012
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You Owe Your Life to Rock
Erosion of metal-rich granite long ago set the stage for multicellular organisms
12 June 2012
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ScienceShot: Underground Rain Gauge?
Surface features on stalactites may help scientists estimate ancient precipitation
30 May 2012
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ScienceShot: Supervolcanoes Can Have a Short Fuse
Massive eruptions may occur with only a few hundred years' warning
29 May 2012
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ScienceShot: Dead Sea Rising
Decline in water level triggers rise in elevation of region's crust
24 May 2012
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Will a Volcano Erupt? The Answer's in the Crystals
Chemical patterns of tiny magma crystals track changes in volcanic activity
24 May 2012
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Homegrown Organic Matter Found on Mars, But No Life
Researchers found that the planet has produced its own organic matter for eons with no help from life
10 May 2012
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Earthquakes in a Box
A computer simulation captures the essence of some of the world's most closely studied temblors
23 April 2012
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No Love for Comet Wipeout
Findings argue against extraterrestrial impact snuffing out mammoths and early Indians
13 April 2012
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Podcast: Big Brains, Land Bridges, and the 'Cocktail Party Problem'
Listen to a roundup of some of our favorite stories from this week
19 March 2012
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ScienceShot: Enough Sand to Bury Manhattan
Researchers discover the largest single volume of sand ever extruded from an underground reservoir
9 March 2012
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ScienceShot: Sounds of Disaster
Researchers create an audible animation of seismic vibes from the 2011 Japanese earthquake
9 February 2012
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ScienceShot: Lasers Shine New Light on Quakes
Laser altimeters can help detect unknown faults in quake-stricken zones
8 February 2012
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Meet 'Amasia,' the Next Supercontinent
Analysis reveals a dramatically different world, 100 million years hence
3 February 2012
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Air Guns Shake Up Earthquake Monitoring
A new device may help researchers keep an eye on changing stresses along fault zones
20 January 2012
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Podcast: The Origins of Diamonds, A Nano-Ear, and More
Listen to a roundup of some of our favorite stories from this week
19 January 2012
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Electric Material in Mantle Could Explain Earth's Rotation
Researchers find that a common material in Earth's layer of hot, softened rock conducts electricity
18 January 2012
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How a Diamond Is Like a Champagne Cork
Carbon dioxide fizz rockets gems to Earth's surface
3 January 2012
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Rare Moon Mineral Found on Earth
Tranquillityite shows up in Australian rocks
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