Category Archives: Geology

Amasia, the new supercontinent

All of Earth’s current continents will form Amasia, a single landmass, in 50 to 200 million years time.

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Lunar mineral discovered in Western Australia

A mineral thought to be unique to the Moon has been discovered in the Pilbara region.

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Early life on Earth had sulphur-based metabolisms

Microfossils from the Pilbara in Western Australia have extended the fossil record of sulphur-loving bacteria by 500 million years or more.

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New technique reveals how glaciers sculpt valleys

  What did the alpine landscapes of New Zealand look like before glaciation began?

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Discovering Wassonite

On December 1969, the Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition found several meteorites in the Yamato Mountains in Antarctica.

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The science behind tsunamis

The location and strength of the earthquake that struck Japan on March 11 determined the power of the tsunami.

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Shallow quakes can cause more damage

The depth of the latest earthquake in Christchurch played a bigger role than it’s size.

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Icelandic volcano drilling suggests magma as a source of energy

Scientists drilling in the Krafla volcano in Iceland discovered a source of energy they weren’t expecting.

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Horned dinosaurs found on ‘lost continent’

Two new species of horned dinosaurs unearthed in the United States were inhabitants of the lost continent of Laramidia, scientists believe.

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World’s largest wave energy device planted off UK coast

A British company has taken a major step towards harnessing wave energy by planting a grid-connected power hub in a seabed in England’s South West.

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