Geology
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New Sand Dunes Map Reveals Earth's Climate Secrets
For decades, scientists believed Earth's vast desert dunes were largely static.
Abuja tremors: Hourly updates ordered as officials grapple with seismic oversight
At 11:23:27 a.m. on Tuesday, an earth tremor originating from a depth of one kilometer shook several buildings in Abuja. The Minister of Solid Minerals Development immediately demanded hourly updates.
The Anthropocene Is Not an Epoch: What Geologists Decided in March 2024 and Why
In March 2024, geologists formally rejected the proposal to designate the Anthropocene as a new epoch on the Geologic Time Scale. While the term remains widely used to describe human-driven planetary change, the decision reflects strict stratigraphic requirements and the diachronous nature of human impact, leading to discussions about framing it as a geological "event" instead.
Ice Age Sea Level Drops Boosted Seafloor Volcano Activity, Study Finds
Sediment records from the eastern equatorial Pacific reveal that ancient ice ages, by dropping sea levels, supercharged deep-sea volcanoes.
Mantle plumes trigger mass extinctions by altering Earth's climate
252 million years ago, a series of eruptions in Siberia, not an asteroid, unleashed enough greenhouse gases to wipe out over 90% of marine species.