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Watch: Lava engulfs road in Iceland
BBC News· 2 hours agoMolten rock has been edging towards the coastal town of Grindavik after a volcanic eruption last month.
Ancient crystals reveal the earliest evidence of fresh water, scientists say
CNN via Yahoo News· 6 days agoChemical clues in zircon crystals suggest the rock in which they formed came into contact with fresh...
The Geologists of the Future
The Atlantic· 20 hours agoThe government SUV is a white dot on the vast volcanic landscape. Beneath the open rear hatch, the geologists Jim Skinner and Alexandra Huff are bent...
Today in History: Muhammad Ali dies
Chicago Tribune· 6 days agoToday is Monday, June 3, the 155th day of 2024. On June 3, 2016, heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali, whose athletic feats and activism put him...
The Fiery World of Riddick’s Crematoria Might Be Common in the Cosmos
Sci Fi Wire· 6 days agoThere, the sunlight is so intense that the horizon drags a line of molten rock behind it as the...
Super-Earth Secrets: James Webb Telescope Reveals Unexpected Exoplanet Atmosphere
SciTechDaily· 6 days agoThis artist’s concept shows what the exoplanet 55 Cancri e could look like. Also called Janssen, 55...
Fresh water present on Earth ‘500 million years earlier than previously thought’
PA Media: Science via Yahoo News· 6 days agoResearchers measured the oxygen compositions of zircon, a mineral that formed in some rocks that...
24 Bucket-List Places to Take Your Kids
Cheapism via AOL· 17 hours agoHana on the island of Maui can give junior geologists some inspiration with Black Sand Beach (Honokalani Beach) and the Hana Lava Tubes, which were...
Scientists Intrigued By Almost Perfectly Circular Pit on the Surface of Mars
Futurism via Yahoo News· 7 days agoNASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) has discovered another intriguing formation on the planet's...
Revolutionizing Volcano Monitoring With New Lava Viscosity Tool
SciTechDaily· 5 days agoResearchers at the University at Buffalo developed a new tool to measure lava viscosity directly in...