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'Roots' of Colombian mountains 'dripped' into the mantle millions of years ago — but the peaks still...
Live Science via Yahoo News· 4 months agoEarth's crust once formed a dense "root" supporting Colombia's northern Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta...
After 60 Years Of Trying, Geologists Finally Pried Rocks From Earth's Upper Mantle
Men's Health via Yahoo News· 12 months agoTO UNDERSTAND THE geologic processes roiling beneath the Earth’s crust, it helps to have samples of...
What's the deepest-occurring gemstone on Earth?
Live Science via Yahoo News· 8 months agoMany valuable diamonds, raw and cut, for further processing for the jewelry industry. In Virgin Valley, Nevada, it's possible to spend an afternoon...
Scientists may have accidentally found mystery magma reservoir in volcanoless region of Alaska
Live Science via Yahoo News· 4 months agoAutumn colors paint the landscape below the mighty Mount McKinley (Denali). Scientists may have...
Millions of Years Ago 'Fountains Of Diamonds' Erupted From The Earth: Will It Happen Again Soon?
Benzinga via Yahoo Finance· 5 months agoScientists from the University of Southampton in the United Kingdom uncovered geological events...
Ancient stretching of continents led to extreme global warming event, study says
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoPrehistoric stretching of the continents is likely to have caused one of the most extreme episodes...
Scientists extract a kilometer of rock from Earth's mantle in record-breaking mission
Live Science via Yahoo News· 12 months agoA record-breaking drilling attempt, which dug more than a kilometer into an underwater mountain in...
New York is shook. But how can an earthquake hit in the middle of a tectonic plate?
Fortune via Yahoo Finance· 2 months agoTake yourself back to fifth-grade science for a second. You might have learned that earthquakes are...
A ‘version of a twilight zone’ hides among rare rocks in NC forest. How it got there
Charlotte Observer via Yahoo News· 8 months agoA mysterious “version of a Twilight Zone” exists in North Carolina, and the U.S. Forest Service has...
Fountains of diamonds erupt from Earth's center as supercontinents break up
Live Science via Yahoo News· 10 months agoRough diamond, precious stone in mine. The breakup of supercontinents may trigger explosive...