Geologists

Throughout the year, geologists from the California Institute of Technology, Caltech in Pasadena, conducted analyses on the geological features on the Martian surface. Now, they can confidently confirm that the mud cracks on Mars are remnants of a lake that disappeared up to 3.5 billion years ago.

Several geologists who CNN has spoken with have flagged his comments as disingenuous, saying that someone with a 34-year-old degree who never worked in the field is not considered a geologist. "He seems not to be familiar with modern geologic knowledge," said Seth Stein, a professor at the ...

I am so excited that there are at least two professional geologists in Arkansas. Considering that the majority of Arkansas residents are "born-again Christians" who believe the universe is about 6,000 years old, this is an extremely positive development. I'm sure my comment will be deleted soon, but until ...

Geologists collect lava samples to understand the inner workings of volcanoes, and to help predict future eruptions. On Kīlauea, an active volcano in Hawaii, geologists look for areas where the lava is slowly moving on the surface. They approach upwind, wearing protective masks, gloves, and clothing, and ...

A large crack, stretching several kilometres, made a sudden appearance recently in south-western Kenya. The tear, which continues to grow, caused part of the Nairobi-Narok highway to collapse and was accompanied by seismic activity in the area. The Earth is an ever-changing planet, even though in ...

Yellowstone National Park has reported a series of potential eruptions from the world's largest active geyser for the first time since 2014. Park officials said employees reported seeing an eruption at the Steamboat Geyser in northwest Wyoming Thursday evening. Geologists comparing the eyewitness ...

Wang has been part of a team researching the geology of the North Maine Woods, parts of which haven't been charted by geologists since the 1950s. He is probably best known for the community mapping projects he's overseen with students in the last 12 years, having built UMPI's geographic information ...

LONDON, March 16 (Xinhua) -- Engineers working on Britain's biggest ever rail project revealed Friday they have discovered an old coastline showing when London was beside the seaside. The engineers working on the multi-billion dollar high speed rail link HS2, found the sub-tropical coastline dating ...

State geologists analyze projected impacts of Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake, magnitude 9.0, and expect tens of thousands of casualties in the tri-county area, and massive numbers needing emergency shelter after being forced from their homes.

“In the six hundredth year of Noach's life, in the second month, on the seventeenth day of the month, on that day All the fountains of the great deep burst apart, And the floodgates of the sky broke open.” Genesis 7:11 (The Israel Bible™). Noah's ark 3D rendering (Shutterstock). A team of scientists studying ...

HOUSTON -- Nutrient-rich ash from an enormous flare-up of volcanic eruptions toward the end of the dinosaurs' reign kicked off a chain of events that led to the formation of shale gas and oil fields from Texas to Montana. That's the conclusion of a new study by Rice University geologists that appears this ...

A Cloudina-bearing fossil outcrop at Salient Mountain A Cloudina-bearing fossil outcrop at Salient Mountain in the Canadian Rockies. Courtesy of Akshay Mehra and Adam Maloof. When the Princeton University geologists Akshay Mehra and Adam Maloof, Mehra's advisor, wanted to learn more ...

Known as "GIRI" or "the grinder," the Princeton Grinding Imaging and Reconstruction Instrument is an answer to geologists' long-standing desire to know what rocks look like on the inside. "Forever -- since Darwin -- people have tried to figure out how fossils look in 3-D, when they're embedded in rock and ...

In a new paper in the journal Marine Geology, UC Santa Barbara geologists provide the first physical evidence of coastal erosion and inundation produced by these storms. In the upper meter of marsh sediments, they found a unique deposit—in fact the only such deposit to have happened over the past ...

A group of new geologists looking to find jobs in the mining industry are in Sudbury this week to learn from experts. Next Gen Geo is a non-profit organization based in Toronto, that provides development and training for those just starting out in the field. Due to the downturn in the industry, many ...

ratonic lithosphere with a high-density root undergoes delamination when perturbed by mantle plumes from beneath. The removed cratonic root then thermally grows back, with its rock fabrics preserving recent mantle deformation. Credit: Lijun Liu. A University of Illinois-led team has identified unexpected ...

JACKSON HOLE, WYO – Geologists of Jackson Hole has opened its regular Lunchtime Presentation to the general public. Today's presentation will include a look at the Bighorn Basin. “The Glaciers didn't make it there: The environmental history of the Bighorn Basin” will be presented by Tom Minckley, ...

A popular ice cave just outside Haines Junction, Yukon, might be gone within a few years, geologists say. The Yukon Geological Survey predicts the formation will have melted completely, if not collapsed, within the next five years. The prediction is based on measurements of the cave over the last 13 years, ...

The claim irks some geologists, who worry that Zinke's claim of expertise adds weight to statements that at best reflect his out-of-date understanding of geology — and at worst, are just wrong. “That's what's dangerous,” says Phoenix, who is running for Congress in California and heads up scientific nonprofit ...

Africa was once at the centre of the world – literally. It was the landmass at the centre of Pangaea, a super continent that broke up into smaller plates about 200 million years ago. Today, Africa sits on the second largest of these plates and her physical landscape is not a permanent fixture. It's being ...