Quark Expeditions offers the spectacular opportunity to explore the last great wilderness on Earth - Antarctica - in an ...

The land underneath the East Antarctic ice sheet is less well-known than the surface of Mars,” said Durham University Professor Stewart Jamieson, summing up the deep mystery that has only just started ...

Somewhere between Google Earth glitches and ancient prophecy, a new kind of internet mystery has taken hold. It doesn’t come ...

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Learn more about the volcanic ash researchers found in the sediment around Lake Mead’s now exposed shoreline, and how it ...

Here's What'll Happen When Plate Tectonics Grinds to a Halt. A new study says we may only have another 1.45 billion years to enjoy the dynamic action of Earth’s geologic engine.

Encarnacion is interested in a variety of tectonic and petrologic problems dealing with subduction, magmatism, island arc and continental crustal growth as well as ore deposits. His research has taken ...

Some relatively new discoveries, and new technologies, tell a remarkable story about New Hampshire’s ancient coastline and ...

His work in Antarctica has also been honored in the naming of an exposed rock structure, Collinson Ridge, after him. His contributions to the field of geology a nd education make him a ...

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Volcanic regions like Etna are known to be rich in various minerals and elements. Mount Erebus, one of the world’s most active volcanoes, is estimated to spew around 80 grams of gold into the frigid ...