Geology
The Earth’s Wandering Poles Could Have Caused the Ice Age
A new study by a team of Rice University geophysicists indicates that the Earth's wandering poles could have triggered the…
Astronauts Could Use the ScanMars Device to Search for Water on Mars
There's solid evidence for the existence of water on Mars, at least in frozen form at the planet's poles. And…
Ice Volcanoes on Ceres are Still Actively Blasting out Material
In science, one discovery often leads to more questions and mysteries. That's certainly true of the ice volcanoes on the…
Estimating When Life Could Have Arisen on Earth
A new study by a team of Canadian researchers places new constraints on when life first emerged on Earth, which…
Strange Landscapes on Mars were Created by Explosive Volcanoes
According to a new study from Johns Hopkins University, Mars' Medusa Fossae region was created by volcanic activity, a finding…
Jupiter and Venus Change Earth’s Orbit Every 405,000 Years
According to a new study by a team of Earth scientists and geologist, the way Venus and Jupiter affect Earth's…
Did You Know the Earth Has a Second Magnetic Field? Its Oceans
The ESA's Swarm satellites recently began monitoring Earth's oceans to determine how they contribute to Earth's magnetic field
Could We Detect an Ancient Industrial Civilization in the Geological Record?
According to a new study by a team of researchers, it is possible that we might find evidence of another…
About 2.3 Billion Years Ago, a Firehose of Oxygen was Released Into the Atmosphere
According to a new study by an international team of scientists, oxygen was introduced rather rapidly to Earth's atmosphere over…
Volcanoes on Mars Helped Form its Early Oceans
According to a new study by a team from UC Berkeley, the existence of oceans on Mars may have had…