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Tsunami caused long-term ecosystem change in the Caribbean 15 Dec 2012 | 12:00 pm
A detailed analysis of sediments from the island of Bonaire in the Caribbean presents convincing evidence for an extraordinary wave impact dating back some 3,300 years. The sediments studied by the sc...
The bright future for natural gas in the United States 14 Dec 2012 | 12:00 pm
Hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking," has changed the energy landscape. We can now affordably produce natural gas from previously inaccessible rock formations, which has led to increasing natural gas c...
Mining ancient ores for clues to early life 13 Dec 2012 | 12:00 pm
An analysis of sulfide ore deposits from one of the world's richest base-metal mines confirms oxygen levels were extremely low on Earth 2.7 billion years ago, but also shows that microbes were activel...
Asteroid that killed the dinosaurs also wiped out the 'Obamadon' 12 Dec 2012 | 12:00 pm
The asteroid collision widely thought to have killed the dinosaurs also led to extreme devastation among snake and lizard species, according to new research -- including the extinction of a newly iden...
Detecting tunnels using seismic waves not as simple as it sounds 11 Dec 2012 | 12:00 pm
A Sandia researcher is working to improve the detection of shallow tunnels with the goal of helping find them along the border and other areas where tunnels could pose a threat.
Everything you ever wanted to know about virtual visualizations 10 Dec 2012 | 12:00 pm
Learn about the application of Google Geo Tools to geoscience education and research through this new book from The Geological Society of America. Volume editors Steven Whitmeyer of James Madison Univ...
Scientists pinpoint great-earthquake hot spots 7 Dec 2012 | 12:00 pm
The world's largest earthquakes occur at subduction zones ? locations where a tectonic plate slips under another. But where along these extended subduction areas are great earthquakes most likely to h...
Geoscientist cites critical need for basic research to unleash promising energy sources 5 Dec 2012 | 12:00 pm
Developers of renewable energy and shale gas must overcome fundamental geological and environmental challenges if these promising energy sources are to reach their full potential, according to a trio ...
Geoscientists cite 'critical need' for basic research to unleash promising energy resources 4 Dec 2012 | 12:00 pm
Developers of renewable energy and shale gas must overcome fundamental geological and environmental challenges if these promising energy sources are to reach their full potential, according to a trio ...
Grand Canyon as old as the dinosaurs, suggests new study 3 Dec 2012 | 12:00 pm
An analysis of mineral grains from the bottom of the western Grand Canyon indicates it was largely carved out by about 70 million years ago -- a time when dinosaurs were around and may have even peeke...
