Sep 02 2010
Yellowstone Hot Spot Shreds Ancient Pacific Ocean
A new study has found that the mantle plume that feeds Yellowstone's famous geysers is even more powerful than anyone ever thought.
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Sep 01 2010
How Stable Is The West Antarctic Ice Sheet?
A new study shows that the chances of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet collapsing are uncomfortably high.
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Sep 01 2010
NASA Offers New View of Lunar Crater
A new geologic map of Schrodinger Basin on the moon gives a unique glimpse of Luna's distant past.
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Sep 01 2010
Bacteria Make Gold Nuggets
The finding could help prospectors use biosensors to zero-in on where clumps of the precious metal may lie.
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Aug 31 2010
Canadian Rockies Yields Fossil Trove
One of paleontology's most revered fossil sites now has a baby brother.
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Aug 30 2010
Are volcanic eruptions increasing?
With all the hubbub surrounding recent volcanic eruptions, it's tempting to believe that they are becoming more frequent. Not so, say scientists.
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Aug 28 2010
No, Seriously, What Killed the Dinosaurs?
New research suggests the answer may be more complicated than the "single asteroid" theory.
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Aug 21 2010
Los Angeles ‘Big One’ Could Come Sooner Than Expected: Study
Strong earthquakes along the San Andreas fault are a lot more frequent than previously thought.
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Aug 19 2010
Rwanda Harnesses Energy from Exploding Lake
Rwanda is centering its new energy plan on an unlikely, potentially dangerous source: the explosive Lake Kivu.
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Aug 17 2010
Seattle’s Ongoing ‘Silent Quake’ Lends Clues to the Big One
Scientists are studying a peculiar set of seismic rumbles underneath the Seattle area, hoping to find clues to an impending magnitude 9 earthquake.
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