Geology in the News

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Study co-author Athena Eyster standing in front of a large exposure of banded iron formation, the iron rich deposit from which ancient magnetic field signals were extracted.
Study co-author Athena Eyster standing in front of a large exposure of banded iron formation, the iron rich deposit from which ancient magnetic field signals were extracted. Photo credit: Claire Nichols.

4/26/2024: Earth has a vast interior ocean, 400-miles under our feet, that creates ‘ringwoodite’ gems

4/25/2024: BHP Offers to Buy Rival Anglo American in Potential Mega-Mining Deal

4/24/2024: Ancient rocks in Greenland reveal oldest evidence of Earth’s magnetic field

4/21/2024: Scientists may have pinpointed the true origin of the Hope Diamond and other pristine gemstones

4/21/2024: Scientists Discover a Planet That May Be Even More Habitable Than Earth

4/20/2024: The “Epic Row” Over a New Epoch

4/18/2024: The Earth's transformation in satellite images

4/18/2024: Watch an Icelandic volcano erupt below northern lights

4/16/2024: How New Mines Could Break U.S. Reliance on China’s Batteries

4/14/2024: Boji Stones (Shaman Stones)

4/9/2024: Watch: Italy’s Mount Etna Blows Rare ‘Vortex Rings’ Into Sky

4/3/2024: Taiwan earthquake: an earthquake scientist on what we know so far and what may happen next

4/1/2024: Turning Rocks Into Renewable Energy With Hydrogen Breakthrough