Geology in the News

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An artist’s rendering of the Earth surrounded by a temporary ring of debris 466 million years ago. Credit: Oliver Hull.

9/25/2024: Earth Is Getting a New Mini Moon

9/24/2024: A Geological Phenomenon in Elk River is Hiding in Plain Sight

9/20/2024: Earth Had a Ring 466 Million Years Ago, Study Says

9/14/2024: A landslide triggered a 650-foot mega-tsunami in Greenland. Then came something inexplicable

9/12/2024: We Now Know Why Earth Vibrated for Nine Days in 2023, An earth-science detective squad has solved the mystery of a puzzling disturbance that rattled the planet

9/7/2024: Ancient earthquakes: Scientists investigate fault line that helped shape Colorado’s Rocky Mountains

9/5/2024: Witness 1.8 billion years of tectonic plates dance across Earth’s surface in a new animation

8/7/2024: Michigan Tech Research Award Winner Tracks Impacts of Volcano Behavior Around the World

7/31/2024: From Museums to Mining: A Guide for Aspiring Rock Hounds, by 

Undated website: What did Earth look like  ____ million years ago?