Geology in the News
Links provided by Harold Tuchfeld, Brian Silver, Rod Nenner, Chris Randolph, Ken Rock, and Andy Thompson
This month's column includes links for three full months of geology-related articles selected by fellow members and readers. So much interesting stuff to review as the summer draws to a close. Please enjoy!
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8/29/2024: Scientists Uncover a Billion-Year Secret in Earth’s Largest Iron Ore Deposits
8/23/2024: Icelandic volcano eruption slows down, spa resort evacuated
8/22/2024: Uncovering “Snowball Earth”: Hidden Rock Record Unveils Secrets of Earth’s Deep Freeze
8/21/2024: New technology extracts lithium from brines inexpensively and sustainably
8/21/2024: Ranked: The Countries That Added the Most Gold Reserves (2013-2023)
8/18/2024: Scientists Unveil Mysterious Origins of Earth’s Largest Igneous Rocks
8/17/2024: Volcano erupts in Russia after 7.0-magnitude earthquake, sending ash column 5 miles high
8/2/2024: Does This Mars Rock Show a "Potential Biosignature"? Or Just "Wet Chemistry"?
8/1/2024: Mercury could have an 11-mile underground layer of diamonds, researchers say
7/9/2024: Rock found in WA's Pilbara could be the oldest recorded evidence of complex life on Earth
7/9/2024: ‘Prehistoric Pompeii’ reveals 515 million-year-old sea bugs’ anatomy in pristine 3D
7/6/2024: This Italian vacation hotspot is turning tourists away as it runs out of water
7/5/2024: Earth’s core has slowed so much it’s moving backward, scientists confirm. Here’s what it could mean.
6/30/2024: There's an Extremely Stupid Reason NASA Scientists Can't Study China's Amazing New Moon Rocks
6/5/2024: Tallest waterfall in China is fed by pipes, officials admit
6/4/2024: Evidence of Earth's First Rains Found Trapped Within Primordial Crystals
6/4/2024: Mount Kanlaon volcano erupts sending 3-mile ash plume into the sky
6/3/2024: Owner of world’s biggest fossilized poop collection opens museum