Geology
Is Iran’s Taftan Volcano Awakening? Discover What 700,000 Years of Dormancy Could Mean for the Region!
For years, Taftan volcano in eastern Iran seemed dormant. It stands nearly 13,000 feet above the desert, but a surprising ... Read more
Skyline High School Alum Joins NASA’s Elite Astronaut Candidate Class!
SEATTLE — NASA has welcomed a new astronaut candidate from Western Washington. Lauren Edgar, a 40-year-old geologist from Sammamish, is ... Read more
Exciting News: Former Skyline High School Student Selected for NASA Astronaut Candidate Class!
A woman from Western Washington has just been selected by NASA to join the astronaut candidate class for 2025. Lauren ... Read more
Unlocking the Mystery: Scientists Discover the Hidden Force Behind Dry Oil Wells
A team from Penn State University is tackling a big issue in oil drilling: many wells stop producing oil even ... Read more
Unlocking the Mystery: How the Extinction of Non-Avian Dinosaurs Transformed Our Planet—New Insights from Scientists
Rocks from the time just before and after non-avian dinosaurs went extinct show significant differences. Millions of years later, scientists ... Read more
Unveiling the Mystery: Why 90% of Earthquake Energy Doesn’t Behave as You Expect
Earthquakes can be deadly. But according to a new study, what we feel during these events is just the tip ... Read more
Shocking Discovery: North Sea Seabed Found to Be Upside Down, According to New Research
In the field of stratigraphy, which studies rock layers, it’s common for sediments on top to be younger than those ... Read more
Unveiling History: How Cave Formations Reveal Secrets of Climate Change Through the Ages
Researchers have made some intriguing discoveries about the Gulf Stream, an important ocean current that affects our climate. A recent ... Read more
University of Idaho Launches State’s First Geological Engineering Degree: Your Pathway to a Future in Geology!
The University of Idaho and North Idaho College are teaming up to offer Idaho’s only Bachelor of Science in Geological ... Read more
Uncovering the Mystery: How 80-Million-Year-Old Greenland Rift Creates Weirdly Hot Rocks in New England
Beneath the Appalachian Mountains, about 124 miles down, there’s an unusual hot spot known as the Northern Appalachian Anomaly (NAA). ... Read more
