Geochemistry

September 18, 2024
Geochemistry, Geology, Geophysics

Explaining dramatic planet-wide changes after world’s last ‘Snowball Earth’ event

Some of the most dramatic climatic events in our planet’s history are ‘Snowball Earth’ events that happened hundreds of millions of years ago, when almost the entire planet was...

September 17, 2024
Geochemistry, Geology, Geophysics

Moving particle simulation-aided soil plasticity analysis for earth pressure balance shield tunnelling

Understanding the relationship between plasticity of muddy soil and earth pressure can be crucial to maintaining tunnel stability and predicting ground behavior during earth pressure balance (EPB) shield tunnelling,...

September 12, 2024
Geochemistry, Geology, Geophysics

Climate-change-triggered 2023 mega-landslide caused Earth to vibrate for nine days

A landslide in a remote part of Greenland caused a 200 meter (650 foot) mega-tsunami that sloshed back and forth across a fjord for nine days, generating vibrations throughout...

September 12, 2024
Geochemistry, Geology, Geophysics

Path to prosperity for planet and people shrinking rapidly, scientists warn

Our planet will only remain able to provide even the most basic standard of living for everyone in the future if economic systems and technologies are dramatically transformed and...

September 11, 2024
Geochemistry, Geology, Geophysics

Path to prosperity for planet and people if Earth’s critical resources are better shared

Earth will only remain able to provide even a basic standard of living for everyone in the future if economic systems and technologies are dramatically transformed and critical resources...

August 30, 2024
Geochemistry, Geology, Geophysics

Doughnut-shaped region found inside Earth’s core deepens understanding of planet’s magnetic field

A doughnut-shaped region thousands of kilometers beneath our feet within Earth’s liquid core has been discovered, providing new clues about the dynamics of our planet’s magnetic field.

August 29, 2024
Geochemistry, Geology, Geophysics

How a salt giant radically reshaped Mediterranean marine biodiversity

A new study paves the way to understanding biotic recovery after an ecological crisis in the Mediterranean Sea about 5.5 million years ago. Researchers have now been able to...

August 28, 2024
Geochemistry, Geology, Geophysics

Study finds limits to storing CO2 underground to combat climate change

New research has found limits to how quickly we can scale up technology to store gigatons of carbon dioxide under the Earth’s surface.

August 26, 2024
Geochemistry, Geology, Geophysics

Oxygen produced in the deep sea raises questions about extraterrestrial life

Rocks are generating ‘dark oxygen’ in an area being explored for deep-sea mining.

August 23, 2024
Geochemistry, Geology, Geophysics

Two epicenters led to Japan’s violent Noto earthquake on New Year’s Day

The 7.5- magnitude earthquake beneath Japan’s Noto Peninsula on Jan. 1, 2024, occurred when a ‘dual-initiation mechanism’ applied enough energy from two different locations to break through a fault...