Burke, a master geologist, traveled the world to inform his studies on plate tectonics, soil formation, erosion, sedimentology, and a host of other topics, including other planets.Read More »Geology & Geophysics
The Parker Solar Probe will study the Sun’s corona and its electric and magnetic fields, as well as the mechanisms that drive the solar wind, all from behind an advanced protective heat shield.Read More »Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Volcanology
Volcanologists say it’s too soon to know whether the sudden drop in activity signals the end of the eruption or just a pause.Read More »Geology & Geophysics
Weather forecasts combine many model predictions to create an ensemble that is more accurate than separate models, a technique now starting to be applied in space weather science.Read More »Hydrology, Cryosphere & Earth Surface
The discovery reveals similarities between the extinction event that ended the Mesozoic Era and human-driven global warming.Read More »Geology & Geophysics
Although rare at the Earth’s surface, diamonds may be commonplace at depths of 120 to 150 kilometers below the surface within the lithosphere of old continents.Read More »
