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Ancient Methane Seeps Tell Tale of Sudden Warming

JoAnna Wendel, freelance science writer and illustrator by JoAnna Wendel 5 May 201731 July 2023

Newly discovered rock mounds left by ancient methane seeps give scientists clues that methane on ancient ocean floor was released by ancient global warming.

Researchers examine the mechanics behind a deadly rock avalanche in China.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

What Causes Rock Avalanches?

by Terri Cook 24 April 201710 March 2023

Experimental studies of frictional weakening beneath a deadly rock avalanche in China help to clarify the mechanisms that cause these devastating natural disasters.

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Neotectonics and Earthquake Forecasting

by I. Çemen and Y. Yilmaz 23 March 20176 October 2021

The editors of a new book describe the evolution of major earthquake producing fault zones in the eastern Mediterranean region and explore how earthquake forecasting could improve.

New research links ocean acidification and its effect on extinction events to better understand Earth’s ancient seas.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Exploring Ancient Ocean Acidification in the Rock Record

Alexandra Branscombe by A. Branscombe 10 March 201712 September 2022

Scientists studying Earth's ancient oceans use a new method to measure ocean acidification and its effect on extinction events.

Researchers examine New Zealand’s Alpine Fault as it nears the end of its seismic cycle.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Alteration Along the Alpine Fault Helps Build Seismic Strain

by Terri Cook 7 March 201724 March 2023

Detailed analysis of cores drilled through New Zealand's most dangerous on-land fault indicates that its permeability and strength are altered by mineral precipitation between seismic events.

The late Lee Allison (right) and exploration geologist Peter Megaw (left) on the set of the Arizona Mining Review.
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Merle Lee Allison (1948–2016)

by S. M. Richard and D. J. Hills 14 February 20178 November 2021

A dynamic geologist with a knack for organizing people, he served as state geologist in three different states and pioneered global efforts to develop cyberinfrastructure for the Earth sciences.

Researchers put ground-penetrating radar data to the test to analyze the structure of aquifers
Posted inResearch Spotlights

New Ground-Penetrating Radar Method Shows Promise in Aquifer

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 6 February 201716 February 2022

Recent advances in ground-penetrating radar data analysis could help reveal aquifer structure in unprecedented detail.

Artist’s conception of the instrument mast for NASA's Mars 2020 rover.
Posted inScience Updates

Seeking Signs of Life and More: NASA’s Mars 2020 Mission

by K. A. Farley and K. H. Williford 11 January 201725 August 2022

The next Mars rover will be able to land near rugged terrain, giving scientists access to diverse landscapes. It will also cache core samples, a first step in the quest to return samples to Earth.

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Developments in the Study of Rock Physics

by L. Adam and Douglas R. Schmitt 9 January 20171 October 2021

AGU/SEG Joint Workshop on Upper Crust Physics of Rocks; Hilo, Hawaii, 11–14 July 2016

View of the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone National Park
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Pinpointing the Trigger Behind Yellowstone's Last Supereruption

by A. Woodward 4 January 201712 September 2022

Geologists suggest that mixing of magma melt pockets could have caused the explosion a little more than 600,000 years ago.

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