Geology - Page 34

October 20, 2015

Earth's oldest rocks hold essential ingredient for life

A critical building block for creating the first life on Earth was found in 3.8-billion-year-old rocks from Isua, Greenland, researchers reported at the annual Goldschmidt geochemistry conference.

October 20, 2015

Chunk of Africa found underneath Southeastern US

Geoscientists have identified a chunk of Africa stuck onto the southeastern United States.

October 20, 2015

Baby volcanic island eats its older neighbor

As a seafloor volcano continues to erupt in a remote part of the Pacific Ocean, a newborn island has swallowed its neighbor whole, images from space show.

October 20, 2015

Iceland's Hekla volcano close to erupting, scientist claims

Hekla volcano, one of Iceland's most active volcanoes, could be close to erupting, a University of Iceland geoscientist claims.

October 20, 2015

NASA confirms Curiosity rover found evidence of ancient stream on Mars

A fresh analysis by NASA's Curiosity rover confirms a stream once ran through Gale Crater on Mars.

October 20, 2015

Budget cuts pare real-time monitoring of volcanoes

Scientists monitoring Alaska's volcanoes have been forced to limit real-time tracking of eruptions amid ongoing federal budget cuts -- moves that could mean delays in getting vital information to airline pilots and emergency planners.

October 20, 2015

Scientists face four years in prison for failing to predict earthquake

Six Italian scientists and one government official could see four-year prison terms for manslaughter for allegedly downplaying the risk of an earthquake in the town of L'Aquila, Italy, in 2009.

October 20, 2015

Strange rock from Russia contains 30,000 diamonds

SAN FRANCISCO Here's the perfect Christmas gift for the person who has everything: A red and green rock, ornament-sized, stuffed with 30,000 teeny-tiny diamonds

October 20, 2015

Rare mineral discovered in ancient meteorite impact crater

A rare mineral known from just three massive meteorite impacts has now turned up in a Wisconsin crater

October 20, 2015

Scientists monitoring Hawaii lava undertake risks

Scientists at the U.S. Geological Survey's Hawaiian Volcano Observatory have been monitoring every twist and turn of lava creeping unpredictably toward communities in a rural and isolated district on the Big Island.