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West Antarctica’s history of rapid melting foretells sudden shifts in continent’s ‘catastrophic’ geology

Due to its thick, vast ice sheet, Antarctica appears to be a single, continuous landmass centered over the South Pole and spanning both hemispheres of the globe. The Western Hemisphere sector of the ice sheet is shaped like a hitchhiker’s thumb – an apt metaphor, because the West Antarctic ice…

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Oil Prices vs Investor Returns: It's What's Beneath the Surface That Counts

Engineering, geology and operating discipline can determine the success of oil and gas projects as much as the cost per barrel.

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After almost 20 years helping to operate rovers on Mars, NASA geologist and astronaut candidate Lauren Edgar says stepping foot on the Red Planet 'would be a dream'

Edgar once designed science experiments for astronauts to perform. Now she'll be the astronaut performing them.

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Geology could crush hopes of extracting all North Sea’s oil and gas

The remaining fields tend to be smaller, more remote and more technically challenging to drill into

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The geology that holds up the Himalayas is not what we thought, scientists discover

A 100-year-old theory explaining how Asia can carry the huge weight of the Himalayas and Tibetan Plateau needs to be rewritten, a new study suggests.

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Other lives: Palaeontologist and geology teacher who discovered the first mammal fossil from the time of the dinosaurs in Scotland

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Why it’s not a problem that dinosaurs are sold for millions of dollars – art historian

A juvenile dinosaur fossil, Ceratosaurus nasicornis, has sold at Sotheby’s New York for US$30.5 million (£22.7 million). It is part of a recent resurgence of art-market interest in fossils and natural history – palaeontology and geology especially. Indeed, this latest dinosaur sale was part of an auction specifically dedicated to…

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Fossils, forests and wild orchids: exploring the white cliffs of Denmark

A short stretch of chalk cliffs on the island of Møn could soon become a world heritage site due to its unique ecology of wild orchids and geology of 30-million-year-old fossils

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Taal Lake: The volcanic crater that has 'an island within a lake, within an island within a lake, within an island'

Taal Lake on Luzon Island in the Philippines is a volcanic crater lake with a rare geology of nested islands and water.

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Geologists unveil UK ‘super regions’ with best potential for transition projects

The UK has a diverse subsurface, which can play a key role in supporting efforts to reach the country’s legally binding climate goals, geologists say.

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Lake Natron: The caustic, blood-red lake in Tanzania that turns animals to 'stone'

Lake Natron is a soda lake in northern Tanzania with a volcanic geology that maintains the water's pH around 10.5, which is almost as caustic as ammonia. Some life-forms thrive there nevertheless.

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Bahrain wins top prize at Venice Architecture Biennale with a pavilion tackling extreme heat

Titled "Heatwave", the Bahrain Pavilion's award-winning project addresses the issue of extreme heat by suspending a cooling ceiling over public seating.

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'The Big One' could rock the Pacific Northwest and fuel sea-level rise and massive flooding

The geology of the Cascadia subduction zone has largely staved off climate-related sea-level rise in the Pacific Northwest, but that could reverse in an instant.

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1 billion years ago, a meteorite struck Scotland and influenced life on Earth

We’ve discovered that a meteorite struck northwest Scotland 1 billion years ago, 200 million years later than previously thought. Our results are published today in the journal Geology.

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Rocks and racism? How geologists created and perpetuated a narrative of prejudice

Kathryn Yusoff sparked a culture war with her latest book, suggesting slavery and white supremacy informed the work of geology’s founding fathers. Here, she and other experts suggest that attitudes have changed little since

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PUBG creator's goal for his new open-world project is to make "realistic Minecraft" complete with real geology

No wonder Brenden Greene's Project Artemis is still years away

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Kilauea Volcano Erupts Again At Hawaii Volcanoes National Park

Learn about the recent eruption of Kilauea volcano in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, showcasing the dynamic nature of Earth's geology.

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Funding for dinosaur fossil digging falls, as French interest rises

France’s varied geology makes it fertile ground for dinosaur fossil hunters, but many finds have only been unearthed in the last 20 years, with French palaeontologists only recently becoming interested in dinosaurs – and now funding is becoming harder to secure.

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Canada’s first moon rover will soon have a name as it prepares to explore a hostile lunar region

The Canadian Space Agency announced a competition today to name Canada’s first-ever rover mission to the moon. This unmanned mission will explore the south polar region of the moon to search for water ice and explore its unique geology.

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A Weirdly Large Object In Our Asteroid Belt Could Actually Be Habitable

The dwarf planet’s active geology was mixing up organic molecules pretty recently in its past.

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Country diary: A day of shock and ore down in the ravine

Nenthead, Cumbria: The old lead mines here revealed a complex geology, and with so little water in the burn, I’m able to get a close look

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Al Naslaa rock: Saudi Arabia's enigmatic sandstone block that's split perfectly down the middle

Al Naslaa is a rock formation in Saudi Arabia's northwestern desert consisting of two huge, symmetrical stone blocks that are separated by a mysterious gap and sit on small pedestals.

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Massive Ocean Discovered Hidden Under Earth's Crust, Scientists Reveal

Discoveries like a hidden ocean in ringwoodite mineral beneath Earth's crust reshape our understanding of the planet's geology and hydrology.

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'That was a really wild experience': How brand-new NASA astronaut Andre Douglas joined Artemis 2 moon mission (exclusive)

Andre Douglas became eligible for NASA spaceflights in March. Weeks later, the NASA astronaut learned he would back up the next mission to fly humans around the moon.

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