Geo Roundup
The oldest fossils ever found, a churning seafloor driving evolution, and a salty Mediterranean Sea triggering the Ice Age
Ocean Gas
Researchers attempt to find ways to tap frozen natural gas under the sea
Seismic Spy Web
Using seismometers to characterize terrorist and other manmade explosions
Burying Nuclear Waste
Why can't you bury radioactive waste where the uranium was dug up? (Geology is not right)
Yellowstone Volcanoes
Monitoring the hot magma under Yellowstone Park can warn of future volcanic eruptions
Olympics Earthquake
The mountains of Salt Lake City were shaped by powerful earthquakes in the past.
Quake Clusters
Mapping out a timeline of quakes shows that they tend to occur in clusters.
Mars Minerals
Identifying the types of rocks and minerals are on Mars can tell scientists whether water was ever present.
Quake Shaking
Predicting earthquakes by watching their damage to buildings while monitoring how they impact different soils.
Predicting Quakes
A master model of Southern California geology can help predict earthquakes
Earth Sensors
Using GPS satellites and sensors to track movements of the earth's crust
Traveling Pollution
Toxic Waste and how it spreads when it's stored underground
Deep Quakes
Exploring how the abundant mineral olivine changes to spinel in the earth's mantle could unlock the reasons behind earthquakes
Earthquake History
Digging into the ground around faults reveal evidence of earthquakes up to 20,000 years ago, and could perhaps help researchers predict future ones.
Mars Models
Creating and testing Mars-like sedimentary rocks to learn about geology on Mars.
Lawn Nitrates
Measuring fertilizer runoff from a lab-lawn to see how much gets into drinking water, etc.
High Pressure
Squeezing minerals in a heavy press provides clues about what happens deep inside the earth