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Plate tectonics can trigger ice ages through the production of the carbon-trapping mineral smectite, according to a new MIT study.

Helioscopus dickersonae lived in North America in the late Jurassic period, 100 million years earlier than any previously known early gecko relative.

Research from Washington University in St. Louis shows that variations in pyrite sulfur isotopes may not represent global processes. A new microanalysis approach helps to separate out signals that reveal the relative influence of microbes and that of local climate.

Innovative Canadian subsurface intelligence company Ideon Technologies has been named an industrial affiliate of Stanford University’s Mineral-X community

Nobody seems to want to claim ownership of the spent rocket booster that struck the Moon. But scientists don't care: the impact will be a teachable moment.

University of New Mexico Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences Professors Laura Crossey and Karl Karlstrom have received a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant for Developing Partnerships Among Tribes, Geoscientists, and the National Park Service...

Nearly a century after it crashed to Earth in Northeast Arkansas, the Paragould meteorite finds its way home

Coppin State University (CSU) is a public, historically black university located in Baltimore, Maryland. It is part of the University System of Maryland. CSU

The most remote world ever seen up close is a mash-up of smaller pieces.

Our planet is subjected to more than 50 earthquakes a day. Fortunately, most do not cause significant damage. But some earthquakes are extremely destructive (as recent events in Turkey and Afghanistan demonstrate) The complexity of these tectonic plates shifts make prediction very challenging but fascinating work. Dr. Meade explains the importance of better prediction of earthquakes and the huge challenge of developing better prediction tools.