Tag: Geology
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One of the World’s Longest: Dinosaur Footprints Stretching Over 650 Feet Found in the UK
A Landmark Discovery in the UK Scientists have uncovered what is being described as one of the world’s longest dinosaur footprint trackways, extending over 650 feet. The discovery, made at a site in the United Kingdom, provides a rare window into the movements and behavior of dinosaurs that roamed this region millions of years ago.…
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Deep Earth’s Quiet Aftermath: Why Seismic Healing Persists Longer at Mid- crust Depths
Introduction: The Hidden Timeline of Post-Seismic Deformation Earthquakes grab headlines with dramatic ruptures and surface destruction, but the story of how the Earth settles after a quake runs much deeper. Post-seismic deformation refers to the slow adjustment of rocks around an earthquake as new stresses redistribute after the initial rupture. While society tends to focus…
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Europe’s Longest Sauropod Dinosaur Trackway Unearthed in England: A 166-Million-Year Footprint Map
Discovery of Europe’s Longest Sauropod Trackway In a landmark paleontological find, researchers have uncovered what may be Europe’s longest sauropod dinosaur trackway at Dewars Farm Quarry near Bicester in Oxfordshire, England. The 2024 excavation, led by an international team from the University of Oxford, the University of Birmingham, Liverpool John Moores University, and the Oxford…
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Continental Crust Stabilized by Furnace-Like Heat: New Study Unveils Geologic Secret
New Insight into an Ancient Puzzle For billions of years, Earth’s continents have stood as the bedrock of landscapes, ecosystems, and civilizations. A premier finding published in Nature Geoscience now reframes the tale of how these landmasses gained and retained their stability. The study, conducted by researchers at Penn State and Columbia University, identifies a…
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Earth’s Continents Stabilized by Furnace-Like Heat, Study Finds
New Insight into a Geological Mystery For billions of years, Earth’s continents have provided the stable platforms that support mountains, ecosystems, and human civilizations. A new study by researchers at Penn State and Columbia University offers the clearest explanation yet: extreme heat in the planet’s lower continental crust acted as a furnace, driving a process…
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A Manual for Memory: Lessons from the 2015 Nepal Earthquake
Introduction: Remembering a Moment That Shaped a Decade The book Nepal Bhukampa: Kaha Thiyau (Nepal Earthquake: Where Were You?) by Singaporean author and photographer Zakaria Zainal, known as Zak, and Nepali journalist Sahina Shrestha, invites readers to confront memory rather than distance themselves from trauma. As quakes ripple across the globe, the authors argue that…
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Hidden Climate Thermostats Could Accelerate or Alter the Timing of the Next Ice Age
Overview: A Two-Thermostat View of Earth’s Climate Scientists have long explored how Earth naturally regulates its climate on geological timescales. The classic model centers on the silicate weathering feedback: when the planet warms and rain increases, CO2 is drawn down through chemical reactions with silicate rocks, ultimately storing carbon in oceans and sediments. This slow…
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New 3D Model Reveals Britain’s Subsurface Geophysical Structures
Unveiling Britain’s Hidden Architecture Magnetotelluric (MT) surveys, which measure natural electric and magnetic field variations at the Earth’s surface, offer a window into the subsurface by mapping electrical resistivity. Changes in resistivity help scientists identify geologic features such as igneous intrusions, sedimentary basins, and variations in crustal composition. A new 3D resistivity model, based on…
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Cebu Earthquake: Fault Finders, Knowledge Sharers, Enhanced Resilience
Cebu Earthquake: Tracing Surface Rupture and What It Means The magnitude 6.9 Cebu earthquake on September 30, 2025, left more than ground shaking—it exposed a surface rupture zone in northern Cebu. With a shallow focus of about 5 kilometers, geologists from the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) identified a new fault, later named…
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Mars Once Had an Ocean: New Research Points to Ancient Martian Seas
New Findings Span Earth and Mars For years, scientists have painted a picture of a warmer, wetter Mars—one that hosted liquid water on its surface and a thicker atmosphere. A recent study led by geoscientists at the University of Arkansas strengthens this view by drawing a striking parallel between Earth’s geological formations and features observed…