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7,844 results for: Geology

  1. Astronomy

    Rosetta readies for its close rendezvous with a comet

    The Rosetta spacecraft and its lander Philae are ready to make history in a risky rendezvous with comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.

    By Ashley Yeager
  2. Planetary Science

    Shergottite SHER-goh-tite n.

    Shergottite is the most common kind of Martian meteorite.

    By Sarah Zielinski
  3. Animals

    Windows may kill up to 988 million birds a year in the United States

    Single-family homes and low-rise buildings do much more damage than skyscrapers.

    By Susan Milius
  4. Climate

    Climate change carved canyons in Andes

    Erosion came thanks to cooling and more rain, not tectonic activity.

    By Erin Wayman
  5. Planetary Science

    Old rover finds new evidence of water on Mars

    Opportunity’s analysis of rocks at Endeavour crater reveals chemistry that could have supported life.

    By Meghan Rosen
  6. Earth

    Greenhouse gas injections may unleash earthquakes

    Plans to pump carbon dioxide into the ground to mitigate climate change could create other problems.

    By Beth Mole
  7. Science & Society

    Slight boost for U.S. climate research funding

    While most science funding remains flat lined in President Obama’s 2015 budget, climate change research gets an increase.

    By Beth Mole
  8. Planetary Science

    Ancient Martian meteorite preserves chunks of planet’s early crust

    Rock could reveal what Mars was like 4.4 billion years ago.

    By Andrew Grant
  9. Planetary Science

    The ice of a distant moon

    Jupiter’s moon Europa hides a liquid ocean, and conceivably life, under kilometers of ice. The challenge for engineers is how to penetrate that frozen barrier with technology that can be launched into space and operated remotely.

    By Meghan Rosen
  10. Earth

    Buying time when quakes hit

    On the West Coast, geologists are developing an earthquake warning system that can provide seconds of notice before destructive shaking begins. The system could be ready before the next big quake hits.

    By Alexandra Witze
  11. Earth

    How the West was done

    The tectonic history of North America’s Pacific Rim gets even more jumbled.

    By Erin Wayman
  12. Planetary Science

    Mars rover fails to find methane

    A dearth of the gas in the Red Planet's atmosphere disappoints scientists looking for signs of biological activity.

    By Erin Wayman