A Purdue University researcher known for his studies on evolution and the extinction of the dinosaurs has developed a tool that unmasks short-term events previously overlooked in the geologic record.

New research published in the journal Geoscience Frontiers highlights the cyclic patterns of geologic activity on Earth. Scientists from New York University report findings from an analysis of major ...

Catastrophic events on Earth don't come at random, but are dictated by a 'pulse' of geologic activity that occurs every 27.5 million years, a new study reveals. Researchers performed an analysis of ...

Geologic activity on Earth appears to follow a 27.5-million-year cycle, giving the planet a "pulse," according to a new study published in the journal Geoscience Frontiers. "Many geologists believe ...

The continental volcanism, oceanic volcanism and mid-ocean ridge volcanism emit Hg to the atmosphere and ocean. Mercury in atmosphere deposit to aquatic and terrestrial systems via wet or dry ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Bressan is a geologist who covers curiosities about Earth. A new statistical analysis of 260 million years of geological ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract ABSTRACT South America has undergone many dramatic changes during the past 60 million years, which has had a major impact on the patterns of ...

The Earth behaves cyclically, and major geologic events like earthquakes and volcanic eruptions that could lead to extinctions cluster in cycles, a new study has found. The research team, led by ...

Toronto: Ancient geologic events may have left deep 'scars' that can come to life and play a role in earthquakes, mountain formation and other ongoing processes on our planet, a new study which ...

Mayhem and destruction -- the geologic events that make Earth a deadly planet! We will explore the origin and evolution of Earth and life, extraterrestrial impacts, mass extinctions, earthquakes and ...

The Green Mountains seem eternal, but they were not the first mountain range to cover Vermont. Wikimedia Commons photo by Niranjan Arminius Editor’s note: Mark Bushnell is a Vermont journalist and ...

Geologic activity on Earth appears to follow a 27.5-million-year cycle, giving the planet a 'pulse,' according to a new study. Geologic activity on Earth appears to follow a 27.5-million-year cycle, ...