Geology
6 articles
What is a Bolide Impact and How Does it Cause Mass Extinction?
Sixty-six million years ago, a single asteroid impact plunged Earth into a decade of darkness, wiping out 75% of all species, including the non-avian dinosaurs.
How Plate Tectonics Shapes Continents, Oceans, and Volcanoes
Between 1975 and 1984, a single fissure zone in Iceland ripped apart by a total of 7 meters, a dramatic testament to the Earth's restless crust.
What is Anthropocene geology and why is its formal recognition debated?
In March 2024, a proposal to formally recognize the 'Anthropocene' as a new geological epoch, marking humanity's indelible impact on Earth, met rejection from the Subcommission on Quaternary Stratigra
Ice Age Sea Level Drops Boosted Seafloor Volcano Activity, Study Finds
Sediment records from the eastern equatorial Pacific reveal that ancient ice ages, by dropping sea levels, supercharged deep-sea volcanoes.
Mantle plumes trigger mass extinctions by altering Earth's climate
252 million years ago, a series of eruptions in Siberia, not an asteroid, unleashed enough greenhouse gases to wipe out over 90% of marine species.
Hunga Tonga Eruption: 55km Reach, Rewrites Climate, Impacts Marine Life
The Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano erupted in January 2022, unleashing a force so immense its boom resonated across continents, reaching as far away as Canada.