Geology
Oceans apart
April 10, 2012
New research suggests that ocean-crust formation is a dynamic process.
Greenhouse gas can find a home underground
March 20, 2012
New MIT analysis shows there’s enough room to safely store at least a century’s worth of U.S. fossil fuel emissions.
An eruption-fueled extinction?
January 11, 2012
Enormous volcanic eruptions may have triggered the worst extinction in Earth’s history.
Timeline of a mass extinction
November 18, 2011
New evidence points to rapid collapse of Earth’s species 252 million years ago.
The first hairy microbes
November 16, 2011
New fossils reveal oldest known ciliates.
Also labeled: Earth and atmospheric sciences, Evolution, Faculty, Fossils, Microfossils, Microorganisms, Research, Snowball Earth
The tallest tree in the land
July 18, 2011
New model predicts maximum tree height across the United States; gives information about forest density, carbon storage.
Also labeled: Earth and atmospheric sciences, Plants, Fractal geometry, Meteorology, Plant mechanics, Tall trees
Ancient armor
June 7, 2011
Fossils from the Yukon reveal protective plates for microscopic organisms.
Explained: Measuring earthquakes
May 10, 2011
How do scientists measure jolts such as the recent disaster in Japan? Hint: They don’t use the Richter scale.
Cold asteroids may have a soft heart
April 8, 2011
Partially molten small bodies may be abundant in space, and may have given the Earth its oceans.








