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Caps, trash, and other hydrothermal funky finds: 2026 edition
1+ hour, 10+ min ago (320+ words) Yellowstone Caldera Chronicles is a weekly column written by scientists and collaborators of the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory. This week's contribution is from Margery Price, Physical Science Technician with the Yellowstone National Park Geology Program. Hats: With more than 280 hats collected…...
Garnet had never been confirmed in a Martian meteorite until researchers examining NWA 8171 at the Royal Ontario Museum found andradite inside a fragment smaller than one millimetre. Some surrounding minerals carry Martian chemistry, but scientists cannot yet tell whether it records an unknown magma, ancient fluid alteration, metamorphism—or debris from an asteroid that struck Mars.
1+ hour, 18+ min ago (766+ words) Andradite in the NWA 8171 Martian breccia is secure, but its tiny host clast could record Martian magma, alteration, metamorphism or material delivered by an impactor. By Deep Field · Edited by Lachlan Brown Published September 14, 2026 · How we edit A rounded grain…...
UI researcher uses NASA rover to find rare mineral on Mars
3+ hour, 7+ min ago (533+ words) A University of Iowa geology professor working with NASA helped discover a rare mineral on the Jezero crater on Mars. Valerie Payré, an Assistant Professor in the School of Earth, Environment, and Sustainability, has been working on the Mars 2020 rover…...
Africa’s Geological Data Race: Xcalibur Expands Its Footprint Across The Continent
13+ hour, 25+ min ago (216+ words) Xcalibur has also participated in major mapping programmes in Nigeria, including work under the World Bank-backed MinDiver project. The company won an international tender to conduct high-resolution magnetic and radiometric surveys, techniques capable of revealing geological structures and subsurface variations…...
Satellites scanned Antarctica between 2004 and 2016 and found about 100 shallow hollows where the snow plunged to roughly −144°F (−98°C), revealing how darkness, extraordinarily dry air and almost no wind can create the coldest surfaces measured on Earth
10+ hour, 5+ min ago (266+ words) Satellites found Antarctic snow at minus 144°F, revealing the rare conditions behind Earth’s coldest surface temperatures....
It wiped out 90% of life on Earth, turned the oceans into graveyards??? and it very nearly ended life on our planet entirely
13+ hour, 47+ min ago (259+ words) It wiped out 90% of life on Earth, turned the oceans into graveyards – and it very nearly ended life on our planet entirely BBC Wildlife Magazine It wiped out 90% of life on Earth, turned the oceans into graveyards – and it very…...
Why Some Mountains Are Flat On Top
13+ hour, 34+ min ago (682+ words) WorldAtlas Grand Mesa in western Colorado has a summit plateau of roughly 500 square miles, a tabletop broad enough to hold more than 300 lakes. Around the mesa, softer rock beneath its basalt cap has steadily eroded while the resistant summit has…...
UP GeMS Geology Summit 2026 Explores Geoheritage and Environmental Advocacy
17+ hour, 6+ min ago (229+ words) When In Manila When In Manila Search The UP Geology Majors’ Society (UP GeMS) will host its annual Geology Summit on September 14–15, 2026, exploring the intersection of earth science and environmental advocacy under the banner, “Legacy: The Land We Inherit.” As…...
Inside a narrow fjord 80 miles from Juneau, a chunk of mountain with 80 million cubic yards of rock fell at dawn, and the wave climbed 1,578 feet up the opposite cliff
17+ hour, 58+ min ago (906+ words) At 5:26 in the morning, the north wall of Tracy Arm let go. A slab of mountain roughly 80 million cubic yards in volume dropped into the narrow fjord about 80 miles south of Juneau, Alaska. Three kayakers were camped on Harbor Island…...
Art from a giant rock: Igloolik carvers create boulder sculpture for Mary River Mine
19+ hour, 48+ min ago (231+ words) A big piece of rock with no cracks or fissures will not go to waste in the presence of Qikiqtaaluk carvers. This month, five people from Igloolik created a 16-tonne masterpiece that will sit by the dorms at the Mary…...