Posts by tag: "Geology"

Scientists have extracted a record sample of Earth's mantle - the key to the origin of life?

A long sample of rocks from the Earth's mantle may help unravel the mysteries of our planet's formation and the emergence of life on it. Scientists have obtained the first long sample of rocks originating from the Earth's mantle—a layer beneath the ...

Giant waves deep inside the Earth are 'lifting' continents - new study

A recent study reveals that the impressive cliffs and towering plateaus are caused by the same wave that rises in the Earth's mantle as continents drift apart. Geologists from the University of Southampton (UK) discovered that the high plateaus foun...

Where are you going, Moon? A natural satellite is "running away" from the Earth and it affects us in a bad way

Researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the United States have found that the Moon is gradually drifting away from Earth, resulting in a slow increase in the length of Earth’s days. The team of scientists focused on studying rocks th...