Geology News

Scientists from the Marine Biogeochemistry and Geology and Geophysics sections of the Naval Research Laboratory organized and led a team of university and government scientists on an Arctic expedition to initiate methane hydrate exploration in the Beaufort Sea and determine the spatial variation of sediment contribution to Arctic climate change.

New revelations of a big hole in the moon don't revive the notion that our cosmic companion is made of Swiss cheese.

The United States is seeking the release of an American citizen detained in Beijing for two years, in a case similar to the detentions of Rio Tinto staff which launched an international debate over Chinaa s secrets laws.

Jenn Boneza remembers when the white sandy beach near the boat ramp in her hometown was wide enough for people to build sand castles.

Lost City...John Cusack escapes LA as it crumbles beneath him in the apocalyptic blockbuster '2012'. Blame it on the Mayans.

Sometime into his long detention by China's feared state security agents, American geologist Xue Feng had something to show U.S. consular officials on their monthly visit.

Water scarcity, which could affect more than a billion people, is the most serious threat that Asia faces from climate change - Photo: AFP Himalayan crisis: The Himalayan glaciers are receding faster than those in any other part of the world.

VELMA a ' Authorities say a small earthquake shook parts of southern Oklahoma, but no damage was reported.

However, one of geologist Ian Plimer's central assertions in the article -- that volcanoes are the primary source for carbon dioxide in the atmosphere -- is false; moreover, Plimer's claims about global warming have been widely criticized and challenged by other experts.

A Texas oil geologist has drawn sharp criticism from the industry after producing research that says forecasts for U.S. natural gas production are far too optimistic.

A new report suggests that oil production will not peak for at least two more decades and will plateau for decades after that.

The potential natural gas reserves deep in southern New Brunswick's shale exceed even the huge amount that a new federal study concludes lies under the rest of Canada's entire East Coast.

A moderate earthquake occurred early Tuesday in the Queen Charlotte Islands region off of B.C.'s central west coast, according to Earthquakes Canada.

South East Asia News.Net Sunday 15th November, 2009 Seventy million-year-old dinosaur footprints have been found in New Zealand, a geologist said.

The outlook is not good for Oregon bridges in a major earthquake. A study released Monday concludes that U.S. Highway 101 on the coast would be impassable, all connections from the coast to the Willamette Valley would be broken, and only small parts of Interstate 5 would be passable.

Rubbishing the claim by a government-backed study that melting of glaciers was not due to climate change, leading environmentalist R K Pachauri on Sunday dubbed it as 'totally unsubstantiated scientific opinion' and flayed Union Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh for endorsing it.

A small earthquake has struck southern Riverside County but there are no reports of damage or injuries.

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Lake Agassiz, which covered much of Central Canada, was formed about 30,000 years ago and eventually held a greater total volume than all of today's Great Lakes combined.

Two earthquakes have struck under the ocean near the Channel Islands, resulting in rumbles felt as far away as the greater Los Angeles area.