Alpine Rock Reveals Dynamics of Plate Movements in Earth’s Interiorby Goethe University FrankfurtGeological analysis of whiteschist shows rapid upward movements, conflicting with previous assumptions
NewsSolving Everest’s Wildlife Mysteries with eDNAby Wildlife Conservation SocietyScientists discover evidence of 187 taxonomic orders from water collected in one of the Earth’s harshest environments
NewsMassive Bolivian Earthquake Reveals Mountains 660 Kilometers Below our Feetby Princeton UniversityTo peer deep into the Earth, scientists use the most powerful waves on the planet, which are generated by massive earthquakes
News15 Years of Satellite Imagery Used to Study Snow's Comings and Goingsby University of Nevada, RenoNew publications discuss snowpack changes and their implications in the Great Basin
NewsHimalayan Marmot Genome Offers Clues to Life at Extremely High Altitudesby Cell PressThe first sequenced Himalayan marmot genome may better explain how the marmots live in such extremes
NewsDust Threatens Utah's 'Greatest Snow on Earth'by University of UtahDeclining water levels in the Great Salt Lake contribute to snowmelt
NewsLandslides Triggered by Human Activity on the Riseby European Geosciences UnionA research team found that more than 700 fatal landslides that occurred between 2004 and 2016 had a human fingerprint
NewsGeoscientists Offer New Evidence for How the Adirondack Mountains Formedby University of Massachusetts AmherstFor the first time, UMass Amherst geoscientists offer some direct evidence of how the Adirondack Mountains may have formed
NewsLearning about the Himalayas Using Mars Technologyby Geological Society of AmericaResearchers used data from the Earth orbiting satellite Terra in the same way planetary geologists have been using data from the Mars orbiting satellite Odyssey
NewsScientists Discover Why Heart Function Is Reduced at High Altitudeby The Physiological SocietyOver the years, several theories have been proposed to explain the reduction in the amount of blood the heart can pump
NewsNew Study: Snowpack Levels Show Dramatic Decline in Western Statesby Oregon State UniversitySince 1915, the average snowpack in western states has declined by between 15 and 30 percent, researchers say