Around 14,500 years ago, toward the end of the last ice age, melting continental ice sheets drove a sudden and cataclysmic ...

Take a deep dive into the ocean’s secrets. ExtremeTech reveals its hidden layers and life forms. Discover the depths of our ...

The oldest lake in the world dates back about 25 million years and is also the world's deepest and most biologically diverse ...

ABSTRACT: The risk of ecotoxicity from mine tailings depends on the bioavailable fraction of heavy metals in the soil, which is closely related to the biological and physico-chemical environment of ...

For example, fossils of the same species (Lystrosaurus ... Oceanic crust is heavier and denser than continental crust and accumulates material from dead ocean organisms and sediment dumping ...

At the summit of Mount Everest, for example, there is the sedimentary ... "This caused the continental crust to thicken due to folding and faulting by compressional forces pushing up the Himalayas ...

After a long wait, Domino’s is finally adding a parmesan cheese-stuffed crust pizza to its menu in the US. The move comes as he chain seeks to attract younger customers and boost sales amid its ...

Many earthquakes in Washington state are linked to the motion of the Juan de Fuca Plate and the North American Continental Plate ... 18 miles of the Earth's crust. These earthquakes typically ...