Articles about Geology

Bad moon falling: Geophysicist adds her own scientific spin to ‘Moonfall’ movie

Even geophysicist Mika McKinnon, one of the science consultants for a $140 million disaster movie called “Moonfall,” admits that the moon-crashing tale… Read More

Earthquake experts lay out latest outlook for the ‘Really Big One’ that’ll hit Seattle

Earthquake experts say current building codes don’t reflect the riskiest features of the Seattle area’s geology — but the outlook… Read More

NASA cracks open a sample of moon soil that’s been shut away for four decades

For the first time in more than 40 years, NASA has opened up a pristine sample of moon dirt and… Read More

Geek of the Week: Kathleen Hoza’s on- and off-Earth curiosity fuels science work at First Mode

Kathleen Hoza had a curiosity about Curiosity. During an internship at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, working on the engineering operations… Read More

Star seismologist Lucy Jones sizes up Seattle’s readiness for ‘the Really Big One’

When it comes to taking earthquakes seriously, Seattle’s problem may be that the city doesn’t get enough of them. That’s… Read More

Scientists call for a treaty to protect Apollo moon sites and other famous space places

What’s the best way to preserve the Apollo footprints on the moon, the Face on Mars, or the mysterious “white… Read More

Weird sand ripples on Mars tell tales about Red Planet’s past and present climate

The sands of Mars move in mysterious ways – including one way that’s not seen on Earth’s surface, but only on the… Read More

Scientists say early Earth’s atmosphere would have left us light-headed

Tiny bubbles that were trapped inside 2.7 billion-year-old rocks have led scientists to conclude that Earth’s atmosphere was less than… Read More

Alaska’s Mount Pavlof volcano settles down, and so do flight disruptions

Update for 6 p.m. PT March 29: The massive ash cloud from Alaska’s Mount Pavlof has thinned out, two days… Read More

What the frack? Map shows where quakes triggered by humans are likely to happen

For the first time, the U.S. Geological Survey is pinpointing the places where quakes induced by human activity as well as natural seismicity are… Read More

Signs of the Anthropocene Age: How we’re leaving our mark on the geological record

Millions of years from now, could alien geologists pinpoint a distinct time when humans changed the world? An international team… Read More

Surprises emerge as scientists map the tectonic plate that could cause ‘The Big One’

For the first time ever, scientists have gotten a full picture of the plate that is pushing its way under… Read More

Geological thrills and chills: ‘Making North America’ explores the (ongoing!) creation of the continent

There is no such thing as earthquake season. A crippling temblor can strike at any time, with very little warning… Read More

Earthquake experts on ‘The Really Big One’: Here’s what will actually happen in Seattle

This weekend’s New Yorker story about the inevitable earthquake coming to destroy Seattle terrified plenty of people, but a few Seattle-area… Read More

A huge earthquake is probably coming to destroy Seattle and we’re not prepared

A huge earthquake is coming for the Pacific Northwest, and almost no one is prepared for it. Follow up: Seattle… Read More