Tag: Geology
Scientists find new way to map earthquakes
Australian seismologists have discovered a new way to locate earthquakes and map underground fault lines.[MORE]
Concerns raised over carbon capture
A new study claims there are unanswered questions about carbon capture and the impact of leakage on global warming.[MORE]
New ocean 'will split Africa'
British scientists say a new ocean is developing in Africa that will eventually split the continent in two. [MORE]
Eager scientists await asteroid samples
Scientists say asteroid samples that are due to arrive in a space capsule in South Australia this weekend will be useful to researchers all over the world.[MORE]
Natural history museum 'would fill the gap'
There are calls for a national natural history museum to be established in Canberra. [MORE]
SA on watch for quake aftershocks
Portable recorders have been put in three parts of the Adelaide hills to check for any quake aftershocks.[MORE]
New techniques trace ancient Antarctic break-up
An Adelaide University geologist has outlined discoveries made by a team in the Antarctic about the break-up of the Gondwana continent 500 million years ago.[MORE]
Venus still hot and active
The Earth's nearest planetary neighbour might still be geologically active, according to a new study.[MORE]
Low plane gains valuable farm info
The New South Wales Department of industry and investment says farmers will be the big winners from an aerial survey of the south east.[MORE]
Low-flying aircraft buzzes properties
People in the Bega Valley on the New South Wales far south coast say a low-flying aircraft criss-crossing properties has caused concern for a number of days.[MORE]
Antarctica once had tropical climate, scientists say
An international team of scientists who have arrived back in Hobart from Antarctica say they have evidence the icy continent once had a tropical climate. [MORE]
Chile quake moved city 3 metres west
The massive earthquake which struck the west coast of Chile last month moved the entire city of Concepcion more than three metres to the west, scientists say.[MORE]
Dinosaur extinction caused by asteroid: study
A new study has confirmed an asteroid impact ended the reign of the dinosaurs 65 million years ago.[MORE]
Atlas to help hot rocks investment
The Victorian Government is investing more resources into geothermal energy.[MORE]
Indonesia destined for another tsunami
Scientists are predicting that Indonesia is destined to be struck by another devastating tsunami.[MORE]
Google dreaming locates hidden crater
A Sydney-based astronomer has used ancient culture and modern technology to identify a meteorite crater in central Australia.[MORE]
Funding boost for geothermal project
Torrens Energy has received a $7 million federal grant for its geothermal energy project at Parachilna, south of Leigh Creek.[MORE]
Volcano eruption covers villages in ash
Nicaragua's Concepcion volcano has erupted, spewing gas and smoke almost 150 metres into the air and dumping ash on three nearby villages.[MORE]
New plane allows mapping of uncharted waters
A new aircraft is expected to improve the Navy's ability to map unchartered waters of the Great Barrier Reef and Torres Strait in far north Queensland.[MORE]
Federal boost for geothermal projects
Two South Australian renewable energy projects will receive grants from a federal investment program.[MORE]
Mars gullies flow with Martian mud
Martian water most likely flowed as slurries of mud rather than trickling streams, according to a recent NASA report.[MORE]
Explosive volcano highlights eruption risk
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A violent volcanic eruption has shown the high speed with which magma can burst through the earth's crust.[MORE]
'Shallow quake' behind Samoa's tsunami
Scientists say the devastating tsunami was the result of a shallow rupture in the earth's crust.[MORE]
Canberra invention sold overseas
An invention developed in Canberra which measures the age of rocks has been sold to a research university in Spain for $6 million. [MORE]
Flash technology makes valuing opals easier
A new computerised grading system will make valuing opals less subjective and more reliable, say researchers. [MORE]
