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Ontario announces $10 million for junior exploration companies
2+ week, 41+ min ago (389+ words) The province said it has invested $30 million overall in junior mineral exploration companies Ontario is going to shower $10 million on 68 fledgling mineral prospectors and exploration companies as it tries to help them discover the mines of the future. The funds…...
Monte Verde, one of the earliest Indigenous sites in South America, is much younger than thought, study claims. But others call it 'egregiously poor geological work."
34+ min ago (891+ words) A new analysis of archaeological layers at Monte Verde in Chile suggests that people lived there 4,200 years ago, not 14,500 years ago as originally proposed. But many experts point to errors in the methods. The Monte Verde archaeological site is located…...
First Americans: How much do you know about the first people to reach the Americas?
34+ min ago (192+ words) Laura is the managing editor at Live Science. She also runs the archaeology section and the Life's Little Mysteries series. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, Scholastic, Popular Science and Spectrum, a site on autism research. She…...
Remote sensing can help in NCR’s pollution battle
10+ hour, 8+ min ago (318+ words) Delhi's air pollution is driven by particulate matter, especially PM2.5. But the existing Pollution Under Control (PUC) system for vehicular emissions does not measure PM2.5 at all. How can we know what is actually coming out of vehicle tailpipes and in what…...
Esri Publishes Top 20 Essential Skills for Imagery and Remote Sensing
10+ hour, 15+ min ago (307+ words) New Book Provides Step'by'Step Instruction for Visualizing, Processing, Analyzing, and Managing Imagery and Raster Data Using ArcGIS Image Analyst Esri has published Top 20 Essential Skills for Imagery and Remote Sensing, a new hands'on book for GIS professionals and students working…...
Leading Chinese remote-sensing scientist Zhang Jinshui dies at 47
9+ hour, 10+ min ago (148+ words) Beijing Normal University professor led major R&D programmes and was instrumental in boosting China's food security with satellite tech Zhang Jinshui, a pioneering scientist in remote sensing who led major research and development programmes in China and was instrumental…...
Fuego Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: PSBL VA EMS
49+ min ago (105+ words) Fuego volcano (Guatemala): eruption and activity updates Fuego Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: PSBL VA EMS Fuego Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA EMS OBS IN WEBCAM Fuego Volcano (Guatemala) activity update Mar 18, 2026 - Continuing eruption Fuego Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA EMS…...
Small 3.6 quake hits near Anchorage, Alaska, USA
2+ hour ago (108+ words) Earthquake news: reports and updates on earthquake activity world-wide Look up quakes in: Small 3.6 quake hits near Anchorage, Alaska, USA Seismic-like event, possible earthquake, reported few minutes ago Antofagasta, Chile Small magnitude 2.9 quake hits 28 km north of Le Havre, France…...
Mayon Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: ERUPTION AT 20260319/1600Z FL090 REPORTED OBS VA DTG: 19/1620Z
1+ hour, 49+ min ago (176+ words) news about the erupting mayon volcano Mayon Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: ERUPTION AT 20260319/1600Z FL090 REPORTED OBS VA DTG: 19/1620Z Mayon Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: ERUPTION AT 20260319/0954Z FL110 EXTD SW REPORTED OBS VA DTG: 19/1020Z Mayon Volcano (Philippines) activity update Mar 18, 2026 - Continuing eruption Mayon Volcano…...
Medaro Mining Announces Exploration Program at Bastnäs Project in Sweden
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (261+ words) Targeted sampling of historic mine waste/dump material and accessible outcrops to evaluate geochemical signatures and potential REE enrichment. Prospecting and follow-up rock sampling and, where appropriate, select soil/till sampling to expand target areas and identify additional mineralized trends....