4+ hour, 18+ min ago  (706+ words) Nearly 3,000 kilometers beneath Earth's surface, the outer core is a slowly churning ocean of molten iron and nickel. The process of heat escaping the core and entering the shallower mantle is known as the "geodynamo" and generates Earth's magnetic field....

7+ mon, 1+ week ago  (192+ words) A new method integrates Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR) with conventional ground geodetic networks, taking us closer to high-resolution mapping of plate motions. Measuring the movement and, most importantly, the deformation of continents is essential for improving the assessment of…...

9+ mon, 2+ week ago  (58+ words) A new study from the U.S. Geological Survey finds that groundwater in Appalachia, the Gulf Coast, and California is susceptible to contamination from orphaned oil and gas wells. A new study from the U.S. Geological Survey finds that groundwater in Appalachia, the…...

11+ mon, 3+ week ago  (470+ words) A new article in Reviews of Geophysics explores the impacts of physical and chemical erosion on carbon dynamics. Here, we asked the lead authors to give an overview of erosion-carbon dynamics, why they are important, and how scientists study them....