First Pluto Papers Published
March 19, 2016
Planetary scientists have published their first official findings about the 9th planet (or dwarf planet), Pluto.
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Ice Age Flood Affected Climate
February 18, 2016
A catastrophic dam breach flood affected Pacific Ocean circulation and climate, geologists say.
Cassini Plunges Through Enceladus Geyser, and Other Saturn News
October 29, 2015
Yesterday's daring plunge through a plume of an Enceladus geyser is the highlight of recent Saturn news.
Pluto Shock Rebounds
October 16, 2015
The first research paper from the New Horizons team focuses and amplifies the shock waves coming from the first images in July.
Do You Know How Lucky You Are to Live on Earth?
September 22, 2015
The factors that make life possible came together so beautifully, even materialists have trouble knowing why we're here.
Coral Islands Rise With Sea Level
May 25, 2015
Worries about sea-level rise inundating coral atolls and islands are unfounded, thanks to coral's rapid response to change.
Geologists Have Underestimated Catastrophes
April 25, 2015
One Colorado storm in 2013 caused hundreds or thousands of years' worth of mountain erosion. This is causing a rethink on the power of catastrophic events.
Orbital Ice Age Theory Melts
March 23, 2015
Orbital cycles do not cause ice ages, a new study suggests. Instead, the whole world experienced an ice age at the same time.
Heart Mountain Slide Levitated on Gas
January 28, 2015
The world's largest landslide moved a mountain range 31 miles on a cushion of carbon dioxide, geologists say.
The Meek Control the Earth
September 6, 2014
How can such a small thing affect the geology and climate of the whole planet? Don't underestimate the power of small creatures.
Eye on Io
May 14, 2011
Jupiter’s volcanic moon Io continues to erupt, its heat flowing into science journals. Planetary scientists are mapping its surface and devising new ideas about what drives its activity. A paper in Icarus presented a new global geologic map of Io’s surface.1 The most common feature is plains (65.8%), followed by lava flow fields […]
Saturns Titan Is Changing
May 10, 2011
The giant smog-shrouded moon of Saturn, Titan, is changing – both in situ and in the minds of planetary scientists. Several news stories show not only dynamic processes in play, but revolutions in what scientists think about the moon and its history. Readers will need to determine which ideas are solidly based on observational evidence. […]
Colorado Plateau Uplift: Solved?
May 3, 2011
In Nature, a team of geologists from four universities has proposed a new model for how the Colorado Plateau rose up over a mile from its surroundings.1 Based on seismic data, they propose a “mantle drip” mechanism by which parts of the lower crust dropped into the mantle, replaced by upwelling magma that condensed and […]
Are Earthquakes Increasing?
April 22, 2011
The recent rash of deadly earthquakes has many people asking: is this unusual? Have the frequency and intensity of earthquakes been increasing in recent years? Geologists secular and theistic have weighed in on the question. Two reporters at Live Science (Live Science #1 and Live Science #2) took up the issue and quoted […]
Complexity Appears Earlier than Thought
April 14, 2011
Widely-separate branches of science seem to converge on a common puzzle: complexity goes farther back than scientists expected – evolutionary scientists, that is. Cosmology: More evidence has come that galaxies formed very early. A mature galaxy detected through gravitational lensing was announced by the Hubble Telescope team, with an estimated redshift of 6.027. In the […]