Dating Methods Crucial Geological Proxy May Be Misinterpreted November 11, 2019 Many inferences about past climate and evolution depend on a measurement with dubious interpretations. CONTINUE READING
Fossils Wood Buried Under Ocean Floor Thousands of Miles at Sea October 22, 2019 Wood chips hundreds of feet deep in ocean sediments have been found. How did they get there? CONTINUE READING
Dinosaurs Surprises in the Chicxulub Tale of Dino Extinction June 5, 2018 Did an asteroid hit in the Yucatan explain the demise of the dinosaurs? New drilling in the crater has brought some surprises. CONTINUE READING
Geology Are Paleomagnetic Measurements Reliable? February 19, 2016 Dating of past geophysical history depends on magnetic measurements that may be in error. CONTINUE READING
Geology Geology Fail: The Problem with Proxies June 25, 2015 Using an observable data set as a stand-in for a theoretical model can be misleading, as several new geology papers illustrate. CONTINUE READING
Geology 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. CONTINUE READING
Amazing Facts "Very Unreal and Fantastic": Electric Cables Created by Bacteria November 10, 2012 Researchers discovered bacteria at the ocean floor that conduct electrons at distances more than a centimeter through elaborate cables. CONTINUE READING