geology

How supermountains powered evolution

Ziyi Zhu wanted to know when these ranges formed, but she also stumbled upon their influence on life on Earth

3 years ago

Quake sensors can’t see water

Researchers thought they could detect water with a seismograph, but there was no link between how much there was in…

8 years ago

A rip in geological time

Around the time multicellular organisms were diversifying, a supercontinent rose up fast and then crumbled away, leaving a yawning gap…

8 years ago