New research suggests the volcanic birth of the Northwest's Columbia Plateau happened much more quickly than previously thought and with an intensity that may have changed the earth's climate and ...

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"The Kerguelen Plateau is gigantic, almost the size of Western Australia. Now imagine this area of land covered by lava, several kilometres thick, erupting at a rate of about 0.2 millimetres every ...

About 790,000 years ago, a meteor slammed into Earth with such force that the explosion blanketed about 10 percent of the planet with shiny black lumps of rocky debris. Known as tektites, these glassy ...

The natural monuments that define the territories of native peoples in New Mexico. New Mexico’s northwestern quadrant has been home to a variety of native peoples. The places they chose to live are a ...

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Yellowstone Caldera Chronicles is a weekly column written by scientists and collaborators of the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory. This week’s contribution is from Mark Stelten, research geologist with ...

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Heather Whittle and her dog Django walk along Alder Springs Trail at the junction with the Old Bridge spur trail. Central Oregon is full of geologic beauty, from the Cascades to high lava plateaus to ...

PULLMAN, Wash. -- New findings by researchers at Washington State University suggests the volcanic birth of the Columbia Plateau may have changed the earth's climate and caused some plants and animals ...