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Category Archives: Geology

A lost continent beneath the waves

February 26, 2013by Lindsey Reiser 1 Comment

No, it’s not Atlantis – this possible continent of old would have vanished between 50 and 100 million years ago, millions of years before Homo sapiens walked the earth. Nevertheless, researchers […]

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Geology, Science News

So, what exactly did Curiosity find?

December 4, 2012by Lindsey Reiser Leave a comment

In short, carbon. Specifically, chlorinated methane gas, which contains carbon. Curiosity’s Sample Analysis at Mars (SAM) instrument also found traces of water, sulfur, and perchlorate salts, but naturally the building blocks […]

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Chemistry, Geology, Science News, Space

How stalagmites tell the Mayan story and point to climate change

November 15, 2012by Lindsey Reiser Leave a comment

The Maya were a very mysterious, mystical culture. Like many ancient societies, archaeologists are still trying to unravel much of their story. But we do know a few things. The […]

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Geology, Natural History, Science News

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