Geology experts map ‘hidden’ continent near Australia that sank 23m years ago

Mapping Zealandia: Scientists are exploring the sea floor off the coast of Australia in the hopes of unravelling the mystery of Earth’s ‘hidden’ eighth continent that sank into the sea 23 million years ago The ‘lost’ continent of Zealandia was first identified by geologists back in 2014 Australian and US experts mapped the depths across Zealandia’s … Read more

Geology: Experts are mapping the ‘hidden’ continent near Australia that sank 23 million years ago

Mapping Zealandia: Scientists are exploring the sea floor off the coast of Australia in the hopes of unravelling the mystery of Earth’s ‘hidden’ eighth continent that sank into the sea 23 million years ago The ‘lost’ continent of Zealandia was first identified by geologists back in 2014 Australian and US experts mapped the depths across Zealandia’s … Read more

Geology: Most life on Earth will be WIPED OUT in a billion years due to a drop in oxygen levels

Most life on Earth will be WIPED OUT in a billion years due to an extreme plunge in oxygen levels, scientists warn Researchers from Japan and the US modelled the future of Earth’s atmosphere Rising solar brightness will impact surface temperatures and photosynthesis This will cause rapid atmospheric deoxygenation in around a billion year’s time The … Read more

Geology: Hot rock rising beneath central Greenland is melting the ice from below

Flow of hot rocks rising from the core–mantle boundary beneath central Greenland is melting the ice from below and contributing to sea-level rise, study finds Experts from Japan mapped the plume of molten rock rising under Greenland To do this, they analysed the speed of seismic waves travelling beneath the Earth The plume rises from … Read more