Geology Talk
How microbes survive and thrive in coal seams
A research team has studied the ability for some microbial communities to exist within coal-fired gas vents, turning lethal substances ...
Bacteria the key to sustainable copper
A team of researchers from both Texas and Brazil have collaborated to release a paper called “Copper Mining Bacteria: Converting ...
Pumice the answer to seabird death mystery
The mysterious deaths of up to three million seabirds in a horrific discovery from 2013 have been partially answered thanks ...
Mineral from Mars found in Antarctic ice
Researchers in Antarctica have stumbled upon traces of jarosite, a mineral commonly found on Mars, which might confirm theories suggesting ...
Geological treasure map may be hiding in Hobart library
The Mornington Core Library in Hobart, Tasmania is providing mineral explorers with an opportunity to uncover the state's mineral ...
Icy past of Mars revealed
Planet Mars had between six to 20 ice ages in the course of 300-800 million years, a study published in ...
Geoscientists unravel Australia’s volcanic mystery
Geoscientists from the University of Sydney have uncovered why Eastern Australia has been dotted with hundreds of ancient volcanoes. ...
Mars megafloods uncovered by geologists
A research project analysing data from NASA’s Curiosity rover has revealed that Mars once had megafloods unleashed on the ...
Could COVID-19 mystify future geologists?
COVID-19 is a major global shock that has upturned our lives, but how does it measure up in the grand ...
