Geologic Processes
Geological processes have helped to create many iconic features on Earth. Processes, such as plate tectonics, are what shapes the face of the Earth. Here you can discover the power of geological processes.
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Permafrost across the globe is rapidly melting. What could this mean for the future of the planet?
By Mark Mancini
Nutty Putty Cave, near Salt Lake City, Utah, was discovered in 1960 and sealed up forever in 2009. But why?
Waterfalls are mainly reliant on precipitation to keep flowing. Here are six famous waterfalls that slowed to a trickle when drought set in.
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The Pacific's Ring of Fire is a 25,000 mile long "ring" that's home to 75 percent of all the world's volcanic activity and 90 percent of the planet's earthquakes. So what makes this area so active?
By Mark Mancini
The oceans on planet Earth cycle through daily tidal changes. But the ground beneath our feet experiences tides of its own, too.
By Mark Mancini
Will a town in southern Missouri be the epicenter of the next 'big one'?
By Mark Mancini
How, in today's world, could a cave this massive go undetected for so long?
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These ancient wonders aren't static sculptures; they vibrate and shift throughout the day, creating a variety of sounds as they stretch their aging, eroding 'bones.'
Massive gypsum crystals were discovered beneath Mexico's Sierra de Naica Mountain in very inhospitable environs - to humans anyway.
By Mark Mancini
Scientists set up two stations to capture this strange seismic activity.
By Mark Mancini
Talk about a Brexit! Scientists have clues to catastrophic flooding that destroyed a land bridge that once connected England and France.
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Science has determined that disappearing completely into quicksand isn't possible - but that doesn't mean that getting stuck still won't kill you.
Surprisingly, living in a city with a high level of natural radiation doesn't have any ill effects.
By Alia Hoyt
If geology has taught us anything about Earth's history, it's that nothing is permanent. And that goes for mountain ranges, all of which are constantly rising and falling.
By Mark Mancini
The Sahara has expanded by about 10 percent in the past century, mostly due to natural causes, but not all. We can blame the rest on man-made climate change.
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Petrified wood can be found all over the world, but how is it created?
Trovants, found only in a small town in Romania, are stones that actually seem to move and grow. But are they alive?
There are caves all over the world, but some are in places that are hard to explore - hidden by rocks, ruins or even under ice. We've found seven secret caves you probably never knew existed.