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Structural Geology
Structural Geology: the study of the three-dimensional distribution of rock units with respect to their deformational histories. The primary goal of structural geology is to use measurements of present-day rock geometries to uncover information about the history of deformation (strain) in the rocks, and ultimately, to understand the stress field that resulted in the observed strain and geometries. This understanding of the dynamics of the stress field can be linked to important events in the geologic past; a common goal is to understand the structural evolution of a particular area with respect to regionally widespread patterns of rock deformation (e.g., mountain building, rifting) due to plate tectonics.
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SEP 09, 2025Earth & The Environment
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Recently, NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover snapped a photograph of a flower-like rock artifact on the surface of Mars. ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScOCT 31, 2021Space & Astronomy
Water can assume an astonishing array of conformations. It can be a liquid, vapor, or different kinds of solids. Scienti ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 06, 2021Space & Astronomy
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New research from the University of Houston reevaluates the role of the asthenosphere in tectonic plate movement. Accord ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 24, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Long ago, fungi colonized the impact crater of an ancient meteor. It seems they may have begun working in partnership wi ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
SEP 09, 2025
Earth & The Environment
What is the speed and timing of the Earth’s inner core cooling? This is what a recent study published in Nature Co
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
NOV 17, 2024
Earth & The Environment
Scientists have identified mineral formations on the floor of the Dead Sea that could warn of oncoming sinkholes.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 14, 2024
Earth & The Environment
While the Earth has experienced countless climate variations during its long history, a longstanding hypothesis known as
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
AUG 12, 2024
Earth & The Environment
What can earthquake rupture zones teach us about earthquakes and how to predict them? This is what a five-year, $2.3 mil
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
AUG 06, 2024
Earth & The Environment
How has Greenland’s massive body of ice changed over history and how can this contribute to climate change? This i
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAY 20, 2024
Earth & The Environment
Can the very locations that fossil fuels are mined also be used to extract rare earth elements (REEs) for renewable ener
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
FEB 20, 2024
Space & Astronomy
What was the driving force behind volcanism on ancient Mars if the Red Planet does not exhibit plate tectonics? This is
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JAN 08, 2024
Space & Astronomy
How did our solar system form and is this process similar in other solar systems throughout the universe? This is what a
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
OCT 26, 2023
Space & Astronomy
A recent study published in Nature attempts to examine a remarkable discovery regarding the existence of a molten silica
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
SEP 18, 2023
Space & Astronomy
NASA’s Mars Curiosity rover has been hard at work on the Red Planet since 2012 teaching us more and more about thi
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
AUG 10, 2023
Earth & The Environment
A recent study published in Science examines the potential connection between fracking and earthquake tremors, the sourc
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
AUG 09, 2023
Space & Astronomy
While the batteries on NASA’s InSight lander officially ran out of juice in December 2022, scientists are still po
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAR 18, 2023
Space & Astronomy
A new study published in Nature Geoscience shows that volcanic activity is actively resurfacing the planet Venus. This n
...
Written By:
Kristina Punzi, Ph.D.
FEB 27, 2023
Earth & The Environment
Planet Earth is a marvelous geological machine responsible for life to exist here. It is a machine that churns and spews
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
OCT 28, 2022
Space & Astronomy
New research from Nature Astronomy shows that magma is still shaping the surface of Mars to this day. Researchers at ETH
...
Written By:
Hannah Daniel
AUG 24, 2022
Microbiology
It was once hypothesized that a strange, microscopic creature called Saccorhytus, a spiked animal with no anus, was the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 05, 2022
Earth & The Environment
Let’s face it, mountains are awesome. They’re awesome to look at and even more awesome to climb. There are f
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAY 27, 2022
Earth & The Environment
The Earth is a wonderful place full of both beauty and mystery. While it’s easy to both study and explore the Eart
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAR 10, 2022
Space & Astronomy
Mercury, the first planet from the Sun - The Forgotten Planet. With the search for life beyond Earth primarily focusing
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAR 07, 2022
Space & Astronomy
Recently, NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover snapped a photograph of a flower-like rock artifact on the surface of Mars.
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
OCT 31, 2021
Space & Astronomy
Water can assume an astonishing array of conformations. It can be a liquid, vapor, or different kinds of solids. Scienti
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 06, 2021
Space & Astronomy
It takes 27,322 days for it to orbit Earth and 27 days for the Moon to rotate once on its axis. We can't detect that mot
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 12, 2021
Earth & The Environment
New research from the University of Houston reevaluates the role of the asthenosphere in tectonic plate movement. Accord
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 24, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Long ago, fungi colonized the impact crater of an ancient meteor. It seems they may have begun working in partnership wi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch