SYFY WIRE geology Kryptonite? Almost. Krypton deep in Earth is a relic of its even deeper past It's not actually Kryptonite, but Superman should beware of the krypton in Earth's mantle and atmosphere. By Elizabeth Rayne 2 years ago Injection of fluid into the Earth unlocks new type of slow motion fracking earthquakes Fracking is bad, but the knowledge scientists gain from it might save lives in the future. By Cassidy Ward 2 years ago If life is going to find a way on Earth or anywhere else, it needs iron if Earth wasn’t fortified with iron (kind of like your cereal), life here might have never existed. By Elizabeth Rayne 2 years ago Windows are getting an upgrade as scientists craft diamond glass from buckyballs We hope this doesn't make phones even more expensive! By Cassidy Ward 2 years ago This is what Mars is really like skin-deep Layers in the Martian subsurface are sort of like those in our skin, but made of rocks, rocks, and more rocks. By Elizabeth Rayne 2 years ago Under pressure, iron takes on super strength in Earth’s core When you put iron under intense heat and pressure, it morphs into something stronger than any superhero. By Elizabeth Rayne 2 years ago New Infinity Stone unlocked! Scientists find new mineral inside a diamond deep within Earth’s mantle It was inevitable. By Cassidy Ward 2 years ago Bizarre, brittle exoplanets could feel like walking on alien eggshells Exoplanets with an extremely thin and brittle lithosphere (crust and upper mantle) might exist out there. By Elizabeth Rayne 2 years ago Glass reveals a ginormous comet exploded right above the Atacama desert 12,000 years ago We just learned a comet exploded over the desert some 12,000 years ago, and the evidence was trapped in glass. By Elizabeth Rayne 2 years ago Forget the dinosaurs; what caused the first mass extinction ever? Now we know what caused the Late Ordovician Mass Extinction, and it doesn't bode well for us now. By Elizabeth Rayne 2 years ago SYFY WIRE | Page 5
Kryptonite? Almost. Krypton deep in Earth is a relic of its even deeper past It's not actually Kryptonite, but Superman should beware of the krypton in Earth's mantle and atmosphere. By Elizabeth Rayne 2 years ago
Injection of fluid into the Earth unlocks new type of slow motion fracking earthquakes Fracking is bad, but the knowledge scientists gain from it might save lives in the future. By Cassidy Ward 2 years ago
If life is going to find a way on Earth or anywhere else, it needs iron if Earth wasn’t fortified with iron (kind of like your cereal), life here might have never existed. By Elizabeth Rayne 2 years ago
Windows are getting an upgrade as scientists craft diamond glass from buckyballs We hope this doesn't make phones even more expensive! By Cassidy Ward 2 years ago
This is what Mars is really like skin-deep Layers in the Martian subsurface are sort of like those in our skin, but made of rocks, rocks, and more rocks. By Elizabeth Rayne 2 years ago
Under pressure, iron takes on super strength in Earth’s core When you put iron under intense heat and pressure, it morphs into something stronger than any superhero. By Elizabeth Rayne 2 years ago
New Infinity Stone unlocked! Scientists find new mineral inside a diamond deep within Earth’s mantle It was inevitable. By Cassidy Ward 2 years ago
Bizarre, brittle exoplanets could feel like walking on alien eggshells Exoplanets with an extremely thin and brittle lithosphere (crust and upper mantle) might exist out there. By Elizabeth Rayne 2 years ago
Glass reveals a ginormous comet exploded right above the Atacama desert 12,000 years ago We just learned a comet exploded over the desert some 12,000 years ago, and the evidence was trapped in glass. By Elizabeth Rayne 2 years ago
Forget the dinosaurs; what caused the first mass extinction ever? Now we know what caused the Late Ordovician Mass Extinction, and it doesn't bode well for us now. By Elizabeth Rayne 2 years ago