What are Groundwater Contaminants & How to Reduce Them

Image Source: pixabay.com Water. It’s probably one of the simplest things in our day-to-day lives. Yet it is also one of the most important...

The Geological Impact of Hemp Agriculture

                                               Image Source:  pixabay.com Looking out over a field of crops, it can be hard to determine exa...

Earthquake Precursors: Signs Before Earthquakes

Earthquake prediction is the ultimate goal of seismologists . Being able to predict when and where an earthquake will occur could save thous...

The Messinian Salinity Crisis

You will have heard of The Messinian Salinity Crisis no doubt. From learned articles, geology textbooks, probably lectures at your college ...

Banded-iron formations (BIFs) - Evidence of Oxygen in Early Atmosphere

Our knowledge about the rise of oxygen gas in Earth’s atmosphere comes from multiple lines of evidence in the rock record, including the age...

10 of the Best Learning Geology Photos of 2016

A picture is worth a thousand words, but not all pictures are created equal. The pictures we usually feature on   Learning Geology   are fie...