Credit: Bogdan Onac. Scientists are exploring Earth’s ancient volcanic caves to uncover secrets that could help us search for life on Mars. These caves, called lava tubes, form when lava cools ...
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Geologists are exploring storing carbon in Oregon's ancient basalt to combat climate change. Oregon's state geologist, Ruarri Day-Stirrat, has put forward a new purpose for the ancient volcanic rock ...
Layers of volcanic rock in eastern Oregon, the Willamette Valley and the Columbia Basin have created fertile soil for farming and ranching, but in the future it could provide fruitful ground for a ...
Oregon's state geologist, Ruarri Day-Stirrat, has put forward a new purpose for the ancient volcanic rock lurking beneath the state: storing planet-warming carbon dioxide deep underground to ...
TAMPA, Fla. (Nov. 18, 2024) – Through the intricate study of lava tubes -- caves formed following volcanic eruptions when lava cools down -- an international team of researchers has uncovered clues ...