Sunday, July 03, 2005

The Lava Dome at Mount St. Helens

A large part of the growing lava dome on Mount St. Helens fell Saturday, sending an ash plume above the crater rim, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. A rock fall had caused what scientists called a "substantial seismic signal" and knocked the chunk off the lava dome. The volcano was relatively quiet for the rest of the day..........

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Saturday, July 02, 2005

The Top Unanswered Science Questions

The journal, Science, has posted it's top 25 unanswered science questions. Reading the questions is an education in itself.

Mountain-Building Sped Up

Geologists at Queen's University have discovered that the time it takes for mountain ranges to form is millions of years shorter than previously thought. This controversial finding could have implications for our understanding of other geological processes that shaped the Earth, says Professor James Lee and postdoctoral fellow Alfredo Camacho of Queen's Geological Sciences and Geological Engineering Department. The study will appear in the June 30 edition of the international journal Nature........... Physorg.com July 1, 2005 Read More