The people who put up these giant stones did not choose the nearest possible source.
Articles on Geochronology
Displaying all articles
Nearly four centuries after the Batavia wrecked, a new study about its precious cargo shows that stories can indeed be written in stone.
Vaporising crystals with a laser allows us to look deep into Earth’s past.
300,000-year-old wooden tools found in southwestern China reveal surprising sophistication from the ancestors of modern humans.
Otherworldly karst landscapes, such as Western Australia’s famous Pinnacles, hold clues about Earth’s climate history – and future.
How did Australia end up with so much iron ore? What we discovered in Western Australia redefines how we think about iron deposits – and provides clues on how we might find more.
There are a lot of myths about crystals − for example, that they are magical rocks with healing powers. An earth scientist explains some of their amazing true science.
Combining evidence from archaeology, geochronology and paleoenvironmental science, researchers identified how ancient humans by Lake Malawi were the first to substantially modify their environment.
They erupted for billions of years and make Earth’s volcanoes look like molehills. Here’s what we know and what we don’t know about them.
Top contributors
-
Professor of Geochronology, Curtin University
-
Associate Professor, Earth and Planetary Sciences, Curtin University
-
Research Fellow, School of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Curtin University
-
Adjunct Research Fellow, School of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Curtin University; Georg-August-Universität Göttingen
-
Postdoctoral Research Associate in Geological Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder
-
Assistant Professor of Geosciences, Penn State
-
Professor of Archaeology, Conservation and History, University of Oslo
-
Emeritus Fellow, Downing College, University of Cambridge
-
Curtin Research Fellow, Curtin University
-
Research Associate (School of Geographical and Earth Sciences), University of Glasgow
-
Associate professor, La Trobe University
-
Professor of Geology, University of Ljubljana
-
Professor, Environmental Futures Research Centre, School of Science, University of Wollongong
-
Professor Emeritus, School of History, Philosophy and Digital Humanities, University of Sheffield
-
Professor, Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences