Geology
37 BRANCHES OF GEOLOGY: What is Geology?
What are the branches of geology? It can be divided in different ways. We divide fields into tectonics, sedimentology, topography, chronology & astrogeology […]
Geology
Geology
The 5 SOIL FORMATION FACTORS: The Weathering of Rocks Into Dirt
Soil formation is vital for food production and plant growth. Weathering is the process that breaks rock down into soils. Without it, soil wouldn’t exist. […]
Geology
HUMAN EVOLUTION: A Timeline of Early Hominids [Infographic]
Since about 4 million years, human evolution has been a long, long process. From early hominids to modern humans, we are evolving at this very moment. […]
Geology
Is VAALBARA Earth’s First Supercontinent?
The evidence that Vaalbara (2.7-3.6 billion years ago) was the first supercontinent is mainly based on their sedimentary sequences and magnetic orientation. […]
Geology
BANDED IRON FORMATION (BIF): Rusted Iron From the Archean Eon
Long ago, oxygen filled the oceans. It mixed with iron which reacted by rusting. The seafloor collected rusted iron called banded iron formation (BIF). […]
Geology
PANGEA FOSSILS: Evidence of the Pangea Supercontinent
At one point in time, all continents were merged together as one supercontinent “Pangea”. We’ve used fossil evidence to know continental drift exists. […]
Geology
PACIFIC RING OF FIRE: Volcanoes, Earthquakes and Plate Tectonics
The Pacific Ring of Fire has the most active chains of volcanoes in the world. This is because tectonic plates collide and sink at these zones of subduction. […]
Geology
CENOZOIC ERA: Dinosaur Extinction to Human Evolution
The Cenozoic Era started with the extinction of dinosaurs and moved into the age of mammals.This led to the diversification and increase in size of mammals. […]
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MESOZOIC ERA: Age of Reptiles, Dinosaurs and Conifers
The Mesozoic Era had a lot of “firsts”. For example, it had the first birds, first mammals, first dinosaurs and first flowering plants on Earth. […]
Geology
PALEOZOIC ERA: Diverse Life Emerges
The Paleozoic Era marked the first fossil records of animal life.The Cambrian explosion was the largest diversification of life in Earth’s history. […]
Geology
PROTEROZOIC EON: From Eukaryotes to Multicellular Organisms
In the Proterozoic Eon, key highlights are: ozone layer thickened, an oxygen crisis, Snowball Earth and eukaryotes and multicellular organisms evolved. […]
Geology
ARCHEAN EON: From Molten Lava to Oceans and Continents
Earth formed a stable climate in the Archean Eon. Because it cooled down from its molten state, Earth was able to support oceans, continents and oxygenation […]
Geology
HADEAN EON: The Formation of Earth 4.6 – 4.0 billion years ago
4,567,000,000 years ago, Earth was covered in molten lava. In the Hadean Eon, it was in its earliest stage of formation as it clumped from a cloud of dust. […]
Geology
EARTH TIMELINE: A Guide to Earth’s Geological History and Events [Infographic]
Since Earth’s creation, oceans, continents and life have emerged. From evolution to extinction, here are the geological events and history of Earth timeline […]
Geology
PANGAEA: Piecing Together the Supercontinent Jigsaw Puzzle
About 200 million years ago, all the continents were together as one giant supercontinent known as Pangaea. Over time, these continents have broken apart. […]
