Exploring the Geological Heritage of the Pyrenees
Explore the exceptional geological heritage of the Pyrenees, home to ancient titanosaur dinosaurs over seventy million years ago. Unearth remains of the Pararhabdodon isonensis dinosaur in Pallars Jussà, showcasing a distinctive bony crest on its head. The VIGEOCULT project by the University of Barcelona utilizes virtual and augmented reality technologies to offer a 4D geological museum experience, highlighting the region’s evolution over 550 million years.
NASA Announces Six New Airborne Missions for Earth Day 2024
NASA announces six new airborne missions to study Earth’s changing planet, with a focus on topics like arctic coastal change, wildfire-influenced weather patterns, urban air pollution, and more. These missions aim to provide targeted insights into climate change impacts and Earth’s dynamic processes, emphasizing the importance of scientific findings for societal benefit.
The Role of Crustal Carbonate Build-Up in Earth’s Oxygenation
A recent study published in Nature Geoscience sheds light on the role of crustal carbonate build-up as a driver for Earth’s oxygenation, presenting a theoretical framework for the long-term global oxygen, phosphorus, and carbon cycles. The findings reveal that the accumulation of carbonates in the Earth’s crust has a significant impact on the planet’s oxygenation trajectory in both the atmosphere and oceans, providing valuable insights into the complex interplay between geological and biological processes that have shaped Earth’s atmosphere and oceans over billions of years.