There’s enough geothermal energy below ground to power the entire country. Some are trying to tap it — by using techniques from the fracking boom.
Tag: Geology
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Scientists Have Found a Hot Spot on the Moon’s Far Side
Data from two Chinese orbiters helped a team of scientists explain why a patch of lunar terrain is so much warmer than the surrounding area.
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Scientists Choose Crawford Lake to Represent Start of Anthropocene Epoch
A scientific panel has picked Crawford Lake, Ontario, to represent the Anthropocene, a proposed, and hotly contested, new chapter in geologic time.
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New Hampshire’s Old Man of the Mountain Still Bewitches
The rock formation collapsed in 2003, but it hasn’t lost its hold on residents, who have passed on their affection to a new generation.
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Earth’s Inner Core Paused, Then Reversed Its Spin. This Is Fine.
Researchers proposed a model with a 70-year rotation cycle of our planet’s iron heart, and report that we’re in the middle of one of its big shifts.