Monthly Archives: February 2015

A short article posted on February 19th by USGS describes some of the dangers of hydraulic fracturing, more commonly referred to as fracking. Fracking is a technique of oil drilling that has recently become simultaneously popular and infamous due to … Continue reading →

An article published in national geographic in August of 2011 revealed that Texas and Antarctica were once connected. Many people have heard of the ancient supercontinent Pangaea, but Earth scientists have found evidence that there is actually a cycle the … Continue reading →

After my post about the United States’ groundwater contamination, I thought it might be interesting to look into what kind of new research is going into filtering saltwater to be drinkable. As it turns out, an article was published this … Continue reading →

Don’t take that fresh drinking water for granite! An article published on January 21st of this year revealed that after two decades of extensive research conducted by USGS (the United States Geological Survey), the national summary report of the nation’s … Continue reading →

Keep mapping, keep rocking! An article was published in November of 2013 by the US geological survey concerning their new advancements in topographic mapping. Topographic maps are primarily displays of elevation changes along with some other descriptive information. The article … Continue reading →