geological
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Neither earthquake caused significant damage, but it has gotten Nevada talking about the large geological forces that caused them.
From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026
These zones form where one tectonic plate sinks beneath another, and they are responsible for some of the most powerful geological events on Earth.
From Science Daily • Apr. 29, 2026
The research was led by Amy Williams, Ph.D., a geological sciences professor at the University of Florida and a member of both the Curiosity and Perseverance rover science teams.
From Science Daily • Apr. 28, 2026
This means the Turkana Rift may not have been uniquely important as a site where human ancestors evolved, but rather a place where geological conditions made it easier to record their history.
From Science Daily • Apr. 25, 2026
Hutton was much more the father of the notion than Lyell, but it was Lyell most people read, and so he became in most people’s minds, then and now, the father of modern geological thought.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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