Taking the laws of physics and reversing them to understand what happened in the Earth’s interior 55 million years ago. UF Geologist ALESSANDRO FORTE’s along with fellow researchers collaborate to reconstructed the phenomena occurring under the North Atlantic Ocean 55 million years ago, during a period known as the Paleocene–Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM), that may have led to […]
Samples brought back by the Apollo missions have fueled scientific discoveries for 50 years — but there’s still more to learn, says University of Florida astrogeologist Steve Elardo. The full story can be viewed here: https://news.ufl.edu/2019/07/apollos-moon-rocks-still-fuel-planetary-science/
The role of geomagnetic field intensity in late Quaternary evolution of humans and large mammals A recent study by James Channell and L. Vigliotti published in Reviews of Geophysics outlines possible linkages between the intensity of the Earth’s magnetic field and human and mammal evolution. The strength of Earth’s magnetic field in the past, recorded by […]
Dr. Mike Perfit has spent over 45 years researching geological features of the sea floor and taken multiple dives with the unmanned robotic sub, Alvin. His experience with Alvin and exploring the seafloor are detailed in this article from The Conversation https://theconversation.com/scientist-at-work-im-a-geologist-whos-dived-dozens-of-times-to-explore-submarine-volcanoes-110472.
It was a busy first week for students attending the UF in Merida (Yucatan, Mexico) Program. After arriving in Merida on the evening of June 17, students met on Monday (June 19) at the Centro Institucional de Lenguas, where they study Spanish. On Wednesday, they headed for the town of Izamal, where they visited a […]