East Kootenay Geology

East Kootenay Geology

The East Kootenay region on the south-eastern edge of British Columbia is a land of colossal mountains against a clear blue sky. That is not strictly true, of course, as this area does see its fair…
You Can't Trust Volcanoes

You Can't Trust Volcanoes

Don't be fooled by those tourist volcanoes that reliably produce small basaltic lava eruptions. A new study shows they hide the same chemically diverse magmas in their underground plumbing systems as…
Triassic Period: Bad Things Come In Threes

Triassic Period: Bad Things Come In Threes

Bad things come in threes, it is said, and nothing shows that more than The Carnian Age; the first stage of three in the mass extinction era of the Late Triassic Epoch 228 to 217 million years ago.…
Australia's Mountains Are Still Growing

Australia's Mountains Are Still Growing

Because Australia was discovered late by Europeans it is considered an old continent with little geological activity, but a new study reveals that its mountains are still growing. Some …
Hexagonal Columns: The Giant's Causeway

Hexagonal Columns: The Giant's Causeway

The Giant's Causeway is a spectacular expanse of interlocking hexagonal basalt columns formed from volcanic eruptions during the Paleocene some 50-60 million years ago. These columns tell a story of…