By now you’ve probably seen the big geology news: Earth has a brand-new continent called Zealandia , and it’s been hiding from us for ages. What’s less widely known about the discovery, however, is how it came about – and what it means for we humans who live on top of the rocks.
Category: Geology
President Obama’s $2.7 Trillion Lease Ban Has Big Oil Fuming
While outer space is humanity’s final frontier, the Arctic is the final frontier for oil and gas drilling. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, 22% of the Earth’s undiscovered oil and gas resources lie underneath the Arctic’s layers of ice.