geology

On the origin of continents - Works in Progress Magazine

29 Jun 2026

worksinprogress.co

Continental drift is as fundamental to geology as natural selection is to biology. Why did it take us hundreds of years to discover it?

This power source is 15,000 ft below the ground | Bill Gates

6 Sep 2025

gatesnotes.com

A company called Fervo Energy is hoping to supercharge geothermal power with an innovative new approach to turning the earth’s heat into power.

TIL Under Yellowstone lies a massive supervolcano with a magma chamber about 4–6 miles deep.

24 Jul 2025

reddit.com

Why Texas ‘Flash Flood Alley’ Is So Deadly, Explained by Geology

24 Jul 2025

scientificamerican.com

A hydrologist explains why Texas Hill Country is known as Flash Flood Alley and how its geography and geology can lead to heavy downpours and sudden, destructive floods

Turning abandoned mines into batteries | IIASA

6 Feb 2024

iiasa.ac.at

A novel technique called Underground Gravity Energy Storage turns decommissioned mines into long-term energy storage solutions, thereby supporting the sustainable energy transition.

Why are there continent-sized 'blobs' in the deep Earth?

12 May 2022

bbc.com

They're among the largest physical structures on the planet – and they're a total mystery.

geology (6) — my Raindrop.io articles