Geology

careers

Dr. Bone Collector

Orthopedist Herculano Alvarenga became a paleontology specialist

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GEOPHYSICS

Tension beneath the Earth

Characterization of geologic faults explains earthquakes in Brazil

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Geology

Ocean reefs may have emerged 20 million years earlier than previously thought

Ocean reefs may have emerged 20 million years earlier than previously thought

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Geophysics

Vestiges of primitive Earth

Rigid blocks the size of continents occupied the depths of the Earth

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Paleontology

Bacteria that preserve fossils

The action of microorganisms may help preserve fragments of soft tissue

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Amazon

Age of the Amazon River estimated at 9 million years

A new study estimates that the river formed between 9.4 and 9 million years ago

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Zealandia

Zealandia, a new continent that is almost entirely submerged, proposed by geologists

A new continent that is almost entirely submerged, proposed by geologists

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Archaeology

The peoples of Lagoa Santa

Human burial sites in Minas Gerais reveal a succession of customs from 10,000 to 8,000 years ago

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geomagnetism

Magnetic memories of the Jesuit missions

In ruins located in southern Brazil, geophysicists have recovered information about the Earth’s magnetic field from 350 years ago

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Geogenomics

Seeking to understand the origin of the forest

In a joint effort to explain the biological diversity of Amazonia and the Atlantic Forest, biologists and geologists have created the new field of geogenomics

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FIELD WORK

Scenes from an archeological site

Archeological excavations at an ancient burial site

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GEOPHYSICS

The underground element

A percentage of the world’s carbon is hidden deep within the Earth

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GEOLOGY

Precious eruptions

Mineral wealth of Amazonia could have originated from volcanoes

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GEOLOGY

The exposed depths of the Earth

Mapping helps to uncover origins of the Saint Peter and Saint Paul Archipelago

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GEOLOGY

The turbulent formation of an ocean

Researchers disagree on how the ocean advanced into Brazil’s Northeast

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ASTRONOMY

Titan’s landscape

Methane creates canyons and lakes on the surface of Saturn's largest moon

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COVER

The peoples of Lagoa Santa

Human burial sites reveal customs from 10,000 to 8,000 years ago

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Geology

From rock to ocean

Mineral may also have contributed to greater oxygenation of the atmosphere

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PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY

Under the force of the Andes

Map subdivided the topographic relief of South America into 35 units

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Discovery

Two new Brazilian minerals described

The list of type minerals from Brazil grew to 68 unique species in June

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GEOLOGY

Rivers of a desert planet

Simulations help scientists understand how large waterways flowed on plains

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Oceanography

Studying the sea

A new unit of Unesp, the Institute of Advanced Studies of the Sea was opened

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GEOMAGNETISM

Magnetic memories of the Jesuit missions

Geophysicists recovered information about the Earth’s magnetic field

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Archaeology

The people of Lagoa Santa

A team of researchers work on an archaeological site at Lapa do Santo

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GEOLOGY

The human era

Plastic material accumulated on ocean floors may define a new period in history

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COVER

Seeking to understand the origin of the forest

In a joint effort, biologists and geologists have created geogenomics

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GEOLOGY

The ancient volcanoes of Minas

Volcanic eruptions inundated what is now Rio Doce Bay with lava

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environment

Geogenomics

Geogenomics is aimed at explaining biological diversity in tropical rainforests

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construction

Mining waste

UFMG researchers built a house with waste material from iron ore mining

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ENVIRONMENT

Damage hidden in the mud

Dam collapse in Minas Gerais can change the ecological dynamics of the Rio Doce

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