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Hallan por primera vez una cueva volcánica en Venus Hasta ahora, la existencia de cuevas volcánicas en Venus eran solo hipótesis. Gracias a datos de radar, un nuevo estudio ha demostrado la presencia de un tubo de lava vacío bajo la superficie del planeta.

Shallow seismic stratigraphy of the southwestern Algarve shelf (Portugal) and characteristics of offshore tsunami deposits Lisa Feist (et al.)- Understanding the sedimentary dynamics of continental shelves is crucial for decoding past high-energy events like tsunamis. Based on data from HSV FISÁLIA cruise of the Portug…

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El miércoles pasado tuvo lugar la XVI olimpiada de Geología en Aliseda
https://comunicacion.unex.es/2025/02/21/aliseda-acogio-la-fase-territorial-extremena-de-la-xvi-olimpiada-de-geologia/

¿Pueden crecer las montañas hasta alcanzar cualquier altura? por Carlos M. Pina
https://theconversation.com/pueden-crecer-las-montanas-hasta-alcanzar-cualquier-altura-246563

The carnivoran guilds from the Late Miocene hominid locality of Hammerschmiede (Bavaria, Germany) Nikolaos Kargopoulos (et al.)- The Late Miocene locality of Hammerschmiede has yielded an astonishing diversity of vertebrates, including 28 different carnivoran species. The main layers HAM 5 (11.…

Potential Reduction in Carbon Emissions in the Transport of Aggregates by Switching from Road-Only Transport to an Intermodal Rail/Road System Francisco Javier López-Acevedo (et al.)- Aggregates are the second-most consumed product in the world after water. This geological resource is used as building and construction material, and its pr…

Reconstructing the environmental impact of mining on mountain lakes Mario Morellón (et al.)- Mountain lakes are particularly fragile ecosystems undergoing important ecological and depositional transformations associated with ongoing global change. However, the hist…

A Case Study of a Macro-Landslide in the High Mountain Areas of the Ecuadorian Andes: “La Cría” at the Azuay Province (Ecuador) Francisco Javier Torrijo, Santiago Álvarez, Julio Garzón-Roca- Large landslides, known as macro-landslides, pose a significant threat to the safety and stability of communities living in mountainou…

Arc sections correlation along the Gondwana margin: Dynamic shifts tracked by detrital zircon Esther Rojo-Pérez (et al.)- Sections of the Gondwana margin recording the evolution of Ediacaran and Cambrian arc systems are preserved along the Variscan Orogen. The sedimentary sequences deposite…

La Palma 2021 Eruption (Canary Islands): Measurements and Modelling of Lava Flow Cooling Rates and Applications for Infrastructure Reconstruction and Risk Mitigation Luis González-de-Vallejo (et al.)- On 19 September 2021, a strombolian volcanic eruption began on the island of La Palma in the Canary Islands. This event resulted in the destruction of 73 km of ro…