geological

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Blasted into 1.9 billion-year-old stable bedrock in Eurajoki, southwest Finland, the geological repository for spent nuclear waste -- dubbed Onkalo which means "cave" in Finnish -- is nearly ready to start operations.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

Decades of geological records, subsurface physics, and mechanical telemetry are proving invaluable for asset management and monitoring, along with enabling advanced autonomous drilling capabilities.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

The research team reached this conclusion through a large-scale data analysis that combined hundreds of thermal history models collected from more than 30 years of geological studies across Central Asia.

From Science Daily • May 18, 2026

The area surrounding Shalbatana Vallis contains many additional geological features, all labeled in the annotated image of the region.

From Science Daily • May 15, 2026

The process of vertical movement known as isostasy, was a foundation of geological beliefs for generations, though no one had any good theories as to how or why it happened.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson