Tectonic plates are spreading and then diving under this fringe of the continent, lifting the Andes and creating a geologically volatile zone.
The Pacific Ring of Fire is the most geologically active region of Earth.
A shrinking moon overturns the view that our natural satellite is a cold lump of rock and suggests it might still have a warm core and be geologically active.
Szechuan is a basin geologically. The weather is cold and humid most of the time. Chilis in Szechuan dishes can warm up body and prevent rheumatism (medical).
Within about 50 million years--no time at all, geologically speaking--one of the four kings of mammals that has returned to a marine environment has developed into the largest of all animal forms, the whale.
Apollo astronauts used seismometers during their visits to the Moon and discovered that the gray orb isn't a totally dead place, geologically speaking.
The Nabro volcano has not erupted in recorded human history, but lava flows near the volcano are relatively recent geologically.
