/tags/geology geology en-US WLRN Thu, 29 Dec 2022 22:00:00 GMT /science/2022-12-29/to-peer-into-earths-deep-time-meet-a-hardy-mineral-known-as-the-time-lord Geologists rely on tiny crystals of the mineral zircon to understand the timing of key events in Earth's early days, like the rising of continents and the emergence of oceans. Thu, 29 Dec 2022 22:00:00 GMT /science/2022-12-29/to-peer-into-earths-deep-time-meet-a-hardy-mineral-known-as-the-time-lord Nell Greenfieldboyce /2013-08-12/resort-villa-collapses-into-sinkhole-near-disney-world Vacationers staying in central Florida awoke to crashing sounds Sunday night, as their three-story building began to collapse. A large portion of the structure at a resort in Clermont was pulled into a sinkhole. It seems the process was slow enough that everyone in the building got out safely. Mon, 12 Aug 2013 13:22:00 GMT /2013-08-12/resort-villa-collapses-into-sinkhole-near-disney-world Bill Chappell