geological
adjective
geo·log·i·cal
ˌjē-ə-ˈlä-ji-kəl 
variants
or less commonly geologic
: of, relating to, or based on geology
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Dosa earned an Academy Award nomination for 2022’s Fire of Love, the story of vulcanologists Katia and Maurice Krafft who furthered the world’s understanding of intense geological forces, but whose lives were claimed in a volcanic eruption.
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Matthew Carey, Deadline, 20 Mar. 2026
Scientists must first rule out any possible non-biological explanations for a discovery, meaning the discovery would have to be unexplained by any chemical or geological processes.
—Mary Magnuson, The Conversation, 20 Mar. 2026
With this more intact geological record, astrobiologists hope Mars can yield not only the first-ever smoking-gun proof of extraterrestrial life but also clearer data on how that life emerged in the first place.
—Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 18 Mar. 2026
What One Bone Revealed Cheng-Hsiu Tsai of National Taiwan University and colleagues analyzed the vertebra, which was recovered from the Chiting Formation, a geological deposit near Tainan formed roughly 800,000 to 400,000 years ago.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2026
One Vertebra, One Giant Snake The fossil was recovered from the Chiting Formation, a geological deposit in southwestern Taiwan formed roughly 800,000 to 400,000 years ago during the Pleistocene epoch.
—Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Mar. 2026
The vertebra was recovered from the Chiting Formation, a geological deposit formed roughly 800,000 to 400,000 years ago during the Pleistocene epoch.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 17 Mar. 2026
An expert chimes in Ralph Harvey, a geological sciences professor at Case Western Reserve University, told the Akron Beacon Journal,part of the USA TODAY Network, that such phenomena occur several times a day but are rarely viewed in populated areas.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 17 Mar. 2026
The carbon cycle is a continuous, biogeochemical exchange of carbon among the atmosphere, oceans, land and geological reservoirs, such as rocks and fossil fuels.
—Susanne Rust
follow, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2026
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Matthew Carey, Deadline, 20 Mar. 2026
Scientists must first rule out any possible non-biological explanations for a discovery, meaning the discovery would have to be unexplained by any chemical or geological processes.
—Mary Magnuson, The Conversation, 20 Mar. 2026
With this more intact geological record, astrobiologists hope Mars can yield not only the first-ever smoking-gun proof of extraterrestrial life but also clearer data on how that life emerged in the first place.
—Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 18 Mar. 2026
What One Bone Revealed Cheng-Hsiu Tsai of National Taiwan University and colleagues analyzed the vertebra, which was recovered from the Chiting Formation, a geological deposit near Tainan formed roughly 800,000 to 400,000 years ago.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2026
One Vertebra, One Giant Snake The fossil was recovered from the Chiting Formation, a geological deposit in southwestern Taiwan formed roughly 800,000 to 400,000 years ago during the Pleistocene epoch.
—Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Mar. 2026
The vertebra was recovered from the Chiting Formation, a geological deposit formed roughly 800,000 to 400,000 years ago during the Pleistocene epoch.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 17 Mar. 2026
An expert chimes in Ralph Harvey, a geological sciences professor at Case Western Reserve University, told the Akron Beacon Journal,part of the USA TODAY Network, that such phenomena occur several times a day but are rarely viewed in populated areas.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 17 Mar. 2026
The carbon cycle is a continuous, biogeochemical exchange of carbon among the atmosphere, oceans, land and geological reservoirs, such as rocks and fossil fuels.
—Susanne Rust
follow, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2026
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“Geological.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/geological. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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