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Outcrop app overlays geologic maps onto live camera views of landscapes

A new app called Outcrop lets users point their phone camera at a landscape and see an augmented-reality overlay of the geologic map, labeling each visible rock unit by name. It works offline and is free for iPhone and Android, drawing its data from the Macrostrat geologic mapping database.

Study Reveals Hidden 'Rock Glaciers' Hold Vast Untapped Freshwater Reserves

Researchers have identified numerous rock glaciers—ice masses disguised beneath layers of rock and debris—that were previously overlooked in freshwater assessments. The newly mapped ice reserves amount to roughly 600 Olympic-sized swimming pools worth of water, hidden in mountainous terrain around the world.