Editing 1912 in science (section)

==Earth sciences==
* January – [[Alfred Wegener]] proposes a fully formulated theory of [[continental drift]] and gives the supercontinent [[Pangaea]] its name.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Wegener|first=Alfred|date=January 6, 1912|title=Die Herausbildung der Grossformen der Erdrinde (Kontinente und Ozeane), auf geophysikalischer Grundlage|journal=Petermanns Geographische Mitteilungen|volume=63|pages=185–195, 253–256, 305–309}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|url=http://epic.awi.de/28560/1/Polarforsch2005_1_3.pdf|accessdate=April 18, 2011|first=Imre Josef|last=Demhardt|title=Alfred Wegener's Hypothesis on Continental Drift and Its Discussion in ''Petermanns Geographische Mitteilungen'' (1912–1942)|journal=Polarforschung|volume=75|pages=29–35|year=2005}}</ref>
* June 6 – The [[Novarupta]] volcano on the [[Alaska Peninsula]] comes into being through a [[VEI]] 6 eruption, the largest this century.