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In 2022, an 800-gram pink rock was found in the Sahara Desert; NASA-funded researchers have now confirmed
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Global warming may have halted an emerging ice age, study suggests
A new study published in the journal 'Science' suggests that human-driven climate change may have prevented the onset of the next ice age.
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One of Earth’s most powerful supervolcanoes is refilling with fresh magma
Japan's massive Kikai Caldera supervolcano is quietly refilling with fresh magma thousands of years after a catastrophic eruption.
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A massive asteroid slammed into the North Sea and unleashed a 330-foot tsunami
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The moon is shrinking. 10,000 cracks on the lunar surface reveal by how much
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Earth's core may have been leaking hydrogen for billions of years
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Ancient DNA challenges theories about when humans first reached North America
Recent archaeological findings indicate fossil footprint preservation relies heavily on environmental factors rather than population density.
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NASA Images Reveal 10,000 Young Faults on the Moon. That’s a Problem
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Deep-Sea Rocks Spontaneously Combusted After Scientists Brought Them to the Surface
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NASA spots a giant patch of Moon-like rock on Earth
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Scientists Collected Deep-Sea Rocks. They Spontaneously Caught Fire in The Lab.
Deep-sea rocks collected by scientists spontaneously caught fire in the lab, introducing a new hazard to mineral extraction.
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What’s been driving Hawaii’s lava fountains?
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A hidden asteroid crater under Oklahoma could be connected to one of Earth's major mass extinctions
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Scientists find evidence for several Earth axis shifts during the age of dinosaurs
Researchers discover geological evidence that Earth experienced multiple rapid axis shifts during the age of dinosaurs.
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Earth Tipped on Its Side During the Age of Dinosaurs—and Not Just Once
Ancient sea levels reveal that Earth's geographic poles wandered and land masses shifted rapidly over hundreds of millions of years.
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NASA's Perseverance Mars rover finds groundwater, lakes, and hot fluids in one place
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How the moon and sun may trigger slow earthquakes on Earth
New research links the Sun and Moon's gravity to the timing of slow‑earthquake slips, hinting at a celestial trigger for seismic activity.
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Tonga’s 2022 ‘Ultra’ Eruption Rewrote the Rules for Tsunamis. Now We Know Why
New analysis of the 2022 'Ultra' eruption in Tonga reveals why the event fundamentally altered scientific understanding of tsunami behavior.
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Scientists Dated the Catastrophic Pompeii Eruption Using Only Rocks. Here's How Close They Got
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China reveals plan to map the entire surface of Mars by 2028 amid race with US
China plans to complete a new-generation geologic map of the entire surface of Mars by the end of 2028.
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A Buried Oklahoma Crater Was Dated to the Wrong Era—and It Actually Lines Up With a Mass Extinction
New dating of the Ames Impact Crater in Oklahoma links the site to a violent mass extinction event from 372 million years ago.
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Scientists Reveal What Could Happen if Yellowstone Erupted Now
Scientists and professors provide detailed accounts of the catastrophic consequences if the Yellowstone supervolcano were to erupt in the present day.
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Strange 'coral reef' deposits reveal Mars' climate history photo of the day for Sept. 28, 2026
Recent coverage examines a new Mars photo revealing unexpected purple and pink geological features and coral reef deposits.
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Canadian study says Earth's core is quietly changing the length of a day
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2,000-year-old Vesuvius eruption that buried Pompeii helps scientists date Earth’s history more precisely
Scientists are using the historic Vesuvius eruption that buried Pompeii and historical accounts from Pliny the Younger to date Earth’s history.
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Pompeii's destruction helps calibrate volcanic dating to within decades
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Sudden collapse of submarine volcano drives extreme hazards
Researchers examine how the sudden collapse of a seemingly small submarine volcano in Tonga may have supercharged a destructive tsunami.
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Yellowstone ‘super-eruption’ scenario would devastate US: Scientist
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Amateur astronomer leads scientists to a massive 390-million-year-old impact crater in Quebec
An amateur astronomer discovers a massive ancient impact crater in Quebec while scouting for a campsite.
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What if Yellowstone ‘blows’? A look at the worst-case scenario
Recent coverage examines what a catastrophic Yellowstone supervolcano eruption scenario would actually look like according to scientists.
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Earth's crust is 'unzipping' beneath Italy
Scientists have identified a geological phenomenon where the Earth's crust is 'unzipping' beneath Italy, potentially revealing hidden causes of tectonic activity.
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End of humanity? Blow-by-blow account of what would happen if the Yellowstone supervolcano erupted now
Global media outlets examine the catastrophic worst-case scenario and potential climate risks of a modern Yellowstone supervolcano eruption.
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‘1.3 billion premature deaths’: Scientists give frightening play-by-play of hypothetical Yellowstone supervolcano eruption
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Caves beneath sinkhole reveal origin of mystery trenches that score Australian Plain
Extensive trench networks discovered above hidden Australian caves are offering new clues for Mars subsurface exploration.
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Giant Trenches Reveal Caves Up to 150 Meters Deep Beneath Australia's Nullarbor Plain
Giant trenches and deep caves discovered beneath Australia's Nullarbor Plain reveal new geological insights.
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A Quebec amateur astronomer was scouting a campsite using satellite imagery in 2024 when he spotted a 25-kilometre ring around Lake Marsal, and geologists who reached it by floatplane the following year found shatter cones confirming a roughly 390-milli
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Africa’s Turkana Rift has entered a critical stage of continental breakup
Africa's Turkana Rift reaches a critical stage of continental breakup as rapid plate divergence thins Earth's crust.
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Water equivalent to two Pacific Oceans could be stashed 2,900 km inside Earth
Recent coverage highlights a scientific study suggesting two new minerals deep within the Earth may hold vast amounts of water.
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Scientists Found the Missing 16% of Earth’s Lost Supercontinent Hiding in the Himalayas
Researchers have located the final sixteen percent of a lost supercontinent hidden deep within the Himalayan region.
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Little Mercury may be shrinking faster than scientists expected
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Well-preserved tooth from Pacific mastodon found in a creek in San Francisco Bay Area
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Scientists Thought Ancient Water Carved Martian Gullies. New Analysis Says Otherwise
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800 million years old - Scientists discover 'fingerprints' of supercontinent Gondwana in ancient rocks
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Gondwana really was a supercontinent—and it may have helped kickstart life on Earth
New maps reveal Gondwana was far larger than thought, reshaping its status as a supercontinent and its link to the Cambrian Explosion.
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Experts just found an enormous volcano lurking under England
Scientists have uncovered a 454-million-year-old massive supervolcano hidden beneath the coast of England and the region of Lincolnshire.
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Mercury may be shrinking faster than scientists expected
New scientific findings suggest the planet Mercury is shrinking at a rate that drastically exceeds previous astronomical estimates.
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Greenland’s Wayward Ice Island Just Smashed Into Joe Island—and Survived
A Manhattan-sized ice island from Greenland's Petermann Glacier collided with Joe Island and survived intact.
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California experts crack earthquake predicting
Scientists have developed a new method to pinpoint the specific locations where major earthquakes are likely to strike.
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Six unusual structures identified at Earth's core-mantle boundary with the help of deep learning
Deep learning analysis identifies six structurally complex regions at Earth’s core-mantle boundary, according to recent reporting.
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Mercury Isn’t What Scientists Thought: New Study Reveals a Surprisingly Different Surface
Recent scientific studies reveal that Mercury's surface and crust are radically different than previously assumed.
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Scientists Detect Strange New Structures Deep Inside the Earth
Researchers identify six unusual new structures located deep inside the Earth using deep learning technology.
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Scientists Found a Massive Ice Reservoir Hidden Beneath Utah’s Rocky Mountains
A massive hidden ice reservoir holding nearly one billion tons of water has been discovered beneath Utah's Rocky Mountains.
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Phantom Island Mysteriously Appears, Then Vanishes on B.C. Reservoir
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Six Never-Before-Seen Mystery Structures Found Lurking Deep Inside The Earth
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Antarctica developed a continental-scale ice sheet 34 million years ago while Earth was about 5°C warmer than today — helped by slow-moving mantle waves that had spent more than 100 million years lifting its interior high enough for permanent ice to survi
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Volcano that erupted with strength of a million atomic bombs discovered in England
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Ancient volcano with the force of one million nuclear bombs found beneath England
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Scientists Discover Vast Underground 'Anomaly' on Mars
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Using thunderquakes to X-ray Earth
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Researchers map ancient world beneath southern Barrier Reef
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