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Earth’s magnetic poles once took 70,000 years to reverse
27+ min ago (885+ words) Ancient sediments reveal Earth's magnetic poles once took 70,000 years to reverse, far longer than scientists expected. (CREDIT: Wikimedia / CC BY-SA 4.0) Earth's magnetic field does not simply switch direction like a flipped light switch. It weakens, wanders, and reorganizes itself over…...
Library book returned more than 60 years late
4+ hour, 24+ min ago (125+ words) A library has said it will happily "waive the fine" on a library book that was returned more than 60 years late. Darlington Library said the copy of Dogs and Their Management by Frederick Cousens was due back on 8 September 1962. The…...
Darlington library book returned more than 60 years late
4+ hour, 24+ min ago (188+ words) A library has said it will happily "waive the fine" on a library book that was returned more than 60 years late. Darlington Library said the copy of Dogs and Their Management by Frederick Cousens was due back on 8 September 1962. The…...
Moderate mag. 4.6 earthquake - Webster County, Nebraska, on Sunday, Mar 1, 2026, at 12:59 pm (Chicago time)
5+ hour, 34+ min ago (142+ words) Detailed info, map, data, reports, updates about this earthquake: Moderate mag. 4.6 earthquake - Webster County, Nebraska, on Sunday, Mar 1, 2026, at 12:59 pm (Chicago time) - Look up quakes in: Mag. 4.6 earthquake - Webster County, Nebraska, on Sunday, Mar 1, 2026, at 12:59 pm (Chicago time) - A strong…...
Snowball Earth's liquid seas dipped way below freezing
8+ hour, 34+ min ago (384+ words) Iron isotopes show that salty seawater pockets beneath the ice were as cold as "15C. Night Sky This Week This article was originally published at Eos. The publication contributed the article to Space.com's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. In Nature Communications,…...
Authorities confirm source of loud "booms" in Madison County
9+ hour, 48+ min ago (68+ words) Several residents throughout Madison County and beyond reported hearing loud noises or "booms" just after 10 a.m. Sunday. MADISON CO., Tenn.Several residents throughout Madison County and beyond reported hearing loud noises or "booms" just after 10 a.m. Sunday. We reached out to local…...
Glaciers Worldwide Are Suddenly Surging, Experts Blame Warming!
10+ hour, 34+ min ago (566+ words) Media, "experts" blame global warming for surging glaciers! Symbol image of a Karakoram glacier, generated for illustration purposes only by Grok AI." While glaciers worldwide are said to be shrinking due to global warming, there are a number of exceptions....
The Oldest Meteorite Found in the U.S. Weighs Over a Ton
11+ hour, 16+ min ago (219+ words) The American landscape holds many hidden geological treasures, but few are as captivating as the Willamette Meteorite " the largest meteorite ever found in the United States and among the most significant meteorite discoveries in the world. Weighing over 15 tons (about…...
Overdue Leeds Central Library books returned 50 years late
11+ hour, 53+ min ago (312+ words) Two books have been returned to a library almost 50 years past their due date after being spotted in a charity shop 60 miles away. The books, which were found in Beverley earlier this week, were due to be returned to Leeds…...
Lunar rocks reveal the Moon once had a powerful magnetic field
14+ hour, 34+ min ago (787+ words) Lunar rocks returned by Apollo astronauts have revealed that the early Moon's magnetic field surged to intensities stronger than Earth's before collapsing into long periods of weakness. That pattern resolves a decades-long dispute and shows that the Moon's interior was…...