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New experiments show Earth’s core may hold vast ‘oceans’ of an essential element for life
6+ hour, 43+ min ago (752+ words) Scientists have long wondered how much hydrogen might be buried in Earth's molten metal engine, and have analyzed chemical interactions in iron to try to estimate the metallic core's hydrogen reservoir. Published Feb 12, 2026 10:19 AM EST | Updated Feb 12, 2026 10:19 AM EST Editor's…...
Underwater ‘storms’ are eating away at the Doomsday Glacier. It could have big impacts on sea level rise
2+ mon, 2+ day ago (859+ words) Published Dec 10, 2025 9:32 AM EST | Updated Dec 10, 2025 9:50 AM EST (CNN) "Swirling underwater "storms" are aggressively melting the ice shelves oftwo vital Antarctic glaciers, with potentially "far-reaching implications" for global sea level rise, according to a recent study. Antarctica is like a…...
Dinosaur eggs from China found to be around 86 million years old, according to ‘atomic clock’ dating
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (539+ words) Published Sep 15, 2025 1:30 PM EDT | Updated Sep 15, 2025 1:30 PM EDT (CNN) "A clutch of 28 dinosaur eggs found in the Qinglongshan fossil reserve in central China is about 86 million years old, according to scientists who used an "atomic clock" method to date the…...
NASA rockets to study turbulence in Earth's outer atmosphere
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (425+ words) By Danielle Haynes, UPI Published Aug 21, 2025 7:29 AM EDT | Updated Aug 21, 2025 7:29 AM EDT Aug. 20 (UPI) --NASA is planning to launch TOMEX+ rocket mission to study the turbulence where Earth's atmosphere ends and outer space begins sometime over the next two weeks....
Earthquake swarm detected at Mount Rainier, biggest since 2009
7+ mon, 3+ day ago (312+ words) Over 200 earthquakes have been detected around Mount Rainier, Washington, raising eyebrows during the biggest swarm of tremors in nearly two decades. Published Jul 9, 2025 1:59 PM EDT | Updated Jul 9, 2025 1:59 PM EDT Hundreds of small earthquakes have rattled Mount Rainier this week in…...
Steam and debris erupt again at Yellowstone thermal pool, webcam shows
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (356+ words) A newly installed webcam recorded a hydrothermal eruption at Yellowstone's Biscuit Basin, the same site rocked by a powerful explosion last summer. By Monica Danielle, AccuWeather Managing Editor Published Jun 4, 2025 9:10 AM EDT | Updated Jun 4, 2025 9:10 AM EDT A small eruption at…...
‘Important moment in evolution’: Fossil preserves never-before-seen flight feathers in ‘first bird’
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (741+ words) Scientists were finally given access to a remarkable Archaeopteryx fossil that's allowed them to better understand exactly how the earliest known bird could fly. By Mindy Weisberger, CNN Published May 21, 2025 12:16 PM EDT | Updated May 21, 2025 12:16 PM EDT The Archaeopteryx fossil appears…...
Scientists stumble across rare evidence that Earth is peeling underneath the Sierra Nevada
9+ mon, 3+ week ago (1091+ words) Editor's note:Sign up for CNN's Wonder Theory science newsletter.Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. (CNN) "Seismologist Deborah Kilb was wading through California earthquake records from the past four decades when she noticed…...
A 5.0 magnitude earthquake sends tremors across western Texas
11+ mon, 3+ week ago (246+ words) By Karina Tsui, CNN Published Feb 15, 2025 8:46 AM EST | Updated Feb 15, 2025 8:46 AM EST (CNN) "A 5.0 magnitude earthquake was detected in western Texas Friday night, according to theUnited States Geological Survey. The earthquake at 10:23 p.m. MT (11:23 p.m. CT) had a depth of roughly 4.1 miles,…...