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Beneath Bermuda, scientists have found a colossal rock structure 20 km thick that looks unlike anything ever seen on Earth and may explain one of the strangest geological mysteries of the Atlantic.
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (1411+ words) A rock layer about 20 kilometers thick, identified beneath the oceanic crust of Bermuda, has been pointed out by researchers as a possible piece to explain an ancient geological problem: why the archipelago remains elevated relative to the Atlantic floor even…...
With an almost perfect ring of 70 km visible from space, known as the "Eye of Quebec" and over 100 km in length, the Manicouagan Crater in Canada reveals the colossal mark left by a giant asteroid and has become one of the most impressive formations ever identified on the Earth's surface.
3+ day, 12+ hour ago (1025+ words) The dimension of Manicouagan Crater is one of the main factors that place it among the most relevant impact structures ever identified on the Earth's surface. Scientists have found in China dinosaur embryos dating back 190 million years in various stages…...
In the heart of the Sahara, the Ounianga Lakes form 18 permanent mirrors of water in an area of 62, 000 hectares where it has hardly rained for decades, creating a blue archipelago fed by underground aquifers in the driest desert on the planet.
3+ day, 15+ hour ago (1197+ words) Located in the northeast of Chad, in the heart of the Sahara Desert, the Ounianga Lakes form one of the planet's most unusual hydrological phenomena. In a hyper-arid region with less than 2 millimeters of rain per year, this set includes…...
New AI models can detect problems in craters and predict underground collapses with high accuracy.
4+ day, 4+ hour ago (500+ words) A new technological approach developed by researchers is using AI models to detect problems in sinkholes, allowing for the identification of underground voids before they turn into dangerous surface collapses. The system analyzes vast sets of seismic and geospatial data…...
Satellites capture an impressive scene in South America, where snow advances over arid lands, creating an unusual landscape alongside glacial lakes and revealing the power of an extraordinary storm.
4+ day, 10+ hour ago (765+ words) A storm in early autumn surprised southern Argentina and left a scene that looks like it came from another world. In the midst of the arid Patagonia, areas that are normally dry and brown appeared covered in snow, creating an…...
With 10 billion tons of salt, the Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia forms the largest salt desert on the planet, turns into a "giant mirror" visible even from space, and holds one of the largest lithium reserves in the world.
4+ day, 19+ hour ago (808+ words) In addition to its unparalleled beauty, the phenomenon occurs mainly between December and March, when a thin layer of water covers the ground. At this moment, the salt desert perfectly reflects the sky, creating one of the most surreal scenes…...
The world's largest acid geyser awakens in Yellowstone and reaches record heights after years of dormancy.
5+ day, 5+ hour ago (482+ words) The world's largest acid geyser, known as Steamboat, recently awakened in Yellowstone National Park after a prolonged period of dormancy. The natural phenomenon, famous for its unpredictable and extremely powerful eruptions, has started to expel boiling water and steam in…...
Scientists capture for the first time clear images of a tectonic plate fragmenting in real time under the Pacific Ocean and compare the process to a train derailing in slow motion, car by car.
6+ day, 7+ hour ago (741+ words) The research focuses on the northern Cascadia region, where the Juan de Fuca and Explorer plates dive beneath the North American plate near a complex intersection of ocean ridges, trenches, and faults. Antarctica hides fortunes in gold and silver that…...
Map reveals how the Earth may look in 250 million years: continents will reunite in the Last Pangaea, 92% of the planet could become uninhabitable for mammals, and Spain appears among the rare possible exceptions.
6+ day, 18+ hour ago (902+ words) The Earth may look like another world in 250 million years, according to a map that projects the return of the continents to a single block called Pangea Ultima. The idea is simple and powerful: what was once separated will come…...
Scientists discover in Fiji that a piece of land surrounded by mangroves is actually a giant mound of shells discarded by ancient inhabitants over 1, 200 years ago.
1+ week, 2+ day ago (858+ words) Two of the study's authors spotted the island for the first time in January 2017 during geoarchaeological surveys along the northern coast of Vanua Levu. What caught their attention were the crabs. No one was able to prove for over 500 years…...