12+ hour, 15+ min ago   (589+ words) Reaching the deepest parts of Earth is far more difficult than traveling through space. Humans have journeyed roughly 25 billion km beyond our planet, yet drilling beneath Earth's surface has only reached a depth of just over 12 km. This extreme limitation…...

1+ week, 8+ hour ago   (554+ words) Ancient Oceans May Hold Clues to Future Oxygen Recovery A new study suggests that parts of the world's oxygen depleted oceans could regain higher oxygen levels in the centuries ahead, even as global temperatures continue to rise. Why the Arabian…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (527+ words) "If we don't understand the underlying tectonic processes, it's hard to predict the seismic hazard," said coauthor Amanda Thomas, professor of earth and planetary sciences at UC Davis. A Seismic Crossroads Beneath the Coast Although this arrangement may appear simple…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (415+ words) Being able to forecast when and where a major earthquake will strike would greatly improve preparedness and reduce harm. Despite decades of research, scientists still cannot predict earthquakes with reliable accuracy. Understanding the Ground Beneath Our Feet How Scientists Image…...

1+ mon, 1+ hour ago   (516+ words) Scientists first detected the lake in observational records from 1995. Before then, no lakes had existed in this part of the 79N Glacier. "There were no lakes in this area of the 79N Glacier before the rise in atmospheric temperatures in the mid-1990s," said…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (725+ words) An international team of researchers led by Uppsala University has completed the most extensive geoarchaeological investigation ever conducted at Egypt's Karnak Temple complex. Karnak ranks among the largest temple complexes of the ancient world and forms part of a UNESCO…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago   (788+ words) In July 2024, a magnitude 7.4 earthquake hit near the city of Calama in northern Chile. The shaking damaged buildings and disrupted electrical power across the region. Chile is no stranger to major earthquakes. The country experienced the strongest earthquake ever recorded…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago   (636+ words) The fossils were first discovered in 2015, but transforming them into scientific evidence required nearly ten years of careful excavation, preparation, sorting, identification, and analysis. The results of this long effort have now been published by researchers from the Natural History…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago   (255+ words) The surveys revealed previously unknown hydrothermal activity at depths ranging from 100 to 230 meters. As a result, Milos is now recognized as hosting one of the largest shallow to intermediate depth hydrothermal systems in the Mediterranean, significantly reshaping scientists' understanding of…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (517+ words) Today, however, oceans cover about 70% of Earth's surface. How water managed to endure the transition from this molten early phase to a largely solid planet has long puzzled scientists and driven decades of research. Water Hidden Deep Inside the Planet…...