2+ week, 1+ day ago   (324+ words) Mars may have built a surprisingly complex crust through large magmatic systems without the plate tectonics long thought necessary. To determine whether the boundary separated distinct rock types, the researchers used thermodynamic modeling and statistical methods to compare the seismic…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (628+ words) A meteorite found in Algeria has opened a rare window into nearly 2 billion years of Mars' history that had largely been missing from the geological record....

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (327+ words) A strange honeycomb landscape on Mars may preserve the scars of ancient cycles of rain, drought, and cracking mud. The surface of Mars is home to some of the most breathtaking and awe-inspiring landscapes in the solar system. This is…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (1178+ words) A river can now move nearly a year’s worth of sediment in just a few intense weeks. Across the United States, the sand, silt, and soil carried downstream by rivers are becoming increasingly concentrated into short, intense bursts, according to…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (326+ words) A giant 29 square mile iceberg broke from Greenland’s Petermann Glacier and survived a collision with Joe Island that might have shattered a more fragile berg....

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (251+ words) Stonehenge’s Altar Stone may have traveled south through a combination of glacial transport and deliberate human movement....

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (651+ words) Chinook salmon need cold water during the first weeks of development for their eggs to survive. Research published in Science Advances found that cold water during the first 15 days after fertilization was especially important for egg survival. During warm, low…...