10+ hour, 3+ min ago  (767+ words) Even when Earth was locked in a global deep freeze, its climate may have kept moving. Ancient rocks reveal seasonal and decade scale cycles beneath the ice during Snowball Earth. Researchers at the University of Southampton have discovered signs in…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago  (425+ words) Scientists have discovered a previously unknown asteroid impact hidden in tiny glass fragments scattered across South Australia. Curtin University scientists have contributed to the discovery of evidence for a massive and previously unknown asteroid strike, revealed not by a crater…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago  (496+ words) A new model uncovers how Earth's liquid core has sustained its magnetic field since the planet's beginnings, offering new insights into its future. Earth benefits from the presence of a magnetic field, which acts as a shield against harmful cosmic…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago  (792+ words) Beneath the Arctic's frozen surface, tiny algae are defying the rules of biology. Their survival strategy not only redefines the limits of life but also raises urgent questions about ecosystems disappearing with the melting Arctic. If you drill into the…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago  (730+ words) Most earthquake energy turns into heat rather than ground shaking, sometimes hot enough to melt rock in microseconds. MIT's lab quakes reveal this hidden balance and its role in seismic risk. When an earthquake strikes, the violent shaking that people…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago  (894+ words) Seismic studies reveal Mars may have a solid inner core. The result deepens knowledge of its evolution and lost magnetic field. Researchers have determined that Mars shares a structural similarity with Earth's interior. Data collected by NASA's InSight mission indicate…...

5+ mon, 6+ day ago  (688+ words) The color-correcting tool called "SeaSplat" shows underwater features in colors that appear more true to life. The ocean is filled with life, yet much of it remains hidden unless observed at very close range. Water acts like a natural veil,…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago  (491+ words) A team drilled offshore Nantucket and recovered cores with water near drinking quality. Studies will trace nitrogen cycling and measure the age of this subseafloor reservoir. How did freshened water come to be trapped beneath the New England Shelf, how…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago  (368+ words) Salt giants and other striking formations in the Dead Sea reveal how evaporation and fluid dynamics shape Earth's geological past and present. The Dead Sea represents a unique convergence of conditions: it lies at the lowest point on Earth's surface…...