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Antarctica just experienced minus 119 F, Earth's coldest temperature since 2012 — here's why
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Colossal scars of 60 million-year-long continental collision streak across warped mountains in Pakistan — Earth from space
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Science word of the day: Seamount
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Live Science crossword puzzle #53: Ancient supercontinent — 11 across
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Science word of the day: Abiogenesis
1+ week, 13+ hour ago (127+ words) Rigorously fact-checked science, expert commentary and an ad-free experience built for those who want to go beyond the headlines No ads on any Live Science articles. No pop-ups. Full access to everything. Trusted, in-depth, pro-science features that are available only…...
Giant pit discovered by hiker on Google Maps confirmed to be 390 million-year-old meteor impact crater
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Shadowy tendrils of ancient lava have scarred a dark volcano next to a 'skull' in the Sahara — Earth from space
4+ week, 1+ day ago (409+ words) Where is it? Toussidé volcano, Chad [21.03731548, 16.47357325] When was it taken? Sept. 23, 2019 This eye-catching satellite snap shows off a sprawling mass of petrified lava surrounding the jet-black slopes of a potentially dangerous volcano in the heart of the Sahara. A smaller…...
'Unequivocal evidence' of the age of Earth's oldest impact crater turns out to be off by half a billion years
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (220+ words) A new study updates the age of Earth's oldest known meteorite impact crater, the North Pole Dome crater, which scientists previously claimed was 3.47 billion years old. Earth's oldest known impact crater formed when a meteorite slammed into what is now…...
'The system is critically stressed': San Andreas and San Jacinto faults scarily close to major earthquake, study finds
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (582+ words) The San Andreas fault and a neighboring fault in Southern California have reached their highest levels of tectonic stress in 1,000 years, and a rupture at one fault could propagate to the other, researchers found. The San Andreas and San Jacinto…...
Hundreds of hidden earthquakes discovered beneath Antarctica — and they're happening in a very odd location
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (454+ words) Antarctica was long thought to be seismically calm, but new technology makes it possible to detect unexpected types of earthquakes beneath the ice. Artificial intelligence (AI) has revealed hundreds of previously unknown earthquakes beneath the East Antarctic Ice Sheet, including…...