2+ day, 23+ hour ago  (683+ words) California could be due for a major earthquake in the near future, according to concerning new models based on data comprising 1, 000 years of quake activity on the West Coast. According to recent findings, tectonic stress has quietly been building in…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (555+ words) 47 years after the first of a series of mystery quakes shook Utah area residents, scientists have determined that these Earth-shaking events originate deep in the mantle rather than in the crust, where typical earthquakes originate. Although the research team behind…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (385+ words) Martian chaos created by craters, lava, and water was observed by the European Space Agency's (ESA) Mars Express in the Shalbatana Vallis, providing an in-depth look at this fascinating feature of the Red Planet's terrain. This channel, close to the…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago  (471+ words) In 1775, British diplomat Sir William Hamilton developed plans for a mechanical model that would recreate the eruption of Mount Vesuvius through light, movement, and clockwork. While the device was never built, his design was preserved in a Bordeaux library for…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (124+ words) The Debrief Time Mysteries, Radio Signals from Beneath Antarctica, and the Recovery of a "Lost" Ancient Manuscript This week in stories we're covering at The Debrief" groundbreaking new research suggests time could hold the key to resolving the mysteries of…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (625+ words) Over 5 million years ago, the Colorado River disappeared from the geological record, but now geologists have finally solved the mystery behind this ancient vanishing act. The Colorado River's path can be traced back 11 million years to western Colorado, exiting the…...

2+ mon, 4+ day ago  (535+ words) Long before the first animals walked on land, Earth's magnetic field began to shift in chaotic ways that have puzzled scientists for decades. The field changed direction far more dramatically and unpredictably than at any other time in the planet's…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (844+ words) As the Red Planet turns, its spin is quickening, according to new findings that reveal the discovery of "hidden structures" pointing to the existence of a gravity anomaly 1, 200 kilometers below the Martian surface. The findings, detailed in a new paper…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (705+ words) An international team of researchers led by scientists from the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) has revealed that new scans by the RIMFAX ground-penetrating radar'system aboard NASA's Mars Perseverance Rover discovered evidence of an ancient Martian river and…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (708+ words) Japanese researchers say they are closing in on the mystery of Earth's "missing" geomagnetic polarity reversals, identifying where they believe scientists should look for evidence of their unusual absence. Over long timescales, Earth's magnetic poles periodically switch in events known…...