5+ hour, 12+ min 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…...

1+ week, 1+ day 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…...

1+ mon, 4+ day 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…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (794+ words) A rare type of deep underground earthquake occurring in the Earth's mantle, which can trigger dangerous surface quakes, has finally been isolated and mapped by Stanford researchers. The earthquakes in question, known as continental mantle quakes, occur in the mantle…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (402+ words) One of Earth's deepest secrets has come to light in new University of Liverpool research that identifies how two vast, hot rock structures in the planet's mantle produce unusual magnetic activity, shaping the planet over hundreds of millions of years....

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (637+ words) An international team of researchers led by the University of Edinburgh has used satellite data and the physics of ice flow to successfully map Antarctica's hidden landscapes in unprecedented detail, revealing a tantalizing array of geological structures that shape the…...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago  (611+ words) Accurately determining the age of dinosaur fossils has historically been challenging for paleontologists. Now, a new study in Communications Earth & Environment shows that fossilized dinosaur eggshells contain a radioactive time signature that allows scientists to more precisely date these prehistoric…...

3+ mon, 5+ day ago  (526+ words) An enormous ancient Egyptian Sun temple from the Fifth Dynasty has been excavated by a team of Italian archaeologists, whose work uncovered the site more than 100 years after its location was first suspected. South of Cairo in the Abu Ghurab…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (634+ words) For decades, archaeologists have sought to determine the true beginning of Egypt's 18th Dynasty and to clarify how the Thera volcanic eruption fits into that timeline. A recent radiocarbon study published in PLOS One by researchers from Ben-Gurion University of the…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (526+ words) A new seismic analysis has revealed an unusually thick structure beneath Bermuda, a geological oddity that defies conventional models and may rewrite scientists" understanding of how the island chain emerged. The unusual feature consists of a 12.4-mile-thick layer of rock…...