Time will tell: Geoscientists develop tool to chronicle unexplained gaps in the rock record
Iron oxide minerals are found in rocks around the globe. Some are magnetic, and some of them rust—especially when exposed to ...
Can surface fractures on Earth, Mars, and Europa predict habitability on other planets?
When a mudflat crumbles on Earth, or an ice sheet splinters on one of Jupiter's moons (Europa), or an ancient lakebed breaks ...
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Earth from space: Giant, pyramid-like 'star dunes' slowly wander across Moroccan desert
This 2023 astronaut photo shows a series of slowly moving "star dunes" in the Erg Chebbi region of Morocco. Most of these ...
Deep Inside Earth, Two Giant Mantle Structures Rewrite Geological History
Deep within Earth’s mantle lie two enormous, continent-sized structures known as LLVPs. Scientists once believed these ...
Where were enslaved Africans taken from? The answer could be hidden in their bones.
Scientists have created a groundbreaking map of strontium isotopes found across sub-Saharan Africa—which could help ...
'Lying drunk in a field': Douglas Adams on the unlikely origins of the cult space comedy that inspired Elon Musk
In 1986, the author talked to the BBC about The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, the epic series of comic novels loved by ...
The first non-stop circumnavigation of the world
Lucky Lady II landed at the Carswell Air Force Base in Texas, 5641 minutes after taking off from the same place. With that, ...
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Readers discuss Earth’s hidden electric field, black hole measurements, more
Reader Jayant Bhalerao, a college physics instructor, found the story useful in class: “We will share it with our students, so that they can appreciate how ...
China’s space station to welcome 1st ever foreign astronaut with deal signed to train Pakistani astronaut
China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) and Pakistan Space & Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO) officially signed on ...
US Treasury Secretary: The deal with Ukraine has been concluded, it remains only to sign
The agreement on cooperation between Ukraine and the United States in the field of mining has been agreed, Volodymyr Zelensky ...
Trump says Zelenskyy is coming to the White House to sign US-Ukraine critical minerals deal
President Donald Trump says Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy will visit the White House on Friday to sign a long-sought ...
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Does life require Earth’s rate of rotation to lie in a certain range?
Our readers offer their opinions on what would happen if Earth’s rotation slowed – and if it sped up. Life wouldn’t be easy for our planet’s inhabitants, let’s put it like that ...