Earth needed time to mix its continental crust, finds Yale study
What do cakes and Earth’s continental crust have in common? They both need time to mix.
Was Venus ever habitable? New UChicago study casts doubt
A new study from the University of Chicago argues there is little chance the planet Venus was ever habitable.
Scientists predict how fast ancient magma ocean solidified
Early in the formation of Earth, an ocean of magma covered the planet’s surface and stretched thousands of miles deep into its core.
The rate...
Robot provides unprecedented views below Antarctic ice shelf
Nearly 1,900 feet above, near where the surface of the Ross Ice Shelf meets Kamb Ice Stream, a U.S.-New Zealand research team recognized the shift as evidence of “ice pumping”.
Why some dinosaurs are big, the others so small?
The meat-eating dinosaurs known as theropods that roamed the ancient Earth ranged in size from the bus-sized T. rex to the smaller, dog-sized Velociraptor.
Scientists...
Deep earthquakes could reveal secrets of the Earth’s mantle
There may be a layer of surprisingly fluid rock ringing the Earth, at the very bottom of the upper mantle.
The toxic train derailment in Ohio was only a matter of time. But what...
On Feb. 3, 50 cars of a Norfolk Southern train, some of which were carrying hazardous chemicals and materials, derailed in East Palestine due to what investigators have said was a broken axle.
Scientists have a new tool in the race to find the next big earthquake
An everyday quirk of physics could be an important missing piece in scientists' efforts to predict the world’s most powerful earthquakes.
In a study published...
MIT study reveals where stolen bikes go
An experiment in Amsterdam reveals how pilfered bicycles are put to use.
Why were the Turkey and Syria earthquakes so devastating
Earthquakes that hit Turkey and Syria this month killed over 20,000 people and collapsed thousands of buildings.
Why were they so catastrophic—and could they have...