One of the newly discovered millipede fossilized in Cretaceous amber from Myanmar (Burma). Credit: Dr Thomas Wesener Sinc...
Research Reveals 'Fundamental Finding' About Earth's Outer Core
Researchers used cutting-edge supercomputing techniques to make a critical discovery about the chemical composition of the Earth's ou...
Earth Loses Hundreds of Tons of Atmosphere to Space Every Day
Credit: ESA/AOES Medialab Scientists have known for some time that Earth's atmosphere loses several hundred tons of oxyge...
Why Is Sea Level Rising Faster in Some Places Along the US East Coast Than Others?
(Photo courtesy Joseph R. Melanson, skypic.com) Sea levels are rising globally from ocean warming and melting of land ice, but the se...
Rare-earth Elements Discovered in Georgia Kaolin Mines, Study Finds
Scheelite. Photo: Rob Lavinsky The high-density minerals in the Georgia kaolin mines are potential sources of rare-earth elem...
Largest Known Diamond in North America Found
The record-setting stone was found in October, according to Dominion Diamond Mines. The find is said to be more than double the weight of...
Oceans Are Being Sucked Into Earth’s Interior Through World’s Deepest Trenches
File photo of a deep sea trench. The Mariana Trench is the deepest natural point on Earth. Photo: ISTOCK Three times more wa...
Two Earthquakes Shake Eastern Tennessee, Felt by Some in Upstate
Google Map. Two earthquakes struck Wednesday morning in eastern Tennessee, rattling people awake across several Southeastern states. ...
Scientists Reveal a Massive Biosphere of Life Hidden Under Earth's Surface
A nematode (eukaryote) in a biofilm of microorganisms. This deep-dwelling creature (Poikilolaimus sp.) was discovered in the Kopanang gol...
NASA: Arctic Sea Ice Decline Slows Down Temporarily
Captured on Landsat 8, the image shows a view of the Anzhu Islands in the Arctic Ocean during the summer melt season. (Photo courtesy: Na...
This Beach Has Sand That Looks Exactly Like Popcorn
Photo By: @_irens_/Instagram If you thought there were only sand and pebble beaches in the world, then you’re in for a surprise. Th...
Gemstone Turns Out to Be Fossil of an Unknown Dinosaur
Opal boulders in Coober Pedy, Australia. Dmitry Chulov/Shutterstock A new kelpie-sized dinosaur has been identified in the Lightning R...
Volcanoes Fueled by 'Mush' Reservoirs, Not Magma Chambers
Photo: (USGS) Volcanoes are not fed by molten magma formed in large chambers finds a new study, overturning classic ideas about volcan...
Fossil Algae Reveal 500 Million Years of Climate Change
Fossil Algae. Photo: James St. John Earth scientists are able to travel far back in time to reconstruct the geological past and pale...
A Mystery Seismic Wave Just Swept Earth—but Scientists Can't Work Out Why
Seismic signals originating off the coast of the small French island of Mayott were detected at seismology station ranging from Chile to ...
Blood-sucking Flies Have Been Spreading Malaria for 100 Million Years
Pictured is a black fly preserved in amber. Credit: Oregon State University Mosquitoes, Other Blood-sucking Flies Have Been Spreadi...