Cross-sections of Earth’s mantle down to 1,400 km depth showing changes in its flow as ancient ocean beds fall into Earth’s deep interior...
'Mindblowing' Haul of Fossils Over 500M Years Old Unearthed in China
An undescribed species of Leanchoilia, an arthropod, from the Qingjiang fossil site. Photo: FU ET AL Scientists have uncovered a...
110-Million-year-old Bird Fossil Found With Egg Inside
Photograph of the holotype of Avimaia schweitzerae. Photo Barbara Marrs The 'first ever' bird fossil with an egg preserved ...
Hundreds of Methane Vents Discovered Off Washington's Coast
Red stars show locations of methane bubble plumes off Washington's coast. The light gray is the shallow continental shelf, less than ...
520-Million-Year-Old Sea Monster Had 18 Mouth Tentacles
A detailed fossil of the newly identified Daihua sanqiong. Credit: Yang Zhao One of the ocean's little known carnivores has been ...
Meteor Blast Over Bering Sea Was 10 Times Size of Hiroshima
A dashcam image of the Chelyabinsk meteor. The meteor last December exploded over a more remote location. Photograph: AP A meteor ...
Researchers Unravel Mysteries of Earth's Inner Core
Researchers from The Australian National University (ANU) are unlocking some of the secrets of the Earth's inner core by adapting a...
Yellowstone’s Geysers Are Getting More Active. Nobody’s Sure Why
Steamboat Geyser experiences a relatively minor eruption in a picture taken in Yellowstone National Park. Recently, the geyser set a reco...
CO2 Mineralization in Geologically Common Rocks for Carbon Storage
Magnesite. Image credit: Rob Lavinsky Humanity needs to improve when it comes to reducing carbon emissions to prevent the worst eff...
The Largest Snake That Ever Existed
Life-sized model of Titanoboa devouring a crocodilian, from the Smithsonian exhibit Prehistoric snake was as long as a school bus...