Digital reconstruction unveils face of ancient Pompeii man using AI
ROME (AP) — Archaeologists and researchers at the ancient Roman site of Pompeii have used artificial intelligence for…
On the Seattle Fault, the Biggest Quakes Aren’t the Most Likely
In the winter of 923, a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck the heart of Puget Sound. Shorelines slid into…
New fossils provide snapshot of the beginning of complex animals that led to us
WASHINGTON (AP) — Newly discovered fossils have given scientists their first real glimpse of when Earth made a…
A Bit of Gray on an Emerald Isle
Today’s story is the answer to the March 2026 puzzler. Though Ireland is known for the many shades…
Satellite Data Explorer – NASA Science
The Satellite Data Explorer (SDX) from NASA’s Commercial Satellite Data Acquisition (CSDA) program is a web-based data discovery…
Earth’s Spin Is Slowing at a Pace Not Seen in Millions of Years—and You Can Guess Why
It often feels like the world is spinning faster and faster, just out of control these days, right?…
The Last Mystery of Antarctica’s ‘Blood Falls’ Has Finally Been Solved
There is a corner of Antarctica that looks like something out of a David Cronenberg movie. It’s located…
Scientists reveal why gravity is weaker beneath Antarctica than elsewhere on Earth
Gravity feels steady. You drop a set of keys, and they fall the same way every time. That…
Scientists create the first global map of rare, deep-mantle earthquakes
Stanford University researchers have pulled back a curtain on a hidden part of Earth that rarely makes headlines.…
Two Titanic Structures Hidden Deep Within the Earth Have Altered the Magnetic Field for Millions of Years
A team of geologists has found for the first time evidence that two ancient, continent-sized, ultrahot structures hidden…
Meet the Mysterious Electrides – Eos
This story was originally published by Knowable Magazine. For close to a century, geoscientists have pondered a mystery:…
Report: 13 Great Lakes’ Worth of Water Underlies the Contiguous United States
It’s not easy to determine how much water there is across a landscape. A measly 1% of Earth’s…