AI uncovers nearly 1 000 hidden earthquakes beneath East Antarctica
The earthquakes were not found during a new Antarctic field campaign. Instead, researchers reanalyzed seismic data recorded by…
Scientists discover a major geological rift tearing India in two
Beneath the Himalayas, the Indian Plate is doing something geologists once thought continents largely avoided: it is coming…
NASA Satellite Captures First-Ever High-Res View of Massive Pacific Tsunami
A powerful magnitude 8.8 earthquake off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula sent a tsunami racing across the Pacific—and for the…
Why Most Alien Worlds May Be Too Dry for Life
This image of Venus taken by NASA’s Mariner 10 spacecraft (left) is paired with an artist’s depiction of…
1,000km Off The Coast Of Portugal Lies A 500km Deep Trough Complex, And Finally We Know How This Unusual Structure Was Formed » TwistedSifter
Pexels Our planet is covered in mountains and ridges, deep caves and canyons – and for the most…
Scientists Have Discovered a Fascinating New Way Jupiter’s Moon Europa Could Support Life
Jupiter’s Moon Europa has long been viewed as a potential host for extraterrestrial life in our solar system,…
Global subsidence of river deltas
Selection of global river deltas We selected 40 deltas globally, prioritizing 35 deltaic systems with the greatest exposed…
Something Quite Unusual Was Going On Under The Earth’s Surface Eighteen Years Ago » TwistedSifter
Shutterstock The year was 2007. You might have had the first iPhone in your hands, or you could…
Spin transition in magnesiowüstite and ultralow thermal conduction in ultralow velocity zones
Thermal conductivity of Fp25 and Fp75 at high pressure and room temperature We used ultrafast time-domain thermoreflectance (TDTR)…
Scientists Discover the Hidden Ingredient That Helped Form Earth’s Inner Core
Cartoon of the Earth with cutaway showing the mantle and inner and outer core. Magnetic field lines produced…
Scientists Crack the Billion-Year-Old Mystery of the Magnetic Field
A view of the Earth’s interior around 1 billion years ago: Tangled magnetic field lines inside the core…
New Study Shows That Gold Is Being Pushed Up To The Surface From The Earth’s Core » TwistedSifter
Shutterstock When it comes to precious metals, gold is king. Sure, it isn’t the most valuable in terms…