Tidal tomography reveals a thermal anomaly beneath Mars’s crustal dichotomy
Modelling the time-varying gravity field The gravitational potential for Mars, U(r, λ, ϕ), can be expressed as a sum over…
In a first, scientists observe the formation of the oceanic crust
Researchers at the French National Center of Scientific Research have become the first to observe the formation of…
A Quiet Quantum Revolution in Earth’s Deep Interior
At depths below 1,000 kilometers in Earth’s mantle, pressures exceed 1 million atmospheres, temperatures are hotter than lava…
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 find natural ‘brakes’ that stop Pacific earthquakes
Scientists have solved a decades-old mystery behind a series of unusually predictable earthquakes deep beneath the Pacific Ocean,…
Dante’s Inferno May Secretly Be About a Planet-Destroying Asteroid Strike
Researchers now believe Dante’s Inferno may describe a massive asteroid-style impact hidden beneath its religious symbolism. Credit: Hernan…
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…
Earth’s Crust Is Tearing Open in Africa, and It Could Form a New Ocean
Scientists have found that the crust beneath East Africa’s Turkana Rift is thinning to a critical point, signaling…
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…
As Above, Not So Below: Ion Fractionation In Planetary Analog Ices
(A) Schematic of the ice growth apparatus. (B) Image of the ice growth apparatus shortly after the onset…
Scientists Say a Hidden Structure May Exist Inside Earth’s Core
Scientists have found evidence that Earth’s inner core may contain a previously unknown layer, suggesting the planet’s center…
Global subsidence of river deltas
Selection of global river deltas We selected 40 deltas globally, prioritizing 35 deltaic systems with the greatest exposed…