Scientists Find the Invisible Culprit Behind Dry Oil Wells
Oil wells often run dry long before they should, leaving behind untapped reserves hidden by complex underground geology.…
When Non-Avian Dinosaurs Went Extinct, the Earth Changed—Literally. Scientists Think They Finally Know Why
Rocks formed immediately before and after non-avian dinosaurs went extinct are strikingly different, and now, tens of millions…
A Collision With Another Planet Could Have Allowed for Life on Earth
the Earth you walk on today might not be the same planet that was born 4.5 billion years…
‘Groundbreaking’ NASA Discovery Is ‘Closest We Have Ever Come’ to Finding Life on Mars
The so-called “Leopard spot” marks a mineral known on Earth for its production by microbes – Credit: NASA…
Around 90% of an Earthquake’s Energy Doesn’t Do What You Think It Does
Earthquakes can be deadly and disastrous. But what we feel may constitute a tiny sliver of an earthquake’s…
Hidden swirling motion observed for first time
At first glance, a landslide, an avalanche, or even a heap of sand pushed by a bulldozer looks…
Huge Parts of the North Sea Seabed Are Upside Down, New Study Reveals
In the world of stratigraphy, or rock layers, superficial sediments are usually younger than the deeper ones they…
An Ancient Penis Worm With Rings of Sharp Teeth Has Been Discovered in the Grand Canyon
About 500 million years ago, the Grand Canyon was a great sea, and among the creatures it harbored…
Ancient fault beneath Canada could trigger 7.5 magnitude earthquake
Scientists in Canada have evaluated novel satellite and lidar mapping data and found that an ancient fault could…
NASA’s Perseverance rover makes another strange finding: See photo
ULA’s Vulcan rocket launches Space Force satellites into orbit ULA’s Vulcan rocket lifts off with two national security…
Dharali cloudburst: Why Uttarakhand faces nature’s fury so frequently
Every monsoon, Uttarakhand braces itself for the worst from nature, and almost every year, the hill state nestled…
Weirdly Hot Rocks in New England Traced to 80-Million-Year-Old Greenland Rift
Roughly 124 miles (200 kilometers) beneath the Appalachian Mountains in New England lies the aptly named Northern Appalachian…