• Nature
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • August 10th, 2015
Digital Map Reveals the Geology of the Global Ocean Floor

Digital Map Reveals the Geology of the Global Ocean Floor

The map is the work of University of Sydney researchers

  • Nature
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • July 29th, 2015
Washington DC Is Literally Sinking, Researchers Warn

Washington DC Is Literally Sinking, Researchers Warn

This is because the land under Chesapeake Bay is going down

Volcano Models Point Out Hazards Where Sensor Sweeps Can't

Volcano Models Point Out Hazards Where Sensor Sweeps Can't

Lava flows or not, those places can be nasty business

  • Nature
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • December 17th, 2014
30,000 Diamonds Found Cuddled Up Together in Just One Rock

30,000 Diamonds Found Cuddled Up Together in Just One Rock

The rock containing this army of teeny tiny diamonds was pulled from the Udachnaya mine in Russia's Sakha Republic

Watch: All There Is to Know About Planet Earth in One Simple Video

Watch: All There Is to Know About Planet Earth in One Simple Video

Check it out and get ready to impress everyone with your knowledge about our home planet

Watch: Video Explains How Geysers Work

Watch: Video Explains How Geysers Work

Apparently, geysers are no more and no less than seriously oversized kettles

Rock Resembling Australia Found on Mars

Rock Resembling Australia Found on Mars

This is another clear example of pareodolia at work

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • April 4th, 2014
Mercury's Surface Retained Volatile Compounds for Longer than Thought

Mercury's Surface Retained Volatile Compounds for Longer than Thought

New data from a NASA probe are finally beginning to clear up this mystery

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 10th, 2014
Anatomy of Pacific Tectonic Plate Revealed in New Study

Anatomy of Pacific Tectonic Plate Revealed in New Study

UCLA scientists analyzed how this plate behaves and interacts with others

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 22nd, 2014
Expedition to Determine the Age of the South China Sea to Set Sail

Expedition to Determine the Age of the South China Sea to Set Sail

The international effort is scheduled to begin in less than a week

New Approaches Needed to Secure World's Helium Supplies

New Approaches Needed to Secure World's Helium Supplies

The element is indispensable to numerous high-tech applications

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • December 17th, 2013
Vesta's Surface Colored in New Image Set

Vesta's Surface Colored in New Image Set

German scientists create beautiful photographs of the asteroid

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • December 9th, 2013
Volcano May Have Erupted a Billion Years of Mercury

Volcano May Have Erupted a Billion Years of Mercury

Scientists are still puzzling over the planet's geologically-active past

12 New Active Volcanoes Discovered in Alaska

12 New Active Volcanoes Discovered in Alaska

The volcanoes were pinned down by scientists with the USGS and the US Forest Service

Florida Sinkhole Is Revealed As Victim's Home Is Demolished

Florida Sinkhole Is Revealed As Victim's Home Is Demolished

A second sinkhole opened up in Seffner, Florida, this time harming no residents

4.0 Earthquake Hits Maine, Rattles New England States

4.0 Earthquake Hits Maine, Rattles New England States

An earthquake reportedly hit southern Maine, on Tuesday night

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • September 27th, 2012
Vesta Is More Geologically Complex Than Other Asteroids

Vesta Is More Geologically Complex Than Other Asteroids

The conclusion belongs to a new scientific investigation

 
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