Geoscience
The Supervolcano Under Yellowstone Is Alive and Kicking
Around 10,000 geothermal features in Yellowstone hint at a mysterious hot spot beneath the crust.
New Earthquake Math Predicts How Destructive They’ll Be
The “pinball” model of a slipping fault line borrows from the mathematics of avalanches.
Why These Researchers Are Drawn to the World’s Edge
The joy and toll of doing remote science.
Falling in Love With the Dark
One astronomer has taken to U.S. National Parks to rekindle an old romance.
Data-Driven Discovery Reveals Earth’s Missing Minerals
The quest to uncover the thousands of unknown mineral species.
The Paleo-Bell River: North America’s Vanished Amazon
North America’s modern rivers came from an extensive system larger than today’s Amazon.
Wind or Water? Hurricane Harvey’s Most Destructive Force
How science can help us prepare for hurricanes, and rebuild after them.
Why Most Planets Will Either Be Lush or Dead
The Gaia hypothesis implies that once alien life takes hold, it will flourish.
In Search of Life’s Smoking Gun
A journey to the underwater volcanoes where life may have erupted.
