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Geoscience

How to Predict an Earthquake

In the trenches with a paleoseismologist

May 19, 2026

The Earthquake Illusion

Why we think quakes are becoming more frequent

May 19, 2026

“Iceland Is Going to Erupt Again Very Soon”

Deep beneath the volcanic island, scientists are trying to predict the next big one

May 11, 2026

Why Volcanoes Sometimes Shoot Out Lightning

Tiny grains produce big charges

April 24, 2026

When “Extinct” Volcanoes Reawaken

They’re filled with a lot more fury than their millennia-long slumber would suggest

April 24, 2026

The Mystery of the Giant Blobs at the Center of the Earth

Are they remnants of primordial Earth or extraterrestrial in origin?

April 21, 2026

Was the Grand Canyon Born from an Ancient Lake Spillover?

It’s a surprisingly controversial question

April 16, 2026

World’s Largest Acid Geyser Erupts, Right in Our Backyard

Yellowstone National Park is home to the world’s most impressive geysers

March 3, 2026

The Farmer Who Glimpsed a Rare Volcanic Birth

Dionisio Pulido watched as Paricutín tore through his fields—suddenly, scientists flocked there from around the globe

February 20, 2026

The 3-D Secrets of the “Gravity Hole” Under Antarctica

“How does our climate connect to what’s going on inside our planet?”

February 17, 2026

Is the Supervolcano in Yellowstone About to Erupt?

Weird things are happening in Yellowstone National Park

February 13, 2026