Geoscience
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Pink Boulders Reveal a Hidden Antarctic Giant
Inside the massive, granite slab slumbering beneath the frozen continent -
The Trees That Remember the Pyramids
Dendrochronologist Valerie Trouet on what tree rings reveal about climate, fire, and human history -
The Hidden Landscape Holding Back the Sea
The fate of our planet’s coasts rests on Antarctic bedrock -
Ghostly Swamp Lightning Explained
The tiny sparks behind spooky myths might have also started life on Earth -
Earth’s Largest Mirror Shattered by Science
The Bolivian salt flat long touted as a massive looking glass loses some of its shine -
You Have Never Felt Climate Change Like This
Earth scientist Kate Marvel gets personal about climate science -
The Oldest Rock on Earth
A finding in the Arctic could push the formation of Earth’s crust back by 130 million years -
Our Windy Planet
Watch this mesmerizing animation of winds blowing across the globe -
The Stories Rocks Tell Us
Lessons for our current Earth from the geologic past -
When Earth Had No Fire
Laura Poppick’s 3 greatest revelations while writing her book, Strata: Stories from Deep Time
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Sailing Weather Gets Weird
Despite the latest forecasting science, climate change threw a wrench into this writer’s latest seafaring voyage
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Eastern North America Is a Geological Hotbed
Violent crumpling of rock left a continental edge that is much more interesting than we imagined
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What Caused the Devastating Earthquake in Myanmar?
A seismologist walks us through the region’s tectonic history
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When Earth Had Rings
A new way of thinking about the history of the Earth. -
The Origin of the Asteroid That Killed the Dinosaurs
The story of the doom-bringing rock may help us prevent a repeat catastrophe. -
The First Good Glimpse of the Earth’s Mantle
The deepest extract from the middle layer of the Earth offers a wonderland of insights. -
High Mountains, Ancient Shells, and the Wonder of Deep Time
Learning to appreciate the big picture. -
The Odds That Aliens Exist Just Got Worse
How geology resolves the Fermi paradox.