Geoscience
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Why Is Spain Spinning?
It isn’t because the Iberian Peninsula is dizzy -
Is Earth’s Core Like an Onion?
Chemical layering deep inside may explain weird seismic wave behavior -
Why Some Volcanoes Don’t Explode
A new explanation for oddly calm lava flows is a little like stirring honey in a jar -
Rocks Are Alive
Philip Marsden on his three greatest revelations while writing Under a Metal Sky -
Here’s How Rocks Heal Themselves in Deep Faults
In Earth’s cracks, slow-motion temblors rumble while the planet repairs itself -
Are Rare Earths Really That Rare?
Misnomers and international trade -
Antarctic Team Drills 6 Million Years Into Earth’s Past
The recovery of the ancient ice core to date reveals key insights into our changing climate -
Pink Boulders Reveal a Hidden Antarctic Giant
Inside the massive, granite slab slumbering beneath the frozen continent -
The Hidden Landscape Holding Back the Sea
The fate of our planet’s coasts rests on Antarctic bedrock -
The Trees That Remember the Pyramids
Dendrochronologist Valerie Trouet on what tree rings reveal about climate, fire, and human history
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Ghostly Swamp Lightning Explained
The tiny sparks behind spooky myths might have also started life on Earth
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Earth’s Largest Mirror Shattered by Science
The Bolivian salt flat long touted as a massive looking glass loses some of its shine
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You Have Never Felt Climate Change Like This
Earth scientist Kate Marvel gets personal about climate science
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The Oldest Rock on Earth
A finding in the Arctic could push the formation of Earth’s crust back by 130 million years
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When Earth Had No Fire
Laura Poppick’s 3 greatest revelations while writing her book, Strata: Stories from Deep Time -
The Ancient Paths of an Iconic River
Vivid geological maps reveal the movement of the Mississippi -
Mapping the Earth’s Magnetism
Early explorers felt the powerful pull of the poles -
Whales Run Aground by the Sun
Is the fault of whale strandings partially in the stars? -
Sailing Weather Gets Weird
Despite the latest forecasting science, climate change threw a wrench into this writer’s latest seafaring voyage