Subterranean ‘supercontinents’ reveal intriguing new clues to what’s happening beneath Earth’s surface
Research on hidden structures deep within Earth’s mantle challenges theories about our planet’s middle layer and could ...
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Earth only has six continents, not seven, according to a recent study
Scientists uncover hidden land under Iceland, questioning our understanding of Earth's continents and tectonic plates.
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Super-Earth's Long Orbit Makes It Only Occasionally Habitable
The exoplanet HD 20794d swoops in and out of its habitable zone every few hundred days, making for an extreme climate.
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Scientists discover thriving life deep below the surface of the Earth
Life on Earth extends far beyond the vibrant rainforests and sunlit coral reefs. Deep below the surface, an extraordinary ...
Finally, an answer to why Earth’s oceans have been on a record-hot streak
A new study finds that the rate of ocean warming has more than quadrupled over the past 40 years—and pinpoints why.
NASA Tracking Truck-Sized Asteroid Approaching Earth
NASA is tracking a truck-sized asteroid which is set to hurtle by Earth today at many times the velocity of a speeding bullet. The space rock—dubbed "2025 BV5"—is estimated by NASA's Jet Propulsion ...
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Earth's elusive 'ignorosphere' could shed new light on auroras
The dataset covers the period between September 2004 and December 2023 and will enable researchers to explore and model some ...
The ingredients to life on Earth were discovered on a distant asteroid for the first time: NASA
Analysis of debris from the nearly 5 billion-year-old asteroid Bennu suggests the building blocks of DNA and RNA were present ...
Earth’s Magnetic Pole Has Officially Moved—Again
In mid-December of 2024, scientists officially updated the World Magnetic Model (WMM), which helps keep track of our planet’s ...