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In 2011, when Japan was rocked by 9.0 Tohoku earthquake, something strange happened 15 minutes later; scientists missed this deep-Earth process for more than a decade- 500 hidden earthquakes beneath Antarctica, and the strangest ones are shaking the middle of a tectonic plate where deep quakes were not supposed to happen
- Ethiopia is slowly tearing toward a new ocean, and geologists have uncovered how the rift is pulling the continent apart from below
- Bermuda Triangle mystery takes dramatic turn as scientists reveal what’s really hidden deep beneath the Atlantic OceanBermuda Triangle mystery solved: Scientists have uncovered a geological secret beneath Bermuda. A massive, lighter rock layer, formed durin...15 May, 2026, 08.51 PM IST
- Pennsylvania woman grieving deaths of son and father finds rare 3.09-carat diamond during visit to Arkansas ParkGrieving Keshia Smith found a 3.09-carat diamond at Arkansas's Crater of Diamonds State Park, a unique public site where visitors can keep ...14 May, 2026, 04.08 PM IST
- Scientists Thought This Ancient Ocean Floor Was Destroyed Forever: Until Hidden Rocks Revealed a Lost Piece of Earth’s Earliest CrustScientists have unearthed evidence of Earth's ancient oceanic crust, older than four billion years, hidden within modern continental rocks ...12 May, 2026, 07.10 PM IST
- Scientists say Earth’s crust is sinking beneath central Turkey in a strange circular pattern, and they believe they finally know whyScientists have discovered a 'bullseye' of rapid sinking in Turkey's Konya Basin. This unusual land subsidence is linked to deep tectonic a...12 May, 2026, 07.08 PM IST
- Scientists thought this ancient supercontinent broke apart slowly: new research suggests Earth tore itself open far faster than expectedRecent studies reveal that the breakup of the supercontinent Gondwana around 180 million years ago was more violent and rapid than previous...12 May, 2026, 04.25 PM IST
- Scientists Say Earth’s Inner Core May Have Slowed and Shifted Direction: But It’s Not the Dramatic Change Headlines SuggestScientists have found Earth's inner core rotation is not constant. It sometimes spins faster or slower than the outer layers, and can even ...05 May, 2026, 06.37 PM IST
- The Geological Past Behind Today’s Clean Energy MaterialsAncient plate collisions billions of years ago are now understood to be the key to locating rare earth element deposits. New geological mod...17 Apr, 2026, 04.58 PM IST
- A Discovery Deep Inside Earth Could Change the Story of Our OceansScientists have discovered that the mineral bridgmanite, found deep within Earth's lower mantle, can store significant amounts of water. La...13 Mar, 2026, 06.22 PM IST
- Never Seen Before: Something Unusual Is Hiding Beneath Bermuda’s Ocean FloorA massive 20 km thick rock layer has been discovered beneath Bermuda, altering the traditional model of oceanic plate formation. This unusu...13 Mar, 2026, 06.21 PM IST
- Hidden Ocean 400 Miles Down May Hold More Water Than Earth’s SurfaceScientists have discovered a massive water reservoir locked within rocks deep in Earth's mantle transition zone, potentially exceeding the ...01 Mar, 2026, 11.06 PM IST
- Why a Major US River Flows “Uphill”: 150 Year Mystery SolvedA century-old geological puzzle of the Green River cutting through the Uinta Mountains is solved. New research reveals deep Earth processes...25 Feb, 2026, 04.50 PM IST
- If Land Can Rise and Sink, What Other Landscapes Might Be Fooling Us?Beneath Earth's surface, powerful internal forces continuously shape landscapes, a fact often overlooked. Deep lithospheric processes and m...13 Feb, 2026, 03.42 PM IST
- The ground feels solid but deep below, Earth is slowly changingBeneath our seemingly stable world, Earth's deep interior is actively shifting. Scientific research reveals that dense rock slowly "drips" ...03 Feb, 2026, 03.34 PM IST
- Scientists discover a 220‑mile‑wide ‘hot blob’ beneath New Hampshire, drifting towards NYCScientists find a huge hot rock area under New Hampshire. This Northern Appalachian Anomaly (NAA) is very hot and located deep down. It for...10 Aug, 2025, 08.31 AM IST
- This nearby planet could be full of diamonds. Will we ever access its wealth?A recent study published in Nature Communications suggests that Mercury might harbor a thick layer of diamonds hundreds of miles beneath it...22 Jul, 2024, 09.16 AM IST
- Geophysicist's book 'The Next Supercontinent' envisions North America and Asia colliding in distant futureRoss Mitchell takes readers on a captivating journey through remote and occasionally perilous lands in search of evidence of ancient superc...23 Jul, 2023, 11.18 PM IST
- Virtual 'time machine' helps see how Earth's geology evolvedScientists have developed a set of cloud-based virtual globes that can let you visualise, with unprecedented speed and ease of use, how Ear...10 Mar, 2016, 04.01 PM IST
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