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A discovery under 2 miles of ice in Antarctica could help solve a geological mystery millions of years oldBuried beneath nearly 2 miles of Antarctic ice, a newly discovered fan-shaped geological structure is changing how scientists understand Ea...- These nearly invisible crystals could rewrite what we know about the early Solar SystemMoon impact 3.5 billion years ago reveals hidden Solar System history through tiny mineral grains. The discovery shows asteroid bombardment...
- Ethiopia is slowly tearing toward a new ocean, and geologists have uncovered how the rift is pulling the continent apart from belowNew research reveals a powerful geological process is actively tearing Africa apart from beneath. A rhythmic plume of molten rock beneath E...
- 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...
- A Massive “Gravity Hole” in the Indian Ocean Is Finally ExplainedScientists have finally explained the Indian Ocean Geoid Low, a massive gravity anomaly south of India. New research reveals this 'gravity ...
- A Continent in Motion: GPS Shows the East African Rift Is Slowly Splitting ApartAfrica's ground is shifting. Tectonic forces are tearing the continent apart along the East African Rift. Satellites and GPS show this sepa...
- The Lost Continent of Greater Adria Has Been Found Under EuropeScientists have uncovered the story of Greater Adria, a lost continent. This landmass, as large as Greenland, once existed between Africa a...
- Scientists Finally Explain the Mysterious ‘Gravity Hole’ in the Indian OceanA decades-old mystery of a gravity hole in the Indian Ocean is solved. Scientists found ancient ocean remnants sank deep into Earth's mantl...
- Saudi-UAE contest for the empty quarter: Implications for IndiaSaudi bombings in Mukalla, Yemen, have escalated tensions, potentially reigniting the civil war and threatening the vital Bab al-Mandeb shi...
- Saudi-UAE contest for the empty quarter: Implications for IndiaSaudi bombings of Mukalla, Yemen, have escalated tensions with the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council, threatening to reignite the ci...
- Is Africa splitting in two? Scientists uncover fiery force tearing the continent apart faster than predictedA groundbreaking study reveals that East Africa is splitting faster than previously believed due to a fiery upwelling of molten rock from E...
- A 140 million-year-old lost continent beneath Europe and the Alps connectionScientists have unearthed Greater Adria, a lost continent the size of Greenland, hidden beneath Southern Europe for 140 million years. Adva...
- Earth’s sixth ocean is forming but will split the African continent in twoA 35-mile-long fissure in East Africa signals the continent’s gradual separation, leading to the formation of a new ocean in the future. Th...
- What causes earthquakes? A geologist explains where they're most common and whyEarthquakes accompany both subduction and rifting. In fact, that is how the plate boundaries were first discovered. In the 1950s, when a gl...
- What caused Morocco's earthquake? A geologist studying the Atlas mountains explainsThe recent earthquake, which was caused by a geological phenomenon known as a "reverse fault," suggests that stress from the plates pushing...
- Mystery crater potentially caused by relative of dinosaur-killing asteroidIntriguingly, the crater, named "Nadir" after the nearby volcano Nadir Seamount, is of the same age as the Chicxulub impact caused by a hug...
- Analysis: A world changed, maybe permanently, by Ukraine warRussia's invasion, the killing and maiming, have quickly added Mariupol, Bucha and other Ukrainian names to Europe's long list of cities an...
- Co-living companies move to smaller cities as Indians work away from officesThe pandemic has forced many to move out of metros as a cost-saving measure, and they are being aided by many companies extending work from...
- The world's population by the end of this century could be two billion below UN projectionsMore than 20 countries - including Japan, Spain, Italy, Thailand, Portugal, South Korea and Poland - will see their numbers diminish by at ...
- India, China took less time to double its economic output: USIndia and China are experiencing roughly 10 times the economic acceleration of Industrial Revolution, a top American official said.
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