‘Groundbreaking’ NASA Discovery Is ‘Closest We Have Ever Come’ to Finding Life on Mars
The so-called “Leopard spot” marks a mineral known on Earth for its production by microbes – Credit: NASA…
Mysterious changes near Earth’s core revealed by satellites in space
Material deep inside Earth — thousands of kilometres down, near the planet’s core — has undergone a mysterious…
Around 90% of an Earthquake’s Energy Doesn’t Do What You Think It Does
Earthquakes can be deadly and disastrous. But what we feel may constitute a tiny sliver of an earthquake’s…
It’s Snowing Salt. The Strange Phenomenon Happening Deep in the Dead Sea
The Dead Sea, Earth’s lowest surface point and deepest hypersaline lake, is revealing remarkable salt structures known as…
Hidden swirling motion observed for first time
At first glance, a landslide, an avalanche, or even a heap of sand pushed by a bulldozer looks…
Huge Parts of the North Sea Seabed Are Upside Down, New Study Reveals
In the world of stratigraphy, or rock layers, superficial sediments are usually younger than the deeper ones they…
Ancient fault beneath Canada could trigger 7.5 magnitude earthquake
Scientists in Canada have evaluated novel satellite and lidar mapping data and found that an ancient fault could…