After 700,000 years, Iran’s dormant Taftan volcano is starting to rise
For decades, the colossal Taftan volcano of eastern Iran appeared a lifeless piece of history. It towered nearly…
ALTERNATE ENERGY: Hydrogen — The ubiquitous ‘nowhere’ element | Jim Bobreski
Water, water everywhere, Nor any drop to drink. — “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner,” Samuel Taylor Coleridge,…
Bridges-2 Analysis Suggests Why Some Oil Wells Run Dry Early
Newswise — Penn State Team Discovers Hidden Structures, Invisible in Traditional Seismic Scans, that Block Pumping of Oil…
Ice moves by itself on experimental metal surface
Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Engineers have designed a…
Discovery and genesis mechanism of high content diamondoids in the Gulong shale oil
Relationship between diamondoid content and thermal maturity A substantial amount of research has confirmed that the formation of…
Scientists soundscaped Earth’s magnetic reversal 780K years ago
Earth spins, shifts, and now… flips? Our planet’s gymnastics routine continues underneath our feet nearly every day, but…
Deep crustal magnetotelluric imaging of continental accretion and intracontinental deformation in central Australia
Betts, P. et al. Australia and Nuna. Geol. Soc. Lond. Special Publications. 424 https://doi.org/10.1144/SP424.2 (2015). Betts, P. G.,…
USGS Discovers Large Oil & Gas Deposits In Wyoming
The Department of the Interior has announced that the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has discovered large oil and…
GIA GemKit Brings Gem Science to Any Classroom
CARLSBAD, Calif., May 13, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Young students anywhere in the world can now experience the…
Iceland Uses Dirt to Keep Towns Safe From Volcanic Lava
When the Fagradalsfjall volcano in Iceland began to erupt in 2021, experts banded together to create defensive barriers…
Nature Built a Nuclear Reactor 2 Billion Years Ago — Here’s How It Worked
“This cannot be possible.” That was the thought racing through physicist Francis Perrin’s mind in May 1972. He…