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Planet Earth

AI-generated image depicting the mysteries of the interior of the Earth.
Planet Earth

The inner core: Earth’s innermost secret

October 16, 2023
Planet Earth

Lithosphere and Asthenosphere: The Earth Beneath Your Feet

October 13, 2023 - Updated on October 16, 2023
AI-generated image depicting the mysteries of the interior of the Earth.
Planet Earth

Inner core rotation: Wait, the planet’s core is rotating?

October 12, 2023 - Updated on October 16, 2023
Planet Earth

The Outer Core: The Earth’s Swirling Cauldron

October 11, 2023 - Updated on October 12, 2023
Planet Earth

Defining the lithosphere: the rigid, outer layer of the Earth

September 21, 2023 - Updated on October 13, 2023
Planet Earth

The Asthenosphere: The mysterious world beneath

September 21, 2023 - Updated on October 13, 2023
Aerial view of Mount Everest from the south. Image credits: airline company Drukair in Bhutan.
Features

The main types of mountains — Earth’s ups and downs

March 21, 2023 - Updated on September 21, 2023
Planet Earth

What would Earth look like without water?

March 8, 2023 - Updated on May 15, 2023
Cave where the remains of Homo floresiensis, an ancient hominid, were found. Photo by Rosino.
Planet Earth

The main types of caves, according to science

February 27, 2023 - Updated on May 31, 2023
Planet Earth

A Big Blue Marble. A History of Earth from Space

February 26, 2023 - Updated on April 28, 2023
Image: Public Domain.
Planet Earth

Why the Earth’s iron core is solid — even though it’s hotter than the sun’s surface

February 17, 2023 - Updated on October 11, 2023
Planet Earth

The hottest hot springs: Around the world in water, heat, and geology

February 12, 2023 - Updated on February 13, 2024
Lava flow on Hawaii. Lava is the extrusive equivalent of magma. Image via Hawaii Volcano Observatory (DAS)
Planet Earth

The hot difference between lava and magma, according to experts

February 1, 2023 - Updated on October 13, 2023
Mantle convection may be the main driver behind plate tectonics. Image via University of Sydney.
Planet Earth

The Thickest Layer of the Earth: The Mantle

January 31, 2023 - Updated on October 16, 2023
Kola gate to hell, sealed, 2006
Planet Earth

6 unexpected discoveries from the world’s deepest well

January 20, 2023 - Updated on May 9, 2023
Planet Earth

The eye of the Sahara — how such a bizarre formation came to be

January 16, 2023 - Updated on April 30, 2023
Geology

What is Gondwana: the ancient supercontinent that changed Earth

January 11, 2023 - Updated on April 30, 2023
Great Pics

Antarctica’s amazing striped icebergs

January 10, 2023 - Updated on April 30, 2023
Planet Earth

What is Sahara dust and why does it matters so much for the Earth

October 13, 2022 - Updated on May 1, 2023
Geography

The Mariana Trench: To the bottom of the Earth

June 29, 2022 - Updated on May 2, 2023
Geography

What is the world’s deepest cave?

December 28, 2021 - Updated on May 2, 2023
Geology

Why is the ocean salty?

July 15, 2020 - Updated on May 6, 2023
Planet Earth

What causes an Ice Age? A simple explainer

September 17, 2019 - Updated on May 6, 2023
Geology

17 Pictures that will make you want to become a Geologist

December 18, 2017 - Updated on May 4, 2023
The figure below shows the estimated locations within the Pungggye-ri test site of the five previous tests (red dots). The tests are conducted in the tunnel system inside the mountain. The area of the likely location of the most recent test is indicated in the figure. Some additional work is required in order to estimate a  precise location. Image credits: Norsar seismic array.
News

How science knows when nations are testing nuclear bombs — even when they are lying

September 4, 2017 - Updated on May 4, 2023
A projection of the landmass antipodes.
News

Here’s where you’d end up if you dug straight through the Earth

July 20, 2017 - Updated on May 4, 2023
Geology

6 Surreal Caves of the Earth

December 15, 2016 - Updated on May 1, 2023
Krzysztof Starnawski first dived in the cave 20 years ago. Now, he led the team that found that "Hranice Abyss" is the world's deepest underwater cave. Credit: Marcin Jamkowski/National Geographic
Great Pics

World’s deepest underwater cave discovered in Czech Republic — explorers still haven’t reached the bottom

October 3, 2016 - Updated on April 30, 2023
The time spiral (via Wikipedia)
Geology

How old is the Earth and how do we know it?

January 28, 2016 - Updated on April 30, 2023
Planet Earth

What are the layers of the Earth?

January 14, 2016 - Updated on October 16, 2023
Planet Earth

Domes of ice and grass: the Pingos [with great pics]

July 23, 2015 - Updated on May 8, 2023
Doggerland, Britain and Western Europe. Image via National Geographic.
Planet Earth

Doggerland — the land that connected Europe and the UK 8000 years ago

February 5, 2015 - Updated on May 9, 2023
Artistic depiction of the Earth's structure. Image via Victoria Museum.
Planet Earth

The Crust: The Thinnest Layer of the Earth

January 16, 2015 - Updated on February 28, 2024
Engineering

The World’s Deepest Hole Lies Beneath this Rusty Metal Cap – The Kola Superdeep Borehole

June 3, 2014 - Updated on October 13, 2023
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