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We don't know what split them up, but one is crashing while the other is slowly inching away.
A bizzare, never-before-seen form of preservation could shed new light on a primeval type of bird.
If we'd listen to whales more carefully, we could learn more about the oceans' geology.
As if Stonehenge wasn't impressive enough, it appears to have been carried for almost 200 miles.
It's three times older than the first dinosaurs, and it probably played its part against the Snowball Earth.
This mineral hints at Mars' icy past.
So, uhm, what have you done lately?
Who doesn't get tilted every now and then, eh?
We don’t know exactly how deep because our radar couldn't pierce through all of it.
The Grand Canyon ain't got nothing on this.
In a while, crocodile -- said the dinosaur. Because they were living in the same era.
"If Venus is indeed active today, it would make a great place to visit," said researchers,
The accidental creation of tidal marshes could offer resilience to the area, researchers say.
So-called 'dark fiber' could help seismologists map the underground and measure our planet's rumbles.
The Arctic may be cold outside, but it's pretty hot beneath the surface.
The billions of liters of fresh water were discovered with electrical surveys.
This would be very helpful.
The lake bed could be millions of years old, formed at a time when Greenland was still green.
Geologists mimicked conditions in soil from Mars and found growing plants could prove difficult.
A long-debated missing tectonic plate beneath Northern Canada has been confirmed with 3D mapping technology.
The overzealous filter also banned the worlds "pubic", "stream", "jerk", and ... 'beaver'.
A DNA-based self-assembling technique sheds light on processes essential for semiconductors and nanotech.
"We have no intention of raising dinosaurs," the researchers assure us.
It's one of the craziest explorer stories you'll ever read.
Seismic activity on Mars shows that there are three boundary layers between the planet's surface and iron-rich core.
The name sounds half-familiar, and so does the threat.
Scientists have detected a decrease in vibrations caused by human activity.
If you could go back in time and look at a compass, it would show something very different.
No matter how salty you get, you'll never be as salty as the ocean
As if Yellowstone wasn't cool enough -- you can now explore the site's geology, both on site and remotely.
That's not something you see every day.
Luckily, no loss of life or damage to property has been reported so far.
Better understanding of such fossils lets us peer into the geological past.
Our planet’s core might be pockmarked with hot blobs. We don’t know what they are, we don’t know where they’re from, but according to a new study, they’re there. Ever stopped and wondered just how we know so much about the Earth’s interior? Since we’re kids, we’re told that the Earth has a crust, a […]
Nothing would surprise us in 2020, but a Yellowstone eruption is likely not on the menu.
Even small-scale gold mining with mercury can pose important threat to ecosystems and communities, two new studies conclude.
During an asteroid impact, angles matter.
It's the strongest evidence yet that Earth's inner core is rotating.
... and it's gorgeous.
A bit of an overreaction to rain, if I'm being honest.
It's like "finding a missing piece of a puzzle."
About 3.2 billion years ago, planet Earth may have lacked continents, being covered in water.
NASA InSight mission reveals tantalizing clues about Mars' subsurface.
Dinosaurs on coins? Shut up and take my money!
The reactivation of ancient faults may have not only shaped the sunken continent of Zealandia but also the highly tectonically active Ring of Fire in the Pacific Ocean.
They're not very social, though.
Earth's oldest impact crater reveals new secrets from a strange time when the planet was almost entirely covered in ice.
The seas on Mars might have been much like those on Earth.
It has been a few days since the Taal volcano in the Philippines started rumbling. Even as things seem to have mellowed down, many unfortunate creatures remain buried in the ash, testament to the strength of the volcano — even as a full-blown eruption has not taken place. Another demonstration of that strength is the […]
Buzzing temblors marked the formation of a supervolcano -- but there is no risk yet.
