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Researchers retrieve the deepest-ever rock core from beneath Antarctica's ice. It holds clues about the Earth's past—and future
Researchers are looking into our planet’s past to understand its future. Just like archaeologists investigate layers of dirt ...
With an estimated 6 sextillion kilograms of the stuff—that’s 21 zeroes by the way—the Earth’s core is another example of why hydrogen is the most abundant element in the universe.
It may become impossible to fix ...
In the whole history of Earth's climate, few events are as extreme as those that geologists call "Snowball Earth." ...
New potential climate crisis just dropped.
The object is hurtling towards the Earth at a zippy 12,616 miles per hour, according to data from the space agency.
On Jan. 31, 1958, Explorer 1 became the first satellite launched by the United States. Its primary science instrument, a cosmic ray detector, was designed to measure the radiation environment in Earth ...
Tiny zircon crystals are revealing that Earth’s earliest history may have included surprisingly complex tectonic activity.
The Earth's magnetic field and oxygen evolved together over 540 million years, according to a major NASA study.
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A bacterium's built-in compass, explained: Single-cell magnetometry confirms Earth-field alignment
Some bacterial species possess an astonishing ability: They use Earth's magnetic field to orient themselves. To better ...
Rivers are shrinking and aquifers are falling, raising fears of “water bankruptcy” as billions experience increasing water shortages.
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