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Earth's plate tectonics traced back to 'tipping point' 3.2 billion years ago
By Stephanie Pappas published
Researchers analyzing ancient deposits in Australia found evidence that Earth's layers started to get mixed up — a fingerprint of plate tectonics — about 1.3 billion years after the planet formed.
Watch drone delve into Siberia's growing 'gateway to the underworld,' the largest permafrost depression in the world
By Jennifer Nalewicki published
Newly released drone footage confirms that the Batagay crater in Siberia continues to grow in size.
Gulf Stream current could collapse in 2025, plunging Earth into climate chaos: 'We were actually bewildered'
By Ben Turner published
Researchers have predicted the collapse of the AMOC could happen any time between 2025 and 2095 — far sooner than previous predictions, although not all scientists are convinced.
Lava outburst 3 times the size of Texas may have triggered Snowball Earth 717 million years ago
By Sascha Pare published
Massive eruptions 719 million years ago in what is now Canada may have sucked enough CO2 from the atmosphere to freeze Earth over 2 million years later.
Invisible barrier that runs through Indonesia finally explained by scientists
By Harry Baker published
Researchers now understand why there is an uneven distribution of animal species on either side of the mysterious boundary, known as the Wallace Line.
Why do clouds float?
By Elana Spivack published
Do the clusters of water and ice particles that make up clouds really float in the sky?
Clearest-ever seafloor maps show deep-sea 'Grand Canyon' off US coast in stunning detail
By Harry Baker published
By combining high-definition maps with sensors that detect changes in the water column, researchers have created a "centimeter-scale" picture of how currents and tides shape the Monterey Canyon.
World's oldest glacier dates to 2.9 billion years ago, research finds
By Kiley Price published
Ancient glacier sediment may be 2.9 billion years old.
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