Catastrophic Ohio Methane Leak Stayed Hidden Until a Satellite Found It By Rafi Letzter A blowout in Ohio made little news in 2018, but satellite images show it was a major global event.
Earth's Magnetic North Pole Continues Drifting, Crosses Prime Meridian By Stephanie Pappas Earth's magnetic north is wandering from the Canadian Arctic toward Siberia, and it just crossed the Prime Meridian.
Diamonds Buried 400 Miles Below Surface Could Explain Mysterious Earthquakes By Mindy Weisberger What's driving Earth's deepest earthquakes? Diamonds may hold answers.
How Big Can Lightning Get? By Emma Bryce How big can lightning get: Two miles long? Twenty? Fifty? Think again.
Scientists Found the Deepest Land on Earth Hiding Beneath Antarctica's Ice By Rafi Letzter A new mapping effort revealed critical new details of Antarctica's hidden land.
The Most Amazing Science Images of the Week By Jeanna Bryner Here's a look at the stunning science photos released this week.
A Dark River Nearly 1,000 Miles Long May Be Flowing Beneath Greenland's Ice By Mindy Weisberger It lies far below Greenland's frozen surface.
'Lost' Iron Meteorites May Lurk Beneath Antarctic Ice. Scientists on Quest to Find Them. By Tom Metcalfe Scientists are scouring the remote Antarctic ice cap for rare meteorites chock-full of iron and holding secrets to the history of our solar system going back some 4.5 billion years.
Vast Field of Mysterious, Perfectly Circular Holes Dot the Seafloor Off California's Coast By Mindy Weisberger The hole truth hints at ancient instability in the ocean bottom.
Inside Story Behind Mesmerizing Sky Glow Named 'Steve' Revealed in New Documentary By Mindy Weisberger The story behind an oddball sky glow endearingly named "Steve" is revealed in a new documentary. Here's why the light show captivated aurora chasers.
Enormous Craters Blasted in Seafloor by Nuclear Bombs Mapped for the First Time By Mindy Weisberger "It seemed as if Captain Marvel herself had punched the planet."
Why White Island Volcano Erupted Without Warning By Shane Cronin Five people have been confirmed dead, 31 remain in hospital with injuries and eight are still missing after sudden volcanic eruptions on White Island off New Zealand.
New Zealand Volcano Erupts, Killing at Least 5 By Yasemin Saplakoglu A volcano erupted violently on a New Zealand island today local time, sending ash up to 12,000 feet (3,700 meters) into the air, leaving five people dead and many missing.
A Baby Volcano Was Just Discovered in the Pacific, and It's Adorable By Stephanie Pappas A newfound volcano discovered near Minamitorishima Island, Japan, is a mere 3 million years old, which is quite young for the area.
A Tiny Leak Led to a Massive, Unexpected Collapse at Kilauea Volcano By Stephanie Pappas The 2018 eruption of Kilauea in Hawaii featured the spectacular collapse of the volcano's caldera, creating a hole nearly as deep as One World Trade Center in New York City is tall at its summit.
Plants 'Scream' in the Face of Stress By Nicoletta Lanese A new study suggests that plants that are stressed by drought or physical damage may emit ultrasonic squeals.
Incredible Time-Lapse Video Shows Giant Greenland Lake Disappearing Within Hours By Stephanie Pappas The drainage of meltwater lakes may be making Greenland more unstable than scientists previously realized.
Frothy and Toxic Bubbles Cover One of India’s Most Famous Beaches By Stephanie Pappas A beach in India is coated in knee-deep foam that experts warn is toxic.
Scientists Re-Counted Australia's Extinct Species. And the Result Is Devastating By John Woinarski, Brett Murphy, Dale Nimmo, Michael F. Braby, Sarah Legge, Stephen Garnett In the most comprehensive assessment of its kind, researchers find that 100 endemic Australian species living in 1788 are now extinct.
What If the Earth Was Flat? By Stephanie Pappas A flat Earth would inhabit an entirely different physical reality than the one we know.
