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North America is 'dripping' down into Earth's mantle, scientists discover
By Sascha Pare published
Seismic mapping of North America has revealed that an ancient slab of crust buried beneath the Midwest is causing the crust above it to "drip" and suck down rocks from across the continent.

Lake Salda: The only place on Earth similar to Jezero crater on Mars
By Sascha Pare published
Lake Salda, in southwestern Turkey, bears a close resemblance to Mars' Jezero crater, which is currently being sampled by NASA's Perseverance rover.

30,000-year-old fossilized vulture feathers 'nothing like what we usually see' preserved in volcanic ash
By Jess Thomson published
Fossilized vulture feathers that were stunningly preserved in volcanic ash were a mystery until now.

Refuge from the worst mass extinction in Earth's history discovered fossilized in China
By Stephanie Pappas published
The End-Permian mass extinction killed an estimated 80% of life on Earth, but new research suggests that plants might have done okay.

52-foot-high 'megaripples' from asteroid that killed the dinosaurs mapped deep beneath Louisiana in 3D
By Tom Howarth published
Buried "megaripples" — some the size of five-story buildings — are helping scientists piece together the devastation following the impact that wiped out the nonavian dinosaurs.

'This is by far the oldest': Scientists discover 3.47 billion-year-old meteorite impact crater in Australian outback
By Sascha Pare published
Researchers say they have found "unequivocal evidence" that a meteorite smashed into Earth 3.47 billion years ago, potentially affecting plate tectonics and creating conditions for life.

Mount Roraima: The 'lost world' isolated for millions of years that Indigenous people call the 'house of the gods'
By Sascha Pare published
Mount Roraima is a flat-topped formation with crystal-clear pools, waterfalls and a unique ecosystem that has been isolated from the surrounding savanna for millions of years.

Giant, pyramid-like 'star dunes' slowly wander across Moroccan desert
By Harry Baker published
Earth from space This 2023 astronaut photo shows a series of slowly moving "star dunes" in the Erg Chebbi region of Morocco. Most of these massive structures are likely several centuries old.

Giant flying squirrels as big as cats once lived in Tennessee
By Patrick Pester published
Researchers have identified a giant flying squirrel fossil from a cache of unusual animal remains dug out of an ancient sinkhole in Tennessee 25 years ago. The fossil sheds light on how flying squirrels reached North America.
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