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Underwater robot in Siberia's Lake Baikal reveals hidden mud volcanoes — and an active fault
Video cameras mounted on an autonomous underwater robot captured footage of cracks associated with mud volcanism close to a potentially active fault on the shores of Lake Baikal.
'It's had 1.1 billion years to accumulate': Helium reservoir in Minnesota has 'mind-bogglingly large' concentrations
Laboratory results for a helium reservoir discovered in northern Minnesota suggest concentrations of the sought-after gas are the highest the industry has ever seen.
Hidden chunk of Earth's crust that seeded birth of 'Scandinavia' discovered through ancient river crystals
Finland's river crystals hold clues about the formation of 'Scandinavia's' oldest bedrock 3.75 billion years ago.
Largest gold nugget ever found in England unearthed with faulty metal detector
A metal detectorist has unearthed a gold nugget that is currently up for auction and expected to sell for over $37,000.
How much water is in Earth's crust?
Earth is covered with water, but how much is hiding in our planet's crust?
Mystery of enormous Saharan 'star dune' finally solved — and it wasn't what scientists were expecting
Tall, many-armed star dunes are common in deserts worldwide, but scientists know little about the histories of these formations.
Scientists just discovered a massive reservoir of helium beneath Minnesota
Researchers have discovered a large gas reservoir boasting extremely high concentrations of helium that could boost a dwindling global supply in Minnesota's Iron Range.
Seattle's massive fault may result from oceanic crust 'unzipping itself' 55 million years ago
Magnetic data suggest Seattle's fault line formed 55 million years ago, when the southern half of a subducting chain of volcanic islands piled onto the continent and tore apart from the northern half.
'Roots' of Colombian mountains 'dripped' into the mantle millions of years ago — but the peaks still stand tall
Earth's crust once formed a dense "root" supporting Colombia's northern Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta mountains, but new research suggests this prop sank into the mantle millions of years ago.
