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Quadruple volcanoes on secret Soviet military base linked to climate-altering eruption 200 years ago
Earth from space A 2024 satellite photo shows four end-to-end volcanoes perfectly spaced out along the Russian island of Simushir. One of these peaks was the site of a surprise eruption that temporarily cooled the Northern Hemisphere in 1831.
New evidence for gigantic superplume tearing Africa apart
Researchers have found fresh evidence that Africa is breaking apart because of a deep mantle superplume of hot rock beneath the East African Rift System.
There's 90,000 tons of nuclear waste in the US. How and where is it stored?
The decades-long struggle to find a permanent place to dispose of nuclear waste will continue, probably for many years to come.
'Above normal' conditions could bring as many as 10 hurricanes to the US this summer
Hurricane Helene captured by NOAA's GOES-16 satellite as it approached Florida on September 26, 2024.
World's largest iceberg, A23a, is disintegrating into thousands of pieces alongside penguin refuge
Earth from space A new satellite photo has revealed that the "megaberg," A23a, is beginning to break apart, spawning thousands of smaller ice chunks around the Antarctic island of South Georgia.
150,000-year history of Earth's magnetic field reveals clues about the climate when early humans were spreading out of Africa
The record sheds light on the climate early humans experienced when they were spreading out of Africa.
The decline of key Atlantic currents is underway, and it's been flooding parts of the US for 20 years
New research has linked sea level rise and an increase in flooding in the U.S. Northeast over the past 20 years to the breakdown of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC).
North America's 'broken heart': The billion-year-old scar from when the continent nearly ripped apart
The Midcontinent Rift is a giant tear that formed in what is now the U.S. Midwest 1.1 billion years ago. Nicknamed North America's "broken heart," it is filled with solidified magma and lava.
Dinosaur age tsunami revealed from tiny chunks of Japanese amber, study finds
Amber deposits in Japan show unique deformations that suggest trees were swept out to sea during a tsunami about 115 million years ago, giving paleontologists a new way to identify past tsunamis.
Scientists think a hidden source of clean energy could power Earth for 170,000 years — and they've figured out the 'recipe' to find it
Researchers have compiled a list of "ingredients" that could help resource exploration companies locate huge reservoirs of clean hydrogen, a critical element in the transition away from fossil fuels.
