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Giant meteor impact may have triggered massive Grand Canyon landslide 56,000 years ago
Researchers have found a link between two geological events in iconic locations of the U.S. Southwest that scientists previously didn't think had anything to do with each other.
Strongest nor'easters along US East Coast are becoming more intense as the world warms, study suggests
A new study finds the strongest nor'easters have intensified over the last 80 years, with a 6% increase in peak wind speeds.
Study raises major questions about Earth's 'oldest' impact crater
Scientists thought this crater in Australia was the world’s oldest — but an independent analysis shows they might be off by at least 800 million years.
Enormous blobs deep beneath Earth's surface appear to drive giant volcanic eruptions
Opinion Pillars of hot rock appear to connect continental-size moving blobs at the bottom of Earth's mantle to giant volcanic eruptions at its surface.
Scientists discover long-lost giant rivers that flowed across Antarctica up to 80 million years ago
Large flat surfaces carved by ancient rivers deep beneath East Antarctica are influencing how ice flows across the continent today, according to a new study.
Lava erupts from gigantic fissure in Iceland following earthquake swarm — and the photos are epic
A lava-spewing fissure has opened up along Iceland's Sundhnúkur crater row as the Reykjanes peninsula experiences another volcanic eruption.
Russian volcano grows 'devil horns' and spits out 1,000-mile-long river of smoke
Earth from space A false-color satellite photo from 2023 shows a devilish pair of lava flows and an enormous plume of smoke spewing from Klyuchevskoy, the tallest volcano in Europe and Asia.
Grand Canyon Dragon wildfire burns down historic lodge and triggers toxic gas leak
Firefighters are battling a lightning-caused wildfire on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. The Dragon Bravo Fire has burned down the Grand Canyon Lodge and triggered a chlorine gas leak.
