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Satellites watch world's largest iceberg on crash course with Antarctic penguin island (photo/video)
By Daisy Dobrijevic published
The mega-iceberg poses a significant threat to South Georgia Island a remote wildlife haven.

Earth's elusive 'ignorosphere' could shed new light on auroras
By Tereza Pultarova published
Japanese scientists have created the first-ever long-term dataset about Earth's entire atmosphere, stretching all the way to space.

Scientists discover 'sunken worlds' hidden deep within Earth's mantle that shouldn't be there
By Harry Baker published
A new way of measuring structures deep inside Earth has highlighted numerous previously unknown blobs within our planet's mantle. These anomalies are surprisingly similar to sunken chunks of Earth's crust but appear in seemingly impossible places.

Satellites watch 'ghost island' solidify in the Caspian Sea before disappearing (photos)
By Stefanie Waldek published
The Kumani Bank mud volcano in the Caspian Sea created an island in early 2023 that had almost disappeared by the end of 2024, according to Landsate satellite imagery.

Satellites map Earth's ocean floors in unprecedented detail
By Skyler Ware published
A newly-deployed satellite has created the most-detailed map yet of the ocean floor, finding hundreds of hills and underwater volcanoes that were previously missed.

Just a fraction of the hydrogen hidden beneath Earth's surface could power Earth for 200 years, scientists find
By Sascha Pare published
Trillions of tons of hydrogen gas are likely buried in rocks and reservoirs beneath Earth's surface, but researchers aren't sure where it is yet.

Dreaming of a white Christmas? Snow is likely in these US states according to NOAA climate data
By Meredith Garofalo published
According to climate data from NOAA, you might not have to only dream about having a white Christmas this year in some parts of the United States.

Comets probably delivered Earth its water billions of years ago, new study reveals
By Conor Feehly published
Scientists have gathered new evidence to suggest icy comets indeed brought water to Earth, long ago.
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