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Earth's core wobbles every 8.5 years, new study suggests
By Kiley Price published
Earth's core isn't exactly aligned with its mantle, which results in a cyclical wobble, new research finds.
Concerning satellite observations show major cities on US East Coast are sinking
By Robert Lea published
Satellite images show major cities on the U.S. East Coast, including New York City, are sinking. This has caused concern among scientists.
Sea of methane sealed beneath Arctic permafrost could trigger climate feedback loop if it escapes
By Sascha Pare published
A sea of migrating methane discovered below the permafrost in Svalbard may eventually escape its icy prison if the permafrost continues to thaw due to climate change.
Zoom through a 'spectacular' chain of ancient underwater volcanoes on Antarctic ocean floor
By Sascha Pare published
A research expedition in the Southern Ocean has mapped a string of seamounts that help to shape an ocean current that flows clockwise around Antarctica.
Tonga volcano eruption was fueled by 2 merging chambers that are still brimming with magma
By Sascha Pare published
Researchers have mapped the magma plumbing system beneath Tonga's underwater volcano and discovered three magma chambers, two of which fed the record-shattering 2022 eruption.
10 dramatic discoveries about Earth from 2023
By Tereza Pultarova published
2023 was another eventful year for our planet, delivering broken climate records, unprecedented weather disasters and worrisome studies.
Iron oxide baked into Mesopotamian bricks confirms ancient magnetic field anomaly
By Laura Geggel published
About 3,000 years ago in ancient Mesopotamia, brickmakers imprinted the names of their kings into clay bricks. Now, an analysis of the metal grains in those bricks has confirmed a mysterious anomaly in Earth's magnetic field.
Discovery of 'calendar' rock carvings from Ancestral Pueblo in US Southwest surpasses 'wildest expectations'
By Jennifer Nalewicki published
Spiral petroglyphs carved into a canyon wall on the Colorado-Utah border may have been used as a calendar by the Ancestral Pueblo.
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