Iron is one of the main elements found in the Earth's inner core, which is characterized by extremely high temperatures and ...

Jan. 21, 2025 — A new study provides compelling new evidence that a colossal 'megaflood' refilled the Mediterranean Sea, ending a period during which the Med was a vast expanse of salt flats ...

Researchers from Utrecht University have found in a study that there are two colossal peaks that reach heights of around 620 miles (1,000), in what have been described as 'islands'. They can be found ...

Research using ultrafast X-ray spectroscopy unveils iron's melting and phase behaviour at Earth core pressures.

Seismic imaging has revealed two colossal regions deep within Earth’s mantle that could reshape our understanding of the ...

Researchers at Hokkaido University have developed a new computational tool to help evolutionary biologists analyze complex genetic data to reconstruct the evolutionary history of species and the ...

Jan. 16, 2025 — A mussel bed in Northern California is as healthy and biodiverse as it was about 80 years ago, when two young students surveyed it shortly before one was sent to fight in World ...

Scientists have found an elusive third form of magnetism that could help solve a longstanding puzzle about superconductors.

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When you first learned about the Solar System, you probably saw diagrams that made it look orderly, with planets arranged in circular orbits around the Sun on a flat disk. But in reality, our Solar ...

Mother Earth, Gaia, the third rock from the Sun - whatever you call it, this 4.5 billion-year-old planet is the one that we and all known living creatures call home.

The Department of Environmental, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences (EEAS ... From attending COP28 in Dubai to joining the Rist Institute for Sustainability and Energy, William Lefebvre is learning that ...