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Destruction of Tohoku-Oki earthquake in Japan

A Seismic Wave from the 2011 Japan 9.0 Earthquake Shifted the Entire Country — Now We Know Why

Landscape view of the Giant's Causeway

The Giant’s Causeway Volcanic History Was 8 Million Years Shorter Than Once Thought

Illustration of quantum computing operations

New Schrödinger-Cat-Like States Created That Until Now Were Only Theoretical

Person walking their dog on a foggy night

Something May Wake Up Inside Fog — and Leave More Bacteria Behind When It Lifts

person in underwater cave system in the Grand Canyon

This Hidden Water System Helps Keep the Grand Canyon Alive — but Climate Change Could Put It at Risk

Woman holding ear, experiencing an unpleasant noise

People Have Heard an Unexplained Hum for 50 Years — It May Be Coming From Inside Their Own Heads

bright lava fountain in the dark

Kīlauea Volcano's Record-Breaking Lava Fountains Lasted for 9 Hours and Shot 650 Feet in the Air

Researcher searches for dark microbiome at the door to hell

Microbial Dark Matter Is an Unknown World That Exists in Earth's Harshest Environments and Our Own Bodies

A meteorite streaking through a blue and cloudy sky

Meteor Over New England Triggers Boom Equal to 300 Tons of TNT

Field team members examine ancient rock layers at Grotto Creek in Alaska’s Wrangell–St. Elias National Park, where researchers studied evidence of ocean oxygen loss before the end-Triassic extinction.

Clue in Alaskan Rocks Reveals Oceans Began Declining Long Before the End-Triassic Mass Extinction

Steam coming off hot springs on island

An Underwater Volcanic Eruption Brewing in the Bismarck Sea May Cause a New Island to Rise 

Aerial view of Zambezi river in Africa

Gases Rising in Zambia May Reveal Early Signs of a Continent Splitting Apart Underground

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