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World’s Largest Acid Geyser Erupts, Right in Our Backyard

Yellowstone National Park is home to the world’s most impressive geysers

March 3, 2026

The Farmer Who Glimpsed a Rare Volcanic Birth

Dionisio Pulido watched as Paricutín tore through his fields—suddenly, scientists flocked there from around the globe

February 20, 2026

The 3-D Secrets of the “Gravity Hole” Under Antarctica

“How does our climate connect to what’s going on inside our planet?”

February 17, 2026

Is the Supervolcano in Yellowstone About to Erupt?

Weird things are happening in Yellowstone National Park

February 13, 2026

How the “Atlantic Grand Canyon” Came to Exist

New research sheds light on the mysterious underwater structure

February 3, 2026

Tiny Evidence Upends a Controversial Stonehenge Theory

Researchers curious about the monument’s origins stuck their heads in the sand—for good reason

January 22, 2026

Watch This Glacier Race into the Sea

High-tech radar technology offers an unprecedented look at escaping ice speeds on Greenland and Antarctica

January 15, 2026

A Billion-Year-Old Piece of Sky Locked Within Ancient Salt Crystals

Here’s what was in the air during the so-called “Boring Billion”

January 12, 2026

Why Is Spain Spinning?

It isn’t because the Iberian Peninsula is dizzy

December 18, 2025

Is Earth’s Core Like an Onion?

Chemical layering deep inside may explain weird seismic wave behavior

December 16, 2025

Why Some Volcanoes Don’t Explode

A new explanation for oddly calm lava flows is a little like stirring honey in a jar

November 26, 2025

Rocks Are Alive

Philip Marsden on his three greatest revelations while writing <i>Under a Metal Sky</i>

November 20, 2025