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Geoscience

Here’s How Rocks Heal Themselves in Deep Faults

In Earth’s cracks, slow-motion temblors rumble while the planet repairs itself

November 19, 2025

Are Rare Earths Really That Rare?

Misnomers and international trade

November 13, 2025

Antarctic Team Drills 6 Million Years Into Earth’s Past

The recovery of the ancient ice core to date reveals key insights into our changing climate

October 30, 2025

Pink Boulders Reveal a Hidden Antarctic Giant

Inside the massive, granite slab slumbering beneath the frozen continent

October 24, 2025

The Trees That Remember the Pyramids

Dendrochronologist Valerie Trouet on what tree rings reveal about climate, fire, and human history

October 21, 2025

The Hidden Landscape Holding Back the Sea

The fate of our planet’s coasts rests on Antarctic bedrock

October 21, 2025

Ghostly Swamp Lightning Explained

The tiny sparks behind spooky myths might have also started life on Earth

September 29, 2025

Earth’s Largest Mirror Shattered by Science

The Bolivian salt flat long touted as a massive looking glass loses some of its shine

September 26, 2025

You Have Never Felt Climate Change Like This

Earth scientist Kate Marvel gets personal about climate science

July 30, 2025

The Oldest Rock on Earth

A finding in the Arctic could push the formation of Earth’s crust back by 130 million years

July 23, 2025

Our Windy Planet

Watch this mesmerizing animation of winds blowing across the globe

The Stories Rocks Tell Us

Lessons for our current Earth from the geologic past

July 15, 2025