Australia is on a collision course with Asia, moving north at an unusually fast pace. Scientists predict that in millions of years, the two continents will merge, triggering massive geological and ...
Scientists using advanced satellite observations have found that Earth’s seasons are no longer in sync, disrupting the ...
The world is losing fresh water at an unprecedented rate, two decades' worth of satellite data has revealed. Measurements from NASA's twin GRACE satellites and GRACE follow-on missions have shown that ...
Forget what you learned in school—Earth might not have seven continents after all. From an early age, most of us are taught to recognize seven continents: Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Oceania, Europe, ...
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No radio astronomy needed: Ring laser measures Earth's axis wobble with unprecedented precision
As Earth moves through space, it wobbles slightly. A team of researchers from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and the University of Bonn has now succeeded in measuring these fluctuations in ...
Richard Ghail, a Professor of Earth Sciences, highlights Venus's relevance to understanding Earth-sized planets and their ...
A rhythmic mantle plume, like a "geological heartbeat," was discovered beneath Ethiopia at the Afar Depression, ripping the ...
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New ring laser measures Earth’s axis wobble without telescopes or satellites
Researchers in Germany have developed a ring laser that tracks Earth's axis movements without telescopes or satellites.
New reconstructions of 540 million years of climate history show the planet tumbling between icehouse and hothouse states, ...
Disregard what you learned in geography class—Earth may not have seven continents after all. From the earliest of grades, schoolchildren around the world have memorized the same lineup: Africa, ...
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