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Before the age of dinosaurs, car-sized millipedes crawled the Earth on hundreds of legs

This thing was huge!

Dinosaur-killing asteroid may have hit Earth during spring

Weather may have been unsuspectedly pleasant on the worst day in dinosaur history.

Tank-like dinosaur fossil discovered in Chile could show how spike-tails became club-tails

It took a lot of hard work and sacrifice to unravel the secrets of this fossil.

In Iceland, CO2 is sucked out of the air and turned into rock

The project, while innovative, is unlikely to save us from climate change.

New mineral that shouldn't exist at Earth's surface found trapped in a diamond

Scientists never thought such a mineral could be found at the planet's surface.

We are one step closer to forecasting how volcanoes will behave during eruptions

We carried out a study that could help us better prepare for volcanic eruptions.

Stellar pollution shows exoplanets are more diverse than we thought -- but few are like Earth

Exoplanet composition may be much more varied and weird than we thought.

Earth's inner core may actually be mushy

The planet's innermost layer is more like a soup than a brick.

Dog-sized scorpion was king of the sea 440 million years ago

It had barbed limbs, a poisonous tail, and measured about a meter in length.

Rare tardigrade fossil discovered in 16-million-year-old amber

They seem like squishy bears but are actually very tough

Could fiber optic cables predict Iceland's next volcanic eruption?

Back in the day, fiber optic cables just mainly carried internet connection. That may soon change.

Ice cores, ash, and palm leaves manuscripts helps researchers sort volcano mystery

Data from radiocarbon dating, geochemical analysis, and a medieval chronicle helped researchers solve an unusual puzzle.

Ancient turtle embryo preserved inside thick, tough egg

Turtle eggs are usually small and fragile -- but this one was big and tough.

The oldest animal life on Earth was discovered in Canada: 890 million years old

That's a lot of "million years ago".

Several city- and state-sized asteroids impacted young Earth. Probably.

It's been so long since then that direct evidence simply isn't around any more.

Mexico City's surprising crisis: the city is sinking

When it's geology versus cities, the geology usually wins.

Iran's groundwater resources are rapidly depleting, and everyone should pay attention

It's their problem today, but it's going to be our problem in the future.

Scientists discover new quasicrystal formed by first-ever nuclear explosion at Trinity Site

The existence of these extremely rare crystals was thought to be impossible until a few decades ago.

A few million years ago, this giant saber-toothed cat hunted rhinos in North America

Not your average cat.

Ancient hyenas hunted in the Arctic millions of years ago

As if hyenas weren't scary enough.

NASA's InSight lander detects two more 'sizeable' earthquakes on Mars

Mars is not as quiet as we thought.

The bedrock under forests also affects carbon storage

Geology and biology, caught in a chemical dance.

Icelandic eruption attracts thousands of visitors, helicopter rides, over the weekend

I've seen worse locations for hanging out.

A new study provides our best-yet prediction of what a metallic volcano might look like

If you like volcanoes, Earth isn’t a bad place to live on. After all, our planet is quite geologically active, and that also translates into a respectable level of volcanism. But when it comes to having a variety of flavors, the Earth can be a bit lacking. A new paper, however, comes to estimate what […]

Ancient lightning could have sparked life on Earth

Lightning -- and not meteorites -- may have seeded life on Earth.

The oldest meteorite ever found is older than the Earth itself

It's so ancient it could help us understand the building blocks of planets.

Earth's inner core may be actually made of two layers

Our planet is the ultimate matryoshka doll.

Mars' two moons used to be a single moon, says new research

We don't know what split them up, but one is crashing while the other is slowly inching away.

Quartz in ancient bird stomach sheds new light on what it would have eaten

A bizzare, never-before-seen form of preservation could shed new light on a primeval type of bird.

Researchers want to use whale song for seismic imaging of the Earth's crust

If we'd listen to whales more carefully, we could learn more about the oceans' geology.

Stonehenge? It's probably built from second-hand materials

As if Stonehenge wasn't impressive enough, it appears to have been carried for almost 200 miles.

The fungus is 635 million years old and it may have helped save the planet

It's three times older than the first dinosaurs, and it probably played its part against the Snowball Earth.

This mineral keeps turning up on Mars -- and now it's also been found in Antarctica

This mineral hints at Mars' icy past.

"Daddy, look at this": 220-million-year-old dinosaur footprint discovered by four-year-old

So, uhm, what have you done lately?

Saturn is tilted. The fault lies with its moons

Who doesn't get tilted every now and then, eh?

Titan's largest methane sea is over 1000 feet deep, says a new paper

We don’t know exactly how deep because our radar couldn't pierce through all of it.

NASA orbiter showcases the biggest canyon in the solar system -- and it's out of this world

The Grand Canyon ain't got nothing on this.

New research explains why crocodiles are relatively unchanged since dinosaur times

In a while, crocodile -- said the dinosaur. Because they were living in the same era.

Venus may still be volcanically active

"If Venus is indeed active today, it would make a great place to visit," said researchers,

Over half of the tidal marshes on the Hudson River were created accidentally -- that could be a good thing

The accidental creation of tidal marshes could offer resilience to the area, researchers say.

Researchers are now studying earthquakes and geology with unused optic fiber cables

So-called 'dark fiber' could help seismologists map the underground and measure our planet's rumbles.

Scientists map the magma plume responsible for geothermal activity in the Arctic

The Arctic may be cold outside, but it's pretty hot beneath the surface.

Researchers discover huge freshwater reservoir hidden beneath Hawai'i

The billions of liters of fresh water were discovered with electrical surveys.

Water could be a natural byproduct of rocky planets forming -- so it could be almost everywhere

This would be very helpful.

Scientists discover huge fossil lake under Greenland

The lake bed could be millions of years old, formed at a time when Greenland was still green.

Growing food with Martian soil is challenging but it's not impossible

Geologists mimicked conditions in soil from Mars and found growing plants could prove difficult.

Scientists resurrect mysterious missing tectonic plate beneath Canada

A long-debated missing tectonic plate beneath Northern Canada has been confirmed with 3D mapping technology.

Gags and uproar at paleontology conference after profanity filter bans the word "bone" (and many others)

The overzealous filter also banned the worlds "pubic", "stream", "jerk", and ... 'beaver'.

How crystals form on surfaces -- and why this is big news for nanotech

A DNA-based self-assembling technique sheds light on processes essential for semiconductors and nanotech.

Researchers extract DNA from insects embedded in resin

"We have no intention of raising dinosaurs," the researchers assure us.