Geology Volcanoes are fed by ‘mush reservoirs’ instead of magma chambers, study suggests December 5, 2018 - Updated on February 22, 2019
Biology Giant, mammal-like herbivore roamed alongside Triassic dinosaurs, new fossil reveals November 23, 2018 - Updated on February 16, 2024
Earth Dynamics The main types of seismic waves: P, S, and surface waves November 23, 2018 - Updated on November 28, 2023
Geology Italian supervolcano might restart eruption cycle, new study concludes November 15, 2018 - Updated on April 26, 2019
Geology Scientists find huge 19-mile impact crater under Greenland’s ice sheet November 15, 2018 - Updated on April 25, 2019
Environment Rising seas might mean more coral reef islands — if we don’t murder all the corals November 13, 2018
Biology Dinosaur-aged birds had modern flying skills November 13, 2018 - Updated on February 13, 2024
Environment Deepest volcanic eruption lies in a field of glass at the lip of the Mariana Trench November 2, 2018 - Updated on April 25, 2019
Geology Dinosaurs laid colored eggs and passed this trait on to birds, new study shows October 31, 2018 - Updated on August 24, 2023
Animals The biggest birds in history were probably nocturnal — and blind October 31, 2018 - Updated on August 24, 2023
Geology Earth’s inner core is solid, seismic waves reveal October 20, 2018 - Updated on October 16, 2023
Biology Researchers find Jurassic piranha-like flesh-eating fish, and also spot their victims October 19, 2018
Geology ‘Earliest evidence of life’ may just be really old rock October 18, 2018 - Updated on October 21, 2022
Animals Underwater volcano found off Australian coast may act as superhighway for whales October 10, 2018
Biology Kidney stones form like any rock, may hold day-by-day history of your body’s health September 13, 2018
Biology Fossil finding shows how early mammals developed early traits September 6, 2018 - Updated on August 7, 2023
Geology Ozone-depleting chemicals may have caused the largest mass extinction in history August 28, 2018 - Updated on September 21, 2023
Biology Scientists analyzed the composition of dinosaur DNA — and it’s really similar to birds’ August 27, 2018 - Updated on August 23, 2023
Geology Earth’s magnetic poles might flip a lot faster than we thought — and we’re woefully unprepared August 23, 2018
Chemistry Scientists show how a mineral could be used to suck CO2 from the atmosphere August 17, 2018 - Updated on August 20, 2018
Geology Researchers find Earth’s oldest rocks — and they were probably created by meteorites August 13, 2018 - Updated on February 13, 2024
Biology Enigmatic creatures that lived 630 million years ago were animals — but not like anything we’ve seen before August 9, 2018
Geology A shattered tectonic plate underpins the Tibetan Plateau — explaining the area’s weird earthquakes July 31, 2018 - Updated on September 21, 2023
Geology There may be a quadrillion tons of diamond in the Earth’s depths — but we’ll never mine it July 17, 2018
Biology Researchers find oldest pigmented biological molecules — they’re bright pink July 11, 2018 - Updated on February 13, 2024
Geology Scientists zoom in on likely site of next San Andreas earthquake July 5, 2018 - Updated on September 21, 2023
Environment Broadband equipment could be used to study faults and other geological features July 3, 2018
Geology Hawaii Authorities: Please don’t swim near erupting volcano July 2, 2018 - Updated on February 22, 2019
Biology The world’s first animals also caused the first global warming event — but it took 100 million years July 2, 2018
Biology Scientists find the oldest footprints ever — from a period we didn’t even know things have legs June 8, 2018
Geology New study shows that Antarctica is seismically active — we just haven’t listened close enough June 4, 2018
