Why one side of the Earth is cooling faster and what scientists think it reveals about our planet

Researchers are exploring the idea that one hemisphere of Earth, dominated by the Pacific Ocean, is losing internal heat ...

The Soviet secret: Why Russia dug the deepest hole on Earth and then sealed it

Explore the fascinating tale of the Kola Superdeep Borehole, a monumental scientific endeavor by the Soviet Union that aimed ...

Scientists reveal Earth’s interior is cooling unevenly across hemispheres

Scientists reveal one side of Earth’s interior cools faster. The Pacific Ocean hemisphere loses heat quicker, influencing ...
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Why do earthquakes happen?

Earthquakes happen when the Earth’s crust suddenly shifts. The crust is broken into large pieces called tectonic plates, ...
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How earthquakes form deep underground - from seismologists

The Hidden Architecture of Earth's Interior Earth's structure resembles a giant onion with distinct layers, each playing a ...
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New research highlights golden opportunity for future prospectors

Sophisticated new chemical analysis of gases trapped in rocks for millions of years has cast new light on the origin of the ...

Iberian peninsula is rotating clockwise, according to new geodynamic data

Asier Madarieta, a researcher in the EHU's HGI (Water Environmental Processes) group, has analyzed how the Earth's crust is ...

Meet Damhán Alla—the newly christened, spider-like feature on Jupiter's moon Europa

Irish planetary scientists have christened a spider-like feature on Jupiter's icy moon Europa as "Damhán Alla," which ...