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Scientists discover the largest crater on Earth less than 100,000 years old
A crescent-shaped crater in Northeast China holds the record as the most impactful crater on Earth formed in the past 100,000 years.
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Off the coast of New Zealand, the Earth is swallowing its own ocean
A young subduction zone off the coast of New Zealand has helped scientists explain the mystery of how one tectonic plate can break through the Earth's hard rock crust an…
Space science
Discovery predicts the future: Earth... falls to another galaxy?
What happens when some galaxies are predicted to collide with the galaxy containing the approaching Earth?
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Earth has 'matter in another dimension', scientists have been confused for 90 years
Matter exists in 4 states solid, liquid, gas and plasma can be a definition that needs rethinking. There is a substance that belongs to the state of suspension between s…
Space science
Admire the heart-shaped oasis seen from space
Astronauts on the International Space Station photographed an oasis over 1,200 square kilometers with a unique shape in the middle of the desert.
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Could life on Earth start with a dose of cyanide?
A spoonful of carbon, a drop of hydrogen and a bit of cyanide - this could be a code snippet of a recipe that creates the building blocks of life. Yes, you read its name…
Space science
Detecting Earth's core in a super-ionic state
Scientists from the Chinese Academy of Sciences discovered that the innermost core of the Earth is not in a normal solid state but a superionic state.
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Strange: 'Living' rocks can grow, multiply and move - VN Intellectual
You may wonder when you read this title, but it is true that such a thing exists. Trovants in Romania are incredible rocks because they can grow, multiply, even move. Un…
Space science
Earth has been subjected to a tremendous amount of ultraviolet radiation, 10 times more than previously estimated
Before the ozone layer was created to protect the Earth from dangerous ultraviolet (UV) radiation, UV radiation levels could have been terrible.
Alien
300,000 alien treasures hidden in the 'death place' of the Earth
An AI has been used by Dutch scientists to map the alien treasure in Antarctica, which is believed to have 300,000 hidden objects from space.
Archeology
Two 'monsters' emerged from the ground that gave birth to humans?
Life on Earth might not have evolved to advanced species like us if it weren't for the appearance of 2
Environment
Earth's temperature could rise up to 4°C by the end of this century
Earth's temperature could rise by as much as 4°C by the end of this century, despite commitments made at the COP26 Climate Summit, according to a new report.
Environment
Interesting facts about underground volcanoes on Earth
Most volcanic activity happens beneath the ocean – but not everyone knows it.
Environment
Why are volcanic tsunamis difficult to predict?
Volcanic tsunamis, like the one in Tonga on January 15, baffle scientists because of their complexity.
Environment
Why did the Tonga volcano produce record amounts of lightning?
The undersea Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano produces unprecedented amounts of lightning, accompanied by explosions that can be heard from thousands of kilometers away.