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Earth's magnetic north pole has shifted more than 1, 400 miles, and agencies worldwide are preparing for the ripple effects on navigation and technology
3+ hour, 26+ min ago (841+ words) Home - Science - Earth's magnetic north pole has shifted more than 1, 400 miles, and agencies worldwide are preparing for the ripple effects on navigation and technology The point that a compass follows in the Northern Hemisphere has been drifting for decades. It…...
The Sun may look yellow from Earth, but seen from space it's actually white, and our atmosphere is what tints it with that familiar color
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (896+ words) Home - Science - The Sun may look yellow from Earth, but seen from space it's actually white, and our atmosphere is what tints it with that familiar color Most of us grew up drawing the Sun as a yellow circle with…...
The rarest mineral recognized by science weighs about 0. 011 ounces, exists as a single known natural specimen, and its discovery exposes how fragile Earth's catalog still is
2+ week, 3+ day ago (850+ words) Home - Economy - The rarest mineral recognized by science weighs about 0. 011 ounces, exists as a single known natural specimen, and its discovery exposes how fragile Earth's catalog still is A tiny reddish-orange gem from Myanmar has become one of the strangest…...
A volcanic island was born out of nowhere in 1963, stayed isolated from humans from day one, and now functions as a natural lab for watching life start from scratch
2+ week, 6+ day ago (957+ words) Home - Environment - A volcanic island was born out of nowhere in 1963, stayed isolated from humans from day one, and now functions as a natural lab for watching life start from scratch How does life begin on land that did not…...
Lakes along the Congo River are releasing tons of "ancient carbon: the numbers are alarming, and the reason is more disturbing than it seems
3+ week, 5+ day ago (887+ words) Home - Environment - Lakes along the Congo River are releasing tons of "ancient carbon: the numbers are alarming, and the reason is more disturbing than it seems Two dark lakes in the Congo Basin are forcing scientists to rethink one of…...
Earth's first major extinction event was worse than we thought and may have wiped out nearly 80% of species 550 million years ago
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (803+ words) Home - Science - Earth's first major extinction event was worse than we thought and may have wiped out nearly 80% of species 550 million years ago What did the first major extinction of animal life look like, back when complex creatures were still…...
85-million-year-old dinosaur eggs are rewriting Earth's climate history and shaking up paleontology
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (923+ words) Home - Environment - 85-million-year-old dinosaur eggs are rewriting Earth's climate history and shaking up paleontology How do you date something as fragile as an eggshell after it has spent tens of millions of years locked in stone? A new laser-based test…...
A 183-million-year-old black rock is broken open in Germany, and the golden sheen of this Jurassic fossil turns out to be something other than what everyone had believed for decades
2+ mon, 3+ day ago (936+ words) Home - Science - A 183-million-year-old black rock is broken open in Germany, and the golden sheen of this Jurassic fossil turns out to be something other than what everyone had believed for decades Crack open a slab of black shale in…...
Earth already did it 200 million years ago. .. and it's going to do it again: the supercontinent that could wipe humans off the map
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (734+ words) Home - Science - Earth already did it 200 million years ago" and it's going to do it again: the supercontinent that could wipe humans off the map In roughly 200 to 250 million years, Earth's scattered continents are expected to merge again into a…...
A study of the deep structures of the Earth's mantle raises new questions about the future stability of the planet's magnetic field
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (449+ words) Home - Science - A study of the deep structures of the Earth's mantle raises new questions about the future stability of the planet's magnetic field Most of us only think about Earth's magnetic field when a compass points north or the…...