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Earth's Rotation Sped Up on July 9—and We're Not Sure Exactly Why
On July 9, 2025, scientists at the International Earth Rotation and Reference Systems Service (IERS) reported that the Earth ...
Earth's 'oldest' impact crater is much younger than previously thought
Ever been late because you misread a clock? Sometimes, the "clocks" geologists use to date events can also be misread.
Scientists Found a Place Where the Earth’s Layers Are Upside Down
Normally, younger rocks are deposited above older ones, forming predictable geologic layers. In the North Sea, this process ...
Pentagon takes stake in rare-earth firm as U.S. seeks non-Chinese sources
The Defense Department is buying $400 million of stock in rare-earth mining company MP Materials as it seeks to boost ...
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Echoes from the Big Bang suggest Earth is trapped inside a giant cosmic void, scientists claim
Astronomers claim to have found new evidence supporting a controversial observation that our galaxy is residing in an ...
BLOBS on the move: Deep Earth structures may explain giant volcanic explosions
Colossal volcanic eruptions like the kind that may have obliterated the dinosaurs more than 65 million years ago are caused ...
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LGND wants to make ChatGPT for the Earth
LGND has raised $9 million to convert geographic data into vector embeddings to power AI models that understand the Earth.
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Dams around the world hold so much water they've shifted Earth's poles, new research shows
Dam construction since 1835 has caused Earth's poles to "wander" away from the planet's rotational axis because of the ...