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A million years without a megaslide: Study goes deep into the Gulf of Alaska to investigate why

Earthquakes, volcanic activity, and sediment flux can trigger underwater landslides known as submarine slides, which can translate to tsunamis on the surface. Megaslides are...

Europe suffered record number of ‘extreme heat stress’ days in 2023

Europe endured a record number of "extreme heat stress" days in 2023, two leading climate monitors said Monday, underscoring the threat of increasingly deadly...

New geological study: Scandinavia was born in Greenland

In a Finnish outcrop nestled between some of Northern Europe’s oldest mountains, researchers have found traces of a previously hidden part of Earth’s crust...

Study reports enormous ice loss from Greenland glacier

Ground-based measuring devices and aircraft radar operated in the far northeast of Greenland show how much ice the 79° N-Glacier is losing. According to...

No ‘human era’ in Earth’s geological history, scientists say

A top panel of geologists has decided not to grant the 'human age' its own distinct place in Earth's geological timeline after disagreeing over...

The first Europeans reached Ukraine 1.4 million years ago, new study finds

During warm periods in Earth's history, known as interglacials, glaciers the size of continents pulled back to reveal new landscapes. These were new worlds...

Ever heard of the Maritime Continent? It’s not far from Australia—and channels heat around the world

Africa, Asia, Australia, Antarctica, North and South America, Europe—and the Maritime Continent. Never heard of the last one? That's because it's not a continent made...

Surprising methane discovery in Yukon glaciers: ‘Much more widespread than we thought’

Global melting is prying the lid off methane stocks, the extent of which we do not know. A young researcher from the University of...

Afghanistan: Landslide kills 25 after heavy snow

At least 25 people have died after a landslide caused by heavy snow swept through a village in Afghanistan. So far, eight people are known...

Extraction of raw materials could rise 60% by 2060—and making mining ‘greener’ won’t stop the damage

The United Nations' flagship Global Resources Outlook report is the portrait of a juggernaut. Due to be published later this month by the UN's...

Did the Galileo mission find life on Earth?

In the fall of 1989, the Galileo spacecraft was launched into space, bound for Jupiter and its family of moons. Given the great distance...

Largest flow of natural hydrogen gas ever found measured in Albanian chromium mine

A team of geologists affiliated with several institutions in France, working with a pair of colleagues from Albania, has measured the largest natural flow...

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