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A 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck off the southern coast of Philippines, prompting tsunami warnings from Philippine and Indonesian authorities. Residents in coastal towns in central and southern Philippines were asked to evacuate as authorities warned of waves...
A strong earthquake rattled northwestern Turkey on Sunday, prompting residents to evacuate their homes, emergency officials reported. The 5.4-magnitude quake struck near the town of Simav in Kutahya province at a shallow depth of 8 kilometers...

Myanmar earthquake’s fault rupture exceeded seismic wave speeds, offering rare evidence of supershear

The first studies of the 28 March 2025 magnitude 7.8 Myanmar earthquake suggest that the southern portion of its rupture occurred at supershear velocity,...

New clues from two million-year-old tooth enamel tell us more about an ancient relative of humans

For nearly a century, scientists have been puzzling over fossils from a strange and robust-looking distant relative of early humans: Paranthropus robustus. It walked...

Two sides of the same fossil: The story of a small arboreal reptile from the Jurassic period

Paleontologists have identified a new ancient reptile from the Solnhofen limestone slabs, thanks to a chance discovery. A Ph.D. student recently found the counterpart...

Fossil corals point to possibly steeper sea level rise under a warming world

Coastal planners take heed: Newly uncovered evidence from fossil corals found on an island chain in the Indian Ocean suggests that sea levels could...

Volcano ‘hidden in plain sight’ could help date Mars—and its habitability

Georgia Tech scientists have uncovered evidence that a mountain on the rim of Jezero Crater—where NASA's Perseverance Rover is currently collecting samples for possible...

Two-million-year-old pitted teeth from our ancient relatives reveal secrets about human evolution

The enamel that forms the outer layer of our teeth might seem like an unlikely place to find clues about evolution. But it tells...

Paleontologists discover 506-million-year-old predator

Paleontologists at the Manitoba Museum and Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) have discovered a remarkable new 506-million-year-old predator from the Burgess Shale of Canada. The...

Fossil discovery in India extends the timeline of early dinosaurs

Sun filters through dense stands of cycads and conifers of Gondwana, where a lithe, bipedal predator slowly moves through the Upper Triassic undergrowth. Standing...

Magellan mission reveals possible tectonic activity on Venus

Vast, quasi-circular features on Venus's surface may reveal that the planet has ongoing tectonics, according to new research based on data gathered more than...

Earth’s oceans once turned green—and they could change again

Nearly three-fourths of Earth is covered by oceans, making the planet look like a pale blue dot from space. But Japanese researchers have made...

Global warming is exposing new coastlines and islands as Arctic glaciers shrink

Retreating glaciers created 2,500km of “new” coastline and 35 “new” islands in the Arctic between 2000 and 2020, according to a new study. The research...

Why not every saltwater inflow benefits the Baltic Sea equally

Eutrophication and oxygen depletion are well-known threats to the ecological balance of the Baltic Sea, which is increasingly under pressure due to climate change....

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