Rapa Nui, 2,200 miles west of the mainland, is as rugged as it is remote — and an exploration offers blustery hikes, volcanic ...

The Amazon rainforest is so big that it makes its own climate. As they photosynthesise and transpire, its billions of trees collectively produce enough moisture to form clouds. These, by some ...

With recent earthquakes felt in parts of Dorchester County and the Midlands in recent weeks, we look at the history of earthquakes in South Carolina. Why do ...

A new global map reveals rare earthquakes deep in Earth’s mantle, offering an unexpected window into the hidden dynamics that shape our planet from below. Credit: SciTechDaily.com Scientists have ...

ALEXANDRIA — The Alexandria Technical and Community College has received a $320,000 grant from the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development.

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Leveraging tools from seismology — the study of earthquakes and the inside of our planet — the Earth Rover Program aims to provide critical data on the health of soil. Humans, and terrestrial life in ...

I consider this article, which is actually a six-page essay that I’ve divided here into two parts, to be one of the very best pieces of socio-political writing that I’ve penned to date. In fact, I’m ...

With its alien-like terrain, Pshart Valley in Tajikistan feels like another planet. Yet it lies untouched on Earth. The incident that prompted Trump to ban Epstein from Mar-a-Lago’s spa SpaceX ...

Research shows the Pacific hemisphere is losing heat faster than the African hemisphere. The heat is from Earth’s molten interior, which causes continental drift. Landmass traps more heat than ...