Geology
Dragonfly Spacecraft to Scour the Sands of Titan for the Chemistry of Life
The NASA rotorcraft, resembling a large quadcopter drone, will fly through the orange clouds of the ocean moon in the outer solar system
Earth's Magnetic Field Could Take Longer to Flip Than Previously Thought
New research suggests a polarity reversal of the planet takes about 22,000 years, significantly longer than former estimates
Prehistoric Ocean Predator Resembles a Large and Vicious Horseshoe Crab
“Prey would have been sucked into the circular mouth and shredded by the multiple rows of large teeth”
Why Archaeologists and Volcanologists Are Clashing Over Excavations at Pompeii
Volcanologist Roberto Scandone argues that enthusiasm for archaeology has yielded an “act of vandalism to volcanology”
Before Going to the Moon, Apollo 11 Astronauts Trained at These Five Sites
From Arizona to Hawaii, these landscapes—similar in ways to the surface of the moon—were critical training grounds for the crew
An Ancient Asteroid Crater May Be Hiding Off Scotland’s Coast
Scientists think they have honed in on the spot where the collision occurred 1.2 billion years ago
Beyond Dinosaurs: The Secrets of Earth's Past
From the formation of Earth through the changing climates and creatures of the past, the Smithsonian's new Hall of Fossils explores our planet's Deep Time
Amid All the Fossils, Smithsonian's New Dinosaur Exhibition Tells the Complex Story of Life
The much-anticipated exhibition is packed full of Mesozoic dinosaur drama, new science, hands-on discoveries and state-of-the-art museum artistry
How Do Paleontologists Find Fossils?
Smithsonian’s Hans-Dieter Sues, who has collected fossil vertebrates in the U.S. and around the world shares some of his tips
Kami Rita Sherpa Summits Everest a Record 24 Times
The mountain guide topped out on the world's tallest peak twice in just the last week
The Moon Is Slowly Shrinking, Which May Be Causing 'Moonquakes' on Its Surface
Analysis of seismic data collected on the Apollo missions shows the moon is probably tectonically active
NASA Detects First 'Marsquake'
A 2 to 2.5 magnitude quake on the Red Planet is the first seismic activity detected outside the Earth and the Moon
Could Machine Learning Be the Key to Earthquake Prediction?
Predicting earthquakes might be impossible, but some experts wonder if tools that can analyze enormous amounts of data could crack the seismic code
Scientists Find a Tiny Speck of Comet Inside a Meteorite
The little fragment found in Antarctica was protected from the elements and preserves the chemical signature of the early solar system
Nepalese Expedition Seeks to Find Out if an Earthquake Shrunk Mount Everest
Scientists and climbers have trained for three years to prepare to take various types of survey's from the summit of the world's highest peak
There Hasn't Been a Huge Earthquake on California's Major Fault Lines in 100 Years
Major ground-rupturing quakes have not taken place along the faults since 1918, but that may mean the next century will be on shaky ground
Fossil Site May Capture the Dinosaur-Killing Impact, but It’s Only the Beginning of the Story
The Tanis site in North Dakota contains evidence of the asteroid impact that killed off the dinosaurs
Earth's Largest River Delta Was the Size of Alaska
The Triassic Snadd delta between Norway and Russia lasted millions of years and was likely a biodiversity hotspot
International Expedition Will Excavate the Dino-Rich 'Jurassic Mile'
More than 100 paleontologists are heading to the fossil-filled Morrison Formation
A Network of Lakes Lies Under East Antarctica's Biggest Glacier
The water underneath the Totten Glacier may force researchers to recalculate how quickly climate change may melt the massive ice sheet
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