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Small earthquakes hit parts of western North Carolina
2+ hour, 45+ min ago (63+ words) Two small earthquakes shook western North Carolina this weekend. The U.S. Geological Survey says both quakes had a magnitude of two. One happened near Canton Saturday morning, and the other was near Weaverville Sunday morning. Someone in Lexington, South Carolina (135 miles…...
Off Papua New Guinea, robot finds hot vent bubbling beside a cool gas seep
10+ hour, 46+ min ago (388+ words) A remotely operated robot descending more than 4,200 feet beneath the sea off Papua New Guinea uncovered something scientists had never documented before: a hot hydrothermal vent just centimeters from a methane seep. The unusual deep-sea field, discovered in 2025 near Lihir…...
Fossil study suggests ancient crocodiles evolved to be cold-blooded only after a mass extinction
19+ hour, 38+ min ago (559+ words) Modern crocodiles are often seen as models of cold-blooded endurance, but new research points to a much more high-energy past for their ancestors. Researchers say the branch that led to today's crocodiles may have stayed warm-blooded until close to the…...
5.9 earthquake shakes eastern Japan, including Tokyo; Here’s what we know
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (185+ words) An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.9 rattled eastern Japan, including the Tokyo area, early on Sunday. However, there is no danger of a tsunami, the country's meteorological agency said. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, the quake occurred in…...
Cascadia's next massive earthquake could hit the Pacific Northwest with a one-two punch
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (341+ words) Off the Oregon coast, scientists estimate that a massive 9.0-magnitude earthquake will hit the Pacific Northwest at some point in the future. Although they cannot predict exactly when it will hit, research shows that the quake is long overdue. A…...
Using thunderquakes to X-ray Earth – a new study shows urban seismology in action
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (831+ words) When lightning strikes, it superheats the air around it and creates a shock wave that we hear as thunder. But thunder doesn't just travel through the atmosphere to our ears. When that energy reaches the ground, some of it is…...
Strong 7.2 quake shakes central Peru, tremors felt as far as Lima
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (136+ words) Yahoo A magnitude-7.2 earthquake has struck central Peru, with no immediate reports of fatalities or major damage, news portal RPP reported on Thursday. The quake struck at around 1 pm (1800 GMT). According to Peru's Geophysical Institute (IGP), the epicentre was located…...
Life’s ‘last universal common ancestor’ may predate life itself
3+ day, 11+ hour ago (639+ words) How did life begin? This mystery has tantalized scientists since Charles Darwin mused on it in 1871, spawning no shortage of competing theories about the origins of Earth's biology around four billion years ago. Yet, even today, a definitive answer remains…...
Meteorite found in Algeria reveals a 'missing' 2 billion years of Mars' history
3+ day, 11+ hour ago (444+ words) A meteorite discovered in Algeria is giving scientists a rare look at a stretch of Mars' history that had been missing from the geological record. The rock, known as Northwest Africa 13441, seems to bridge a long-standing gap in the geological…...
The Extinction Event That Once Reduced Humanity To 1,300 People
3+ day, 13+ hour ago (38+ words) Yahoo Think times are tough for mankind right now? It could always be worse — just ask the handful of humans who lived nearly a million years ago....