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Earth's rotating inner core is starting to slow down — and it could alter the length of our days
LiveScience· 6 days agoAlthough the entire planet rotates, the inner core can spin at a slightly different speed as the...
Terrifying undersea earthquake threat that could wipe out California
Daily Express· 3 days agoAt times during this process of extreme pressure and heat, the movement can jolt suddenly releasing...
The Mysterious, Deep-Dwelling Microbes That Sculpt Our Planet
New York Times· 1 day agoOn a bitingly cold December morning, I followed three young scientists and a group of Sanford employees into “the cage” — the bare metal elevator that would take us 4,850 feet into ...
A Thick Layer Of Diamonds May Lurk Beneath Mercury’s Surface
IFLScience· 4 hours agoCarbon on the planet Mercury could have been compressed to form a layer of diamond beneath the crust...
NASA Installs High Gain Antenna for Mission to Study Icy Moon of Jupiter
SciTechDaily· 4 days agoThe mission will utilize a high-gain antenna to communicate data back to Earth, exploring the moon’s...
The Rotation of the Earth's Core Is Slowing Down: So What Does That Mean?
Sci Fi Wire· 5 days agoThe Ring of Fire contains roughly two thirds of the world’s volcanoes and is responsible for about...
Gates of Hell: Turkmenistan's methane-fueled fire pit that has been burning since 1971
LiveScience· 4 days agoThe "Gates of Hell," also known as the Darvaza gas crater after a nearby village, is a methane- and...
The Deep Connection Between Life and Fire
The Atlantic· 9 hours agoPerched on a densely forested hill crisscrossed with narrow, winding, often unsigned roads, Frank Lake’s house in Orleans, California, is not easy to...
The Eternal Pull of the Fascinating, Deadly Volcano
New York Times· 6 days agoIn “Adventures in Volcanoland,” the geologist Tamsin Mather takes us on a global and historical investigation of her life’s passion. Carl Zimmer writes...
12 Famous, Instagram-Worthy Restaurants in Miami
MediaFeed via AOL· 6 days agoBeautiful beaches, great nightlife, warm weather, luxury shops, unique architecture, and much more besides—- Miami is definitely worth it as a vacation...