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Mantle heat may have boosted Earth's crust 3 billion years ago
Phys.org· 9 hours agoLittle is known about the nature and evolution of Earth's continental crust before a few billion...
World’s deepest hole had to be closed up for unsettling reason
UNILAD· 4 days agoThe deepest hole in the world had to be closed up, and for a rather unsettling reason. If anything...
Silver price today: Silver is up 14.26% year to date
USA Today· 14 hours agoThe spot silver price reflects what traders buy and sell silver for immediately, or on the spot. In contrast, the futures price reflects the price for...
Earth's magnetic field formed before the planet's core, study suggests
Live Science via Yahoo News· 12 hours agoThe rocks from this region, called the Isua Supracrustal Belt, are some of the oldest surviving...
Climate change is slowing Earth’s rotation
The Economist· 10 hours agoTHE PERFECT day should have 86,400 seconds: 24 hours for Earth to spin around its axis, 60 minutes in each hour, and 60 seconds in each minute. Tidal...
Earthquake aftershocks in N.J. keep shaking the ground, helping researchers solve big mystery
NJ.com· 5 days agoGiant layers of rocks below the ground in western New Jersey have been shifting slightly — sometimes...
Scientists trigger mini-earthquakes in the lab
Phys.org· 6 days agoUnlike a true solid, the ground we stand on is generally made of granules such as sand grains or pieces of rock. Deeper down in Earth's crust< ...
NJ earthquake shook local geologists into action, sending them to precarious places
The Record· 6 days agoFolarin “Fola” Kolawole scrambled down a steep, slick, leaf-strewn embankment in Hunterdon County...
Palladium price today: Palladium is up 1.45% today
USA Today· 14 hours agoThe chart below shows how the spot price of palladium is trending over the year. The precious, silvery-colored metal is priced in U.S. dollars. This...
New Geothermal Technology Could Expand Clean Power Generation
Scientific American· 15 hours agoGlistening in the dry expanses of the Nevada desert is an unusual kind of power plant that harnesses...