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Why earthquakes are felt farther on the East Coast than the West. It's all about the rocks.
Rocks are harder on the East Coast, said USGS seismologist Paul Earle, which makes the seismic wave…
Geoff Weiss,Morgan McFall-Joh…
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The mysterious iron ball at the center of the Earth may have stopped spinning and reversed direction
A new study suggests Earth's inner core may have paused and reversed direction, shedding further li…
Chris Panella,Morgan McFall-J…
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Scientists have detected dozens of potential Mars quakes - and the early data suggests Mars may be less Earth-like than we thought
Not all quakes are created equal. When the Earth shakes, it's because tectonic plates in the crust …
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Incredible videos show California's biggest earthquake in 20 years rippling across North America
"Once the earthquake waves are far enough away from the location where the earthquake occurred they…
Dave Mosher
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NASA's InSight lander captured the 'bloop' sound of a meteor falling to Mars
NASA captured the sound of a meteor careening through Mars' atmosphere, splintering, and crashing. …
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Earth's mysterious core may be encased by an ancient ocean floor that has mountains 5 times taller than Everest
An ancient ocean may protect Earth's core, according to the most detailed map yet of the geology be…
Marianne Guenot
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There are over a quadrillion tons of diamonds lurking 100 miles below the Earth's surface, according to scientists
"This shows that diamond is not perhaps this exotic mineral, but on the [geological] scale of thing…
Jeremy Berke
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Scientists are recreating the first Marsquake on Earth to find out what it would feel like
Mars might be 225 million kilometers away but scientists have long tried to recreate the environmen…
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NASA's InSight lander has detected more than 500 Mars quakes, but the big ones are mysteriously missing
Mars seems to have an Earth-like interior that's wrapped in a dry, moon-like crust. But scientists …
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Hot rock under Antarctica may be melting some of its ice sheets from the bottom-up
Something else is buoying the region, and recent seismic imaging - essentially 3D-radar for Earth's…
Dave Mosher
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NASA's InSight lander finds biggest Marsquakes on Red Planet
On September 18, NASA's InSight lander celebrated its 1,000th Martian day, or sol, by measuring …
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STARBUCKS CEO: We're witnessing a 'seismic change' in retail
"I think today in the headlines you've seen just in the last three weeks store closures of almost 5…
Bob Bryan
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Oil Drilling Off Spain's Coast Threatens One Of the World's Premier Party Hotspots
"Everyone is against it here," said Carlos Bravo of the Blue Sea Alliance, an umbrella organization…
Agence France Presse
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Earth's inner core reversed direction and is slowing down, and scientists don't know why
A new study offers compelling evidence that Earth's inner core reversed direction and is slowing do…
Jessica Orwig
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Nuclear 'Fingerprinting' Shows Just How Potent North Korean Nukes Have Become
“Look at the three lines showing the test blasts of 2006, 2009 and 2013,” Steven J. Gibbons, senior…