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February 27, 2018

Bugs found in the driest spot on Earth could indicate life on Mars

Freak rains in the driest part of the world have revealed hidden microbes that could point to what life on Mars might look like.

February 23, 2018

Swarm of 200 earthquakes strikes Yellowstone super volcano

A swarm of more than 200 earthquakes struck Yellowstone National Park over the past two weeks, but that probably doesn't mean the "big one" is coming anytime soon, according to geologists from the park.

February 22, 2018

When iceberg broke off, marine habitat hidden for 120G years emerged

When an iceberg the size of Delaware separated from the Larsen C ice shelf last July, it uncovered an Antarctic marine habitat that had been hidden from the rest of the world for over 120,000 years, Quartz reports.

February 21, 2018

Massive dust storm turns entire town orange

A huge dust storm turned a town in the Australian outback orange earlier this week.

February 21, 2018

A new study just rewrote the history book on plants

The arrival of plants on Earth changed the planet and its inhabitants in big ways, and a new study suggests they arrived far earlier than thought.

February 19, 2018

Indonesia's Sinabung volcano erupts, unleashes towering ash column

Rumbling Mount Sinabung on the Indonesian island of Sumatra shot billowing columns of ash more than 16,400 feet into the atmosphere and hot clouds down its slopes on Monday.

February 15, 2018

A NASA observatory just saw a total solar eclipse ... in space!

NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory spacecraft captured gorgeous views of a total solar eclipse on Sunday (Feb.

February 14, 2018

Deep-sea volcanic vents incubate eggs for these underwater moms

Skates — flat, diamond-shaped fish that are related to sharks and rays — incubate their eggs for as much as four years or more, longer than most animals on Earth.

February 14, 2018

Earth's inner core shouldn't technically exist

One day, about a billion years ago, Earth's inner core had a growth spurt.

February 13, 2018

8 trillion 'gallons'! of huge blob of magma found atop undersea volcano

A giant undersea caldera near Japan hosts a lava dome made from 8 trillion gallons of molten rock.