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central Tibetan Plateau
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The ‘roof of the world’ was raised more recently than once thought
New studies suggest that the Tibetan Plateau may have risen to its dizzying heights after 25 million years ago.
By Carolyn Gramling | 6:00am, March 11, 2019
thunderstorm
News | Earth
Muons reveal the whopping voltages inside a thunderstorm
By Emily Conover | 7:00am, February 15, 2019
Greenland ice sheet
News in Brief | Earth
Greenland may have another massive crater hiding under its ice
By Carolyn Gramling | 10:06am, February 12, 2019
larsen c and iceberg A68
News | Earth
An Antarctic expedition will search for what lived under the Larsen C ice shelf
By Carolyn Gramling | 2:59pm, February 08, 2019
flooded road
News | Earth
2018 was the fourth-hottest year on record, and it’s getting even hotter
By Jeremy Rehm | 6:48pm, February 06, 2019
Kilauea lava flows
Feature | Earth
Five explosive things the 2018 eruption taught us about Kilauea
By Jennifer Leman | 7:00am, January 29, 2019
Earth's magnetic field
News | Earth
Earth’s core may have hardened just in time to save its magnetic field
By Carolyn Gramling | 3:02pm, January 28, 2019
earthquake damaged house
50 Years Ago | Earth
50 years ago, scientists tried to control earthquakes with earthquakes
By Kyle Plantz | 7:00am, January 24, 2019
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Science Visualized | Earth
Erosion has erased most of Earth’s impact craters. Here are the survivors
By Emily DeMarco | 6:00am, December 18, 2018
Greenland crater illustration
Year in Review | Earth
Greenland crater renewed the debate over an ancient climate mystery
By Carolyn Gramling | 8:27am, December 17, 2018
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