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Muons reveal the whopping voltages inside a thunderstorm
Particle physics sheds new light on the electric potential of thunderstorms.
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
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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
Vredefort
Science Visualized | Earth
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By Emily DeMarco | 6:00am, December 18, 2018
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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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News | Earth
Here’s what was surprising about Kilauea’s 3-month-long eruption
By Jennifer Leman | 6:39pm, December 11, 2018
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