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A massive crater hides beneath Greenland’s ice
The discovery of a vast crater in Greenland suggests that a 1-kilometer-wide asteroid hit the Earth between 2.6 million and 11,700 years ago.
By Carolyn Gramling | 2:00pm, November 14, 2018
bread-crust bubble ash samples
Say What? | Earth
These tiny, crackly bubbles are a new type of volcanic ash
By Jennifer Leman | 12:00pm, November 09, 2018
Earth's magnetic field
News in Brief | Earth
Bizarre metals may help unlock mysteries of how Earth’s magnetic field forms
By Emily Conover | 6:00am, November 07, 2018
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News in Brief | Earth
Physicists measured Earth’s mass using neutrinos for the first time
By Emily Conover | 11:00am, November 05, 2018
Earth's atmosphere
Reviews & Previews | Earth
‘18 Miles’ is full of interesting tales about Earth’s atmosphere
By Sid Perkins | 8:00am, October 28, 2018
mounds in the rock record
News | Earth
These ancient mounds may not be the earliest fossils on Earth after all
By Carolyn Gramling | 1:00pm, October 17, 2018
cyanobacteria
News | Earth
These light-loving bacteria may survive surprisingly deep underground
By Jennifer Leman | 4:13pm, October 09, 2018
Hurricane Harvey flooding
News | Earth
Tracking how rainfall morphs Earth’s surface could help forecast flooding
By Jennifer Leman | 9:00am, October 02, 2018
Christopher Hamilton
Feature | Earth
Christopher Hamilton explores the architecture of other worlds
By Carolyn Gramling | 8:32am, September 26, 2018
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News | Earth
A new map reveals the causes of forest loss worldwide
By Laurel Hamers | 4:47pm, September 13, 2018
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