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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
Siberian Traps
News | Earth
Volcanic eruptions that depleted ocean oxygen may have set off the Great Dying
By Carolyn Gramling | 2:00pm, December 06, 2018
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Science Stats | Earth
Half the world’s annual rain falls in just 12 days
By Kyle Plantz | 1:55pm, November 30, 2018
Hurricane Harvey flooding
News | Earth
Here’s how much climate change could cost the U.S.
By Carolyn Gramling | 12:29pm, November 28, 2018
an aerial image of a volcanic ash cloud from Sarychev Peak in Russia
News | Earth
A new algorithm could help protect planes from damaging volcanic ash
By Jennifer Leman | 8:00am, November 27, 2018
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News | Earth
A massive crater hides beneath Greenland’s ice
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
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