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'This is by far the oldest': Scientists discover 3.47 billion-year-old meteorite impact crater in Australian outbackResearchers say they have found "unequivocal evidence" that a meteorite smashed into Earth 3.47 billion years ago, potentially affecting plate tectonics and creating conditions for life.
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Mount Roraima: The 'lost world' isolated for millions of years that Indigenous people call the 'house of the gods'Mount Roraima is a flat-topped formation with crystal-clear pools, waterfalls and a unique ecosystem that has been isolated from the surrounding savanna for millions of years.
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Giant, pyramid-like 'star dunes' slowly wander across Moroccan desertEarth from space This 2023 astronaut photo shows a series of slowly moving "star dunes" in the Erg Chebbi region of Morocco. Most of these massive structures are likely several centuries old.
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Savonoski Crater: The mysterious, perfectly round hole in Alaska that scientists can't explainThe Savonoski Crater is a round hole in Alaska's Katmai National Park that has defied scientific explanation ever since it was discovered.
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World's biggest underground thermal lake discovered in Albania at bottom of 330-foot abyssResearchers have returned to an underground thermal lake they first came across in 2021 in southern Albania and confirmed it is the largest of its kind known in the world.
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Scientists discover Earth's inner core isn't just slowing down — it's also changing shapeThe surface of Earth's inner core appears to be dynamic, changing shape as it rotates, earthquake waves reveal.
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Romania's trovants: The bulbous 'living' rocks that inspired folkloric tales of dinosaur eggs and aliensTrovants are rocks that grow by absorbing minerals from rainwater. Romania is home to a cluster of trovants that inspired folklore of dinosaur eggs, plant fossils and alien creations.
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Ocean plate from time of Pangaea is now being torn apart under Iraq and IranWhat was once the floor of an ancient ocean is still shaping the landscape between Arabia and Eurasia.
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Earth's crust is peeling away under CaliforniaA section of the upper mantle and crust under the Sierra Nevada mountains is peeling away, in a process that may mimic how the continents were formed.
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