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Explosive 'bomb cyclone' descending on UK and Ireland with up to 100 mph winds
Storm Éowyn is about to hit the U.K. and Ireland as forecasters warn the explosive "bomb cyclone" will bring snow, rain and potentially deadly superfast winds.
'Queen of icebergs' A23a is barreling toward a remote South Atlantic island. Millions of animals could be at risk
Iceberg A23a is fast approaching the remote British island of South Georgia and the Sandwich islands
Continent-size blobs in Earth's mantle are a billion years old, ancient crystals reveal
Giant blobs that lurk near Earth's core are much older than scientists thought, new seismic data reveals.
Magnetic signals from Earth's tides revealed in unprecedented detail
Scientists have captured faint magnetic signatures resulting from the tidal movement of seawater across the planet — and they might have to wait until 2030 to get another shot at it.
Our outer ears may have come from ancient fish gills, scientists discover
Scientists have traced the evolutionary origin of humans' outer ears to the gills of ancient fish through a series of gene-editing experiments.
Florida's snowfall record smashed as historic storm blasts Gulf Coast
A historic winter snowstorm has reached the Gulf Coast, smothering the region in Arctic air and dropping record-breaking amounts of snow on northern Florida.
China's 'artificial sun' shatters nuclear fusion record by generating steady loop of plasma for 1,000 seconds
A nuclear fusion reactor in China, dubbed the "artificial sun," has broken its own record to bring humanity one step closer to near-limitless clean energy.
What's inside Earth quiz: Test your knowledge of our planet's hidden layers
Quiz How's your knowledge of Earth's geology? Flat, round or global?
