Earth

Batagay megaslump entices researchers with its deep climate history

Ridgecrest, California, quakes have primed the Garlock fault for rupture, which in turn threatens the San Andreas fault

U.S. effort could also date controversial Hiawatha impact crater

Landslides after Taiwan’s deadliest typhoon unleashed years of unusual earthquake activity

Biotic pump theory would have radical consequences in a world of rampant deforestation

Earth science “decadal survey” also calls for study of near-surface geophysics

Pūhāhonu is so heavy, it has caused Earth’s crust to sink hundreds of meters

Ice cores, tree-ring records, and medieval manuscripts pinpoint a cluster of 12th century volcanic eruptions

Evidence of extraterrestrial killer found in Turkey

Scientists are figuring out how more winter floodwater can be stored underground, but agricultural cutbacks may still be needed

Researchers have harnessed climate patterns to forecast famines months in advance

Alaska, where 1 million hectares burned, was an exception

Minerals common near hydrothermal vents drive chemical reactions needed to make organic molecules necessary for life

Global warming won’t trigger cataclysmic methane releases any time soon

The lost frontiers of the North Sea come into focus

Proton Technologies will target heavy oil deposits but leave carbon trapped underground