The powerful earthquake that rocked central Mexico on September 19 caused a phenomenon dubbed a “desert tsunami” almost 3,000 kilometers north of the epicenter in the U.S. state of Nevada. The magnitude 7.7 earthquake that rocked central Mexico on September 19 caused an effect christened a ‘desert tsunami’ thousands of kilometers northread more
Up to a billion years worth of history is missing from the Earth’s geological record, with long spans of ancient rock strata having been seemingly erased from their subterranean resting places. Although the cause behind the missing layers has been the source of debate amongst scientists for over a century,read more
A new study shows that the increasing melt of the polar ice sheets is causing the planet’s crust to warp, as the weight of the ice is lessened; causing an upward rebound of the bedrock in the affected regions, and horizontal movement of the landscape. Although the decrease in iceread more
While the mysterious object in Utah may have disappeared, the phenomenon of metallic monoliths popping up—then vanishing again—seems to be a growing trend, with the strange phenomenon now occurring in Romania and California. While the origins of the mysterious monuments remain shrouded in, well, mystery, one thing is known forread more