Geologists at Oregon State University have found that two of the West Coast’s biggest fault systems have ruptured within ...

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The Cascadia subduction zone and northern San Andreas fault may sometimes rupture in rapid succession, according to evidence preserved in 3,100 years of ocean sediments. Researchers identified unusual ...

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Earth’s annual checkup shows that we’re at increasing risk of moving away from the environment we’re adapted to ...

Planetary defence scientists caught an asteroid smashing into Earth off the coast of Australia this week – and only had a 6-hour warning that it would impact. On Sunday, September 6, 2026, automated ...

A new study reveals that microbial life deep within Earth has persisted and repeatedly flourished through hundreds of millions of years of mountain-building and erosion. By analyzing minerals, fluids ...

Eight hours of sleep per night is treated as gospel, appearing on wellness trackers and pediatrician handouts alike. However, a sweeping new review of anthropology, history, and genetics suggests that ...

Earth has survived asteroid impacts, volcanic catastrophes, ice ages, and dramatic changes in the Sun's brightness.

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Some people sleep less than everyone around them, wake up without an alarm, and feel fine all day. That pattern runs in families, and since 2019 a single changed letter in one gene has been the ...