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Near-lifeless 'Land of Terror' looks like an alien landscape in the Sahara
Earth from space A 2017 satellite image of the Sahara's Tanezrouft Basin shows the abstract beauty in ancient rock folds and colorful salt flats that have been sculpted in this terrifying region over millions of years.
Gates of Hell: Turkmenistan's methane-fueled fire pit that has been burning since 1971
Geologists set Turkmenistan's Darvaza gas crater ablaze in 1971, thinking the fire would die down within a few weeks, but the pit is still burning 53 years later.
Earth's rotating inner core is starting to slow down — and it could alter the length of our days
A new study confirms that Earth's inner core has been rotating more slowly than usual since 2010. This mysterious "backtracking" could also end up slightly altering the planet's overall rotation, lengthening our days.
Enormous deposit of rare earth elements discovered in heart of ancient Norwegian volcano
The Fen Carbonatite Complex may be Europe's key to a secure rare-earth-element supply chain following the discovery of a huge deposit at the site.
What's the difference between a rock and a mineral?
Rocks and minerals are closely related, but there are fundamental differences between the two.
'The difference between alarming and catastrophic': Cascadia megafault has 1 especially deadly section, new map reveals
The Cascadia subduction zone is more complex than researchers previously knew. The new finding could help scientists better understand the risk from future earthquakes.
Eye of the Sahara: Mauritania's giant rock dome that towers over the desert
The Eye of the Sahara, also known as the Richat structure, stands out like an oversized ammonite among the sand dunes of the Sahara desert in Mauritania.
China's 'heavenly pits': The giant sinkholes that have ancient forests growing within
China's southwestern karst landscape is pockmarked with dozens of enormous sinkholes that look like they were made with a cookie cutter — and scientists keep finding new ones.
