Earth's Inner Core Reversal: What's Happening 5,150 KM Beneath
Earth's inner core is undergoing a polar reversal, and scientists have been observing it for decades. This is a gradual…
Monument Valley Geology: Arizona's Wind-Sculpted Wonders
Monument Valley’s iconic Wave formation is accessible to just a few visitors per year. Strict lottery preserves the fra…
Pangaea Supercontinent: Formation and Breakup
The jagged coastlines of Africa and South America fit together like puzzle pieces, a hint at a time when all land was o…
Pacific Ring of Fire Earthquake Visualization
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Indonesia's Bandasi region, an area known for its frequent seismic activity. The Paci…
Earth's Layers: Depths and Structure
Earth's crust can plummet to 70 kilometers deep, a dynamic skin of solid rock in constant motion. This layer is just on…
Earth's Evolution: Past and Future Visualizations
Earth's past is a lot different from the blue marble we see from space today — it once was a fiery hellscape shaped by…
Java Sea Earthquake: Magnitude 6.2 Details
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck the Java Sea on October 20th, with an epicenter near Kalimantan, but its effects rema…
Today's Earth Signals: Volcanoes and Earthquakes
Recent seismic activity in Indonesia, including earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, illustrates the planet's interconne…
San Andreas Fault Earthquake Risk
A Bay Area earthquake is likely by 2053, according to USGS estimates. California's San Andreas fault is a constant pres…
Richat Structure: Eye of the Sahara in Mauritania
Astronauts in space will often be the first to spot the Richat Structure's bullseye. The 50-kilometer-wide circular fea…
1958 Lituy Bay Megatsunami: Alaska's Historic Event
A mile-wide glacier and mountain range clash in Lituy Bay, Alaska, triggered a tsunami towering over a cruise ship. The…
California Fault's Impending Movement
A sudden tremor in the San Andreas Fault — the 700-mile crack in the earth — has researchers on edge along the Golden S…