Land Archive
Rare View Reveals How Earth's Crust Forms
March 27, 2013
One of the best images of a mid-ocean ridge sheds light on plate tectonics.
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7 Amazing Grand Canyon Facts
March 27, 2013
Cool facts about one of the world's greatest natural wonders.
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James Cameron Gives Deep Sea Sub to Science
March 26, 2013
The partnership could help move ocean exploration along.
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Awe-Inspiring Scenes: Arizona's Red Rock Country
March 26, 2013
Stunning views of ancient ruddy rock structures.
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Octogenarian Tries to Become Oldest to Climb Everest
March 25, 2013
He has already reached the peak twice and skied down once.
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Booming Coastal Population Heightens Extreme Storm Risk
March 25, 2013
Americans love to live at the beach, even if it's crowded.
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5 Strange Sightings in the Peruvian Amazon
March 25, 2013
Featuring a spider that makes a web that looks like a spider.
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Image: Bison Roam At Yellowstone's Dragon's Mouth
March 25, 2013
The warm spring keeps away the snow so bison can feed.
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Foreshocks Announce Future Earthquakes on Some Faults
March 24, 2013
Smaller earthquakes called foreshocks herald big events, but aren't quake triggers.
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Best Earth Images of the Week - March 22, 2013
March 23, 2013
Camera traps in action, newly discovered lizard species and Google views of Mount Everest made our top picks for this week.
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Meet a One-Eyed, Six-Legged, Flying Whale Chaser
March 22, 2013
Stealthy hexacopter snaps photos of sperm whales for tracking study.
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Iceland Volcano Eruption Fueled Ocean Blooms
March 21, 2013
Iron in the volcano's ash plume fed tiny ocean phytoplankton.
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Listening with Seismology Could Predict Landslides
March 21, 2013
Remotely detecting landslides helps explain why they happen.
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What the Spring Equinox Looks Like from Space
March 20, 2013
During the equinox, night and day are almost the same length.
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Historic California Quake Released Surprising Energy
March 20, 2013
Powerful earthquake in Eastern California, where 'Gunga Din' was filmed, offers clues to future risk.
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Roman Ruins Yield Clues to Ancient Earthquakes
March 20, 2013
Find also sheds light on future seismic risk.
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New Look at Earth's Mysterious Layer
March 20, 2013
Molten magma underlies Earth's tectonic plates.
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Greenland's Isolated Glaciers Melting Quickly
March 19, 2013
Lonesome glaciers shedding ice 2.5 faster than Greenland's massive ice cap.
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NASA's IceBridge Mission Braves the Arctic
March 19, 2013
Polar scientists plan to survey changing sea ice and galloping glaciers.
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US Pushes for Antarctic Marine Protections
March 19, 2013
Two proposals to protect the Ross Sea and waters of East Antarctica.
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Mighty Hawaiian Volcano's Blowout Turns 5
March 19, 2013
Hawaii's Halema'uma'u Crater opened a new view into churning lava lakes.
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Google Maps Unveils Views of Everest
March 19, 2013
See 360-degree views from some of the highest places on Earth.
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'Lost' Tectonic Plate Found Beneath California
March 19, 2013
The Farallon plate slipped into the Earth's mantle millions of years ago.
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Antarctic's First-Ever Whale Skeleton Found
March 18, 2013
Resting a mile below the surface, the rare 'whale fall' is teeming with strange life, scientists say.
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Sure Sign of Spring: Snow Melts at Great Sand Dunes
March 18, 2013
Spring is the perfect season for sandboarding.
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