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10 Facts About the Environmental Impact of Rare Earth Mining
The Hidden Demand for Rare Earth Elements Rare earth elements (REEs) might sound like something out of a sci-fi novel, but ...
Your kitchen sponge teems with bacteria – should you use a brush instead?
We use them to clean the dishes we eat off, but your kitchen sponge is a damp, crumb-filled environment that is perfect for bacteria to thrive in. Is a washing up brush better?
Asteroid YR4 now has highest chance of Earth strike of any space rock EVER recorded as Nasa raises risk level again
THE massive asteroid YR4 now has a greater chance of smashing into Earth than any asteroid in history – as Nasa raises the ...
Anomaly found in the Pacific Ocean could be global ‘time marker’
Study of 10 million-year-old ferromanganese crusts reveals mysterious beryllium-10 anomaly, opening new pathways for ...
Quakes may well sharpen India’s seismic readiness
Indian must note that earthquakes cannot be prevented and can scarcely be predicted, but they can be prepared for ...
Massive Continent-Sized Blobs Deep in Earth’s Mantle May Be Over a Billion Years Old
Deep-seated mantle structures known as LLSVPs have been found to be over a billion years old, affecting tectonic activity.
The Earth’s Core Is Not as Solid As We Thought, Yet Another Study Speculates
A new study of decades worth of seismogram data shows that the surface of Earth’s iron and nickel core is more malleable than ...
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Scientists Claim Earth Has Six Continents, Not Seven – Here's Why
For centuries, the world has accepted the idea that Earth is divided into seven continents: Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania, and South America. However, a recent study is ...