Is this the start of Goo York City? UK scientists have discovered a massive “blob” of rock underneath the Appalachian mountains that’s slowly oozing its way toward New York City, per a slimy new study published in the journal Geology. “This thermal upwelling has long been a puzzling feature of North American geology,” the study’s … Read more
Is it getting ready to rock? Mount Saint Helens in Washington, which notoriously and cataclysmically erupted in 1980 and had its ash reach Montana, has been showing major signs of constant activity recently, according to the US Geological Survey. The volcanic elevation, which is 8,363 feet in the air, has experienced about 350 earthquakes since … Read more
Call it shovel and pail-eontology. Three North Dakota boys made the extraordinary discovery of a highly rare Tyrannosaurus rex fossil that could change what we know about dinosaurs. Now, the achievement of the young brothers Liam and Jessin Fisher and their cousin Kaiden Madsen is being immortalized in a documentary narrated by “Jurassic Park” star … Read more
Last week’s 4.8-magnitude earthquake was nothing new for East Hampton, Connecticut. The comparatively small, mainland town, south of Hartford, is the center of a geological mystery brought on by centuries of strange seismic activity unique to the area. The town’s landscape is nothing out of the ordinary but the area is prone to explosive sounds … Read more
And then there’s mauve. Here we are in January — if you’re not reading this while lying on a white, sandy beach, chances are you’re dreaming about getting yourself to one as fast as possible. But how about something completely different, for the perfect winter getaway — a purple beach, perhaps? There’s only one, but it’s … Read more
Here’s some glacial recognition. The largest iceberg on the planet is on the move for the first time in decades, barreling toward the Southern Ocean, scientists announced Friday. The iceberg, known as A23a, is roughly 1,500 square miles — about three times the size of New York City. The massive block of ice, which was … Read more
How low can you go? A graduation party in Peru turned calamitous after the dance floor collapsed beneath the teen revelers, creating a scene like something out of an apocalypse movie. Footage of the “underground dance scene” has amassed 4.2 million views on TikTok. The fiasco occurred while teens were celebrating their high school graduation … Read more