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The Sahara Desert was once filled with rivers, giant lakes and hippos. Scientists explain why it turns green every 20,000 years

For most people, the Sahara is the ultimate symbol of endless sand, scorching heat and one of the harshest environments on Earth. Yet geology tells a remarkably different story. Beneath the dunes lie the remnants of ancient rivers, vast lakes and ecosystems that once supported hippos, crocodiles and thriving human…

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China has just holed through the world's longest undersea highway tunnel: 17.5 kilometres beneath a bay, bored by a shield machine wider than a five-storey building

China has finished shield tunnelling for the Jiaozhou Bay Second Subsea Tunnel. This new 17.48-kilometer tunnel will significantly improve Qingdao's transport links. A giant slurry-balance shield machine named "Hai Tian" bored through the seabed. Engineers overcame high water pressure and difficult geology during construction. The tunnel is expected to cut…

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Australia's Finke River is often called the oldest river on Earth, but the science behind the claim is far more complicated

Somewhere in the dry heart of Central Australia runs a river with a reputation far bigger than its size. The Finke, also known by its Arrernte name Lhere Pirnte and commonly called Larapinta, is often described as the oldest river system on earth, older than the dinosaurs and already flowing…

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India's Largest Wild Bovine Is the Gaur, and Almost Nobody Knows This Massive Forest Giant Exists

The size nobody talks aboutA fully grown male gaur can stand 220 centimetres at the shoulder and weigh up to 1,500 kilograms. That is not a misprint. The gaur, classified as Bos gaurus, is the largest wild bovine on earth, heavier than the American bison, taller than the African buffalo,…

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Jeremy Hansen is leaving the Canadian Space Agency, but Canada will still support NASA’s return to the moon

On July 6, 2026, just a few days after helping Canada celebrate its national day, Canadian astronaut and icon Jeremy Hansen announced his retirement from the Canadian Space Agency.

The Conversation

LHS 3844b: Scientists find a bizarre 'tidally locked' planet that could host life, but it never has a day or night

A distant planet, LHS 3844b, shows one side perpetually scorched and the other frozen. Researchers suggest its internal geology could circulate heat, creating habitable zones. This internal circulation mirrors Earth's mantle heat transport mechanisms. Such planets are common, and their internal processes might foster life. The study indicates that extreme…

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In May 1962, the borough of Centralia burned trash to clean up a local landfill before Memorial Day, but the fire spread into abandoned coal mines beneath the town: More than 60 years later, it’s still burning

In 1962, a landfill fire in Centralia, Pennsylvania, sparked a dangerous underground coal seam blaze that has raged on for over sixty years. Despite engineers' attempts, the intricate geology and the presence of abandoned mines complicated containment efforts. The situation escalated with a sinkhole in 1981, prompting a mass evacuation…

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How a giant meteor strike created Ghana's Lake Bosumtwi and its rich gold deposits

Seen from space, Lake Bosumtwi appears as a near-perfect blue circle surrounded by lush forest in southern Ghana. Revered by the local Ashanti people as the "Lake of Souls", it is far more than a scenic landmark. Around one million years ago, a colossal meteorite slammed into the Earth, carving…

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Ethiopia's Danakil Depression looks like another planet and scientists know exactly why

Few places on the planet look less like Earth than the Danakil Depression, a scorched, sunken stretch of northeastern Ethiopia where the ground bubbles with acid, glows in shades of yellow and green, and sits low enough to trap some of the hottest average temperatures ever recorded anywhere on the…

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Why Thousands Believe These Stones Were Bhim's Childhood Marble?

Do you remember playing marbles when you were a kid? Sitting on the ground, drawing small circles in the soil, aiming carefully… sometimes winning, sometimes losing… but always feeling like those tiny glass pieces mattered more than anything else in that moment. Now imagine someone tells you what if these…

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These mountains in Albania kept this giant underground lake hidden for centuries; now it's the world's largest underground thermal lake

For years, people living near the Albanian-Greek border had little reason to suspect that an immense body of warm water lay concealed beneath the mountains around them. The landscape gave away only small hints. Steam drifted from fissures in the limestone. Mineral springs surfaced in scattered locations. Beneath those signs,…

The Times of India

Kansas Boy on a School Field Trip Spots Something Protruding From a Quarry, and It Turns Out to Be a Prehistoric Monster

It all started when Corbin noticed a few large vertebrae jutting from the rock.

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‘I knew that it was something big’: 11-year-old Kansas boy uncovers 15-foot marine reptile fossil on geology club field trip

The fossil sat there for more than 80 million years

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Tamil Nadu geology, mining dept to conduct enhanced drone inspection to find illegal mining

Tamil Nadu's Geology and Mining Department to use advanced drones for quarry inspections. This follows recent physical checks that uncovered rule violations in 155 quarries. Minister T K Prabhu ordered immediate suspensions for non-compliant sites. Future inspections will be conducted with drones after notifying leaseholders. This initiative aims to prevent…

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Mining industry to govt: Want critical minerals? Fund geology courses

Ahead of the Budget, the mining lobby says export targets depend on the skill of our future geologists – and you get what you pay for

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In 1892, French archaeologists studied an ancient Greek sanctuary on Mount Parnassus: Strange fault lines beneath the temple revived the mystery of Delphi’s Oracle

Recent geological investigations at Ancient Delphi have unearthed fault lines beneath the famed sanctuary. This hidden landscape may have released mysterious gases, possibly shaping the Pythia's enigmatic predictions. Such findings intertwine age-old beliefs with geological realities, deepening the intrigue surrounding this historical site and sparking curiosity in today's world.

The Economic Times

A Canadian lake shaped like an emoji suddenly drained dry in a geological event rarely seen on Earth

Lake Rouge in Quebec catastrophically drained in May 2025 due to a landslide and outburst flood, leaving a barren crater. This rare event was caused by a combination of intense wildfires, decades of logging, heavy snowpack, and Quebec's young post-glacial geology. The loss devastates the Cree First Nation of Waswanipi,…

International Business Times UK

Who Is Ateba Gautier? Science Teacher Turned UFC Fighter Pursuing A Degree In Geology

Ateba Gautier is a UFC fighter and former science teacher trying to balance his MMA career while studying geology.

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The moon is green and brown? Why scientists are already excited about Artemis II's historic lunar photos

As Earth reels at the beauty of Artemis II's historic lunar flyby photos, geologists working on the mission are excited for big insights about the moon.

The Independent UK

An Omaha sinkhole went viral. Hundreds of others fall under the radar.

Video of a sinkhole that swallowed two vehicles in Omaha, Nebraska captured attention around the world, but hundreds of others happen with little notice

The Conversation

How the Artemis II crew trained to observe and photograph the moon: A NASA science team geologist explains

The Artemis II crew has now broken the record — previously held by Apollo 13 — for the farthest distance any humans have ever travelled from Earth. The crew also completed a flyby of the moon’s far side and sent back some amazing images of the lunar surface.

The Times of India

South Africa’s 2.7-billion-year-old mountain that produced 40% of the world’s gold still holds half a trillion dollars

Witwatersrand Basin in South Africa, since the Archean Eon which is roughly 2.7 billion years old. This isn’t just an ordinary heap of debris sitting on metals; it's one of the main contributing factors in the geology as well as the economy of the whole continent. The landscape across Johannesburg…

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What lies beneath Egypt’s Giza Pyramid: Satellite radar study claims vast underground structures

Reports emerging in March 2025 have drawn attention to fresh claims about hidden structures beneath the Pyramid of Khafre on the Giza plateau. An Italy-based research group, working with satellite radar imagery rather than ground excavation, says it has identified large underground features extending deep below the monument. The team…

The Conversation

Natural hydrogen can make decarbonising industry cheaper – NZ’s turbulent geology could give it an edge

Hydrogen is emerging as a critical part of the low-carbon transition for industries where electrification is not a straightforward solution.

LiveScience

Bandera Volcano Ice Cave: The weird lava tube in New Mexico whose temperature is always below freezing

Due to a weird quirk of geology, New Mexico's Bandera Volcano Ice Cave never warms above 31 degrees Fahrenheit, even when temperatures outside exceed 100 F in summer.

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