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A “Big One” on the Cascadia subduction zone in the Pacific Northwest might trigger a similarly serious earthquake on California’s San Andreas Fault, new research suggests.

The findings are based on sediments taken from the seabed off the coast of…

As frustrating as having an atmosphere can be for physicists, it’s just as bad for astronomers, who have to deal with clouds, atmospheric absorption of certain wavelengths, and other irritations. One of the less obvious effects is the…

An artificial intelligence (AI) model has revealed never-before-seen geological structures at Italy’s Campi Flegrei volcano, including a clear “ring fault” that could unleash magnitude 5 earthquakes.

So far in 2025, Campi Flegrei has produced…

A military spacecraft launched 56 years ago was moved from its orbit – and nobody is quite sure who did it, or why.

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In 1969 the UK launched…

Terraforming is the theoretical process of transforming a planet or moon to make it habitable for humans and other Earth like life. The concept involves altering an alien world’s atmosphere, temperature, and surface conditions to…

You might think honeybees are thriving – after all, the honey industry is growing and its bees are well looked after by beekeepers. But not all honeybees live in hives. Across Europe, colonies still live in the wild, nesting in tree…

This year is a boom time for comets. Not only did we have the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS gracing our skies (and Mars’) earlier this year, but now we have another brand new comet to look out for.

Expected to be at its brightest on…

Astronomers believe they have uncovered evidence of a previously unknown ninth planet lurking in the not-too-distant reaches of the solar system. This hypothetical world, dubbed “Planet Y,” could be around the same size as Earth and may exist…

Time has occupied the greatest minds for centuries and we’re still none the wiser about its absolute nature.

Although there’s nothing in physics that says time must flow in a certain direction, nor precisely what time is, we can generally…

Scientists have formally recognized a new type of diabetes, dubbed type 5 diabetes, that is thought to affect 20 to 25 million people worldwide.

The condition, which is most common in Asia and Africa, was first identified more than 70 years ago…