A dive into probabilities, asteroid impact modeling, and what sort of damage an approximately 180-foot asteroid could cause ...

"Impact probability is still very low, and the most likely outcome will be a close approaching rock that misses us." ...

The authors also found evidence of w-shaped flood channels using seismic data and developed computer models to simulate how ...

The asteroid, designated 2024 YR4, jumped to the top of NASA's risk chart, with a slim but measurable chance of striking ...

Asteroids have significantly impacted Earth's history through numerous collisions, shaping the planet's geography and ...

"The Zanclean megaflood was an awe-inspiring natural phenomenon dwarfing any other known floods in Earth's history," an ...

In the arid deserts of Ethiopia, a geological marvel has been quietly unfolding since 2005—a 35-mile-long fissure known as ...

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A piece of fossilized vomit, dating back to when dinosaurs roamed the earth, was discovered in ... the end of the Cretaceous era some 66 million years ago. According to experts, the vomit contains ...

A new study provides compelling new evidence that a colossal 'megaflood' refilled the Mediterranean Sea, ending a period during which the Med was a vast expanse of salt flats. The study suggests the ...