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A single massive tectonic collision? That's not how the Himalayas came to be, scientists say
The world's highest mountain system may have reached 60% of its current elevation before the Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates crashed into each other, giving the peaks an extra push.
500 million-year-old worm with 'shuriken' spikes named after gigantic 'Dune' sandworms
The newly discovered species was part of the phylum annelid, which is made up of segmented worms.
14 of the deepest sinkholes on Earth
From China's Heavenly Pit, which stretches down 2,172 feet, to the Devil's Sinkhole in Texas that is home to three million bats — here are some of the world's deepest known sinkholes.
Earth's plate tectonics traced back to 'tipping point' 3.2 billion years ago
Researchers analyzing ancient deposits in Australia found evidence that Earth's layers started to get mixed up — a fingerprint of plate tectonics — about 1.3 billion years after the planet formed.
Final moments of dinosaur and mammal's epic 'mortal combat' battle preserved by volcanic eruption
A small badger-like mammal and a juvenile bipedal dinosaur were locked in a battle to the death 125 million years ago when they were both killed and perfectly preserved by a volcanic mudflow.
400,000-year-old mammoth tusk found sticking out of the ground in English quarry
Fossil hunters stumbled upon a large mammoth tusk during a "fossil walk."
Hidden 36 million-year-long cycles may fuel biodiversity on Earth, ancient rocks reveal
As tectonic plates clash and pull apart, sea levels change. This process has shaped marine biodiversity over time, a new study suggests.
Swirls of liquid iron may be trapped inside Earth's 'solid' core
Though Earth's innermost core is solid, new research suggests that it hosts a lot of variation.
