Ancient Builders May Have Schlepped Stonehenge’s Altar Stone All the Way From Scotland

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Image of Stonehenge's Altar Stone

Epic Drilling Mission Sets New Record With 4,160-Foot Mantle Core

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Photo of a portion of a core sample taken from the Atlantic Ocean seafloor.

That Dramatic Yellowstone Explosion May Have Birthed a New Geyser

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An image of the largest boulder that was part of a hydrothermal explosion at Yellowstone National Park.

Parts of Yellowstone Temporarily Closed After Underground Explosion

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A photo of damage and debris from a hydrothermal explosion in Yellowstone.

Monday's solar eclipse had nothing to do with the earthquake that rocked the East Coast today

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Despite what you may have heard, there is no correlation between the total solar eclipse and the earthquake that shook the Northeast on April 5.

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Mars could be creating 'giant whirlpools' deep within our planet's oceans

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A photo montage shows a composite image of Mars next to a satellite image of ocean currents swirling off the coast of Ireland.
A photo montage shows Mars (left) which some scientists say can influence Earth's ocean currents, like the eddies seen here off the coast of Ireland (right).

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A strange wall submerged in the Baltic Sea may be the oldest man-made megastructure in Europe

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An ancient hunting wall was discovered under the Baltic Sea.

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Tectonic plates that are causing the Himalayas to grow may also be splitting Tibet in two, study suggests

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Colorful Buddhist prayer flags in the Himalayas.
Buddhist prayer flags in the Himalayas.

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Researchers explored pitch-black pits in Yucatán's labyrinthine underwater caves to unlock the secrets of the rivers that provide drinking water to millions

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A diver in blue swims among stalagmites and stalactites in the Yucatán's underwater caves
Divers swam throughout Yucatán's underwater caves taking samples of the different microbes that live there.

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An ancient missing continent was finally rediscovered 155 million years after it vanished

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An artist's rendering of the islands of Southeast Asia, seen from above.
A topographic map of Southeast Asia. Scientists think this is where Argoland, a long-lost continental fragment, ended up.

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