Cloud-to-ground lightning strikes simulated in a biosphere mimicking conditions on a young Earth led to chemical reactions resulting in "remarkable yields" of the building blocks for life.

Journal Reference: Yi Yang, Xiaodong Song. Origin of temporal changes of inner-core seismic waves. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 2020; 541: 116267 DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2020.116267 ...

Los Angeles would experience stronger-than-expected ground motion in major earthquake, virtual earthquake generator shows Date: January 23, 2014 Source: Stanford University Summary: Scientists ...

Point Nemo, the loneliest and most remote expanse of ocean on Earth, is where spacecraft go when they die. This spread of water, 34 times larger than France, has been used as a dumping ground for ...

Another super-Earth called GJ 1214b, located 42 light-years from Earth, was previously detected by ground-based telescopes using the same transit method, researchers said.