An already gigantic hole in Earth’s natural force field has grown by nearly half the size of Europe in 10 years, according to a new study. The Earth is protected by the cosmic equivalent of cling film ...

In southern Peru, a long line of holes runs across a barren hillside. The “Band of Holes,” or Monte Sierpe (“Serpent Mountain ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Billions of light-years away, a cosmic jet bearing a striking ...

Intermediate-mass black holes—somewhere between stellar-mass and supermassive—are the rarest type of black hole in the universe. 300 of these elusive black holes were recently observed by NSF ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." To understand the mantle—the largest layer of Earth’s rocky body—scientists drill deep cores out of the ...

Gigantic trenches known as gullies are opening up in cities in Africa, swallowing up homes and businesses, sometimes in an instant, a study has found 1. About 118,600 people, on average, in the ...

Primordial black holes are ancient mysteries, born in the universe’s earliest seconds. Unlike regular black holes, they weren’t formed by collapsing stars. Instead, they emerged when extremely dense ...

Multnomah County’s endeavor in downtown Portland to test a potential foundation design for a new, seismically resilient Burnside Bridge has proven successful, officials said Friday. County crews ...

What looked like a painting on the floor was actually an 8-foot-deep hole. A man was recently injured after he was sucked into a black hole on Earth. The Italian man was browsing through the Serralves ...