Every corner of our planet has been mapped, photographed from space, and fed into powerful algorithms – yet some places still refuse to give up their secrets. These landscapes look like something from an alien world, but they are very real, and scientists are racing to understand how they work, why they formed, and ...
Every so often, the solid ground under our feet behaves in ways that defy our expectations, and even our best scientific models struggle to keep up. From stones that seem to glide across desert flats to perfectly circular craters that refuse to reveal their origins, Earth is littered with mysteries that feel more like ...
Every so often, our supposedly well-understood planet behaves in ways that make even seasoned scientists stop, stare, and admit they do not yet have all the answers. From glowing seas to “singing” deserts and perfectly aligned stones that seem to move on their own, Earth keeps slipping us puzzle pieces that do not quite ...
Somewhere just offshore, a ship’s helmsman watches the compass card twitch like a startled bird, then settle on a heading that doesn’t match the coastline at all. The chart is right, the sky is clear, and yet the needle refuses to obey. Stories like this stretch from the age of sail to the age ...
