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This is the natural disaster to worry about

Adults Environment Geology Natural Disasters

The strange natural material that reshaped the world.

Which Planet Has The Strongest Quakes?

Adults Astronomy Geology

Earth might be the only planet with tectonic plates, but it is not the only one with quakes because quakes can be caused by a ton of different things in the solar system.

What Would Happen If We Just Kept Digging?

Adults Environment Geology Physics Science

The deepest hole we've ever been able to dig is just 0.2 percent of the way to the center of the Earth. What would we encounter if we could drill all the way?

You've Never Heard of the World's Most Common Mineral

Adults Education Science Work World Energy Environment Technology Geology Biology

The most common substance in the world is literally IN the world. It's a mineral called bridgmanite, and it belongs to a class of minerals (called perovskites) that scientists are trying to use in the next generation of solar panels.

Why the Hardest Rocks Can Be Easy to Break

Adults Education Math Physics Science Geology

So, rocks are hard. But the scale we use to rank them, the Mohs scale, is only really good at quantifying that for one kind of hardness, and topaz is a perfect stone to talk about to explain that. And you can check it out in our SciShow Rocks Box subscription!

The continents are moving. When will they collide?

Adults Environment Life World Science Geology

Dig into the science of plate tectonics to find out when the next supercontinent will emerge— and how it could affect Earth’s environment.

Intro to Geology

Adults Education Life Science Geology

Geology is the study of planet Earth, its origin and evolution, its fundamental structure, the properties of minerals, rocks, and fluids of which it is composed, and the evolution of its biosphere.