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10-Mile-Wide Ames Impact Crater Linked to 372-Million-Year-Old Violent Extinction Event

Christopher Plain·September 29, 2026

The 10-mile-wide Ames impact crater in Oklahoma likely formed during a violent extinction event 100 million years later than believed.

A new approach for detecting unexploded munitions on the seafloor using sound waves could save lives and prevent serious injury.

Scientists have created an entirely new method for logging in to a computer by storing and retrieving data in a whole new way.

A new study focused on underwater snow on Europa could better inform NASA's Europa Clipper mission in the years ahead.