A Deadly Torrent of Debris Flows From a Himalayan Mountain
The torrent of debris from a mountain in the Himalayas devastated remote valleys in Uttarakhand, India. Sheer, glacier-covered ridges separated by gorges soar over the…
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Asteroid Dust Found in Crater Closes Case on What Killed the Dinosaurs
42,000-Year-Old Trees Enable Accurate Analysis of Earth’s Last Magnetic Field Reversal
From Russia With Questions: Distinctive Striping Pattern in Siberia Puzzles Researchers
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A Sea of Garbage: Ocean Floor Landfills
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Monster Saharan Dust Plume Heading for Europe
Unexpected Decrease in Ammonia Emissions in China Due to COVID-19 Lockdowns
Earth’s Magnetic Field Reversal 42,000 Years Ago Triggered a Global Environmental Crisis
Nearly 42,000 years ago, when Earth’s magnetic fields reversed, this triggered major environmental changes, extinction events, and long-term changes in human behavior, a new study…
Is the Brunt Ice Shelf in Antarctica on the Brink?
In early 2019, all eyes were fixed on the Brunt Ice Shelf in Antarctica, where a massive iceberg, around the size of Greater London, appeared…
Italy’s Mount Etna Erupts, Spewing a Fountain of Lava and Ash Into the Sky
Italy’s Mount Etna, one of the world’s most active volcanoes, has erupted twice in less than 48 hours, spewing a fountain of lava and ash…
The Red Comb: Namib Desert Bears Scar From Meteor Impact
In the vastness of one of the world’s oldest deserts lies a relatively recent geologic feature: the Roter Kamm crater (“Red Comb” in German). An…
Satellite View: Extreme Winter Weather Causes U.S. Blackouts
A potent arctic weather system chilled much of the United States with frigid weather in mid-February 2021, shattering low-temperature records in the middle of the…
Unexpected Life Lurking in Subglacial Lakes Isolated Deep Beneath Antarctic Ice
Lakes underneath the Antarctic ice sheet could be more hospitable than previously thought, allowing them to host more microbial life. This is the finding of…
New Theory About the State of Earth Billions of Years Ago: Clearer Insight Into Earth’s Hidden Crystals
Geologists have developed a new theory about the state of Earth billions of years ago after examining the very old rocks formed in the Earth’s…
Alphabet Soup: Antarctic Icebergs Galore
The waters off of South Georgia—a remote island in the southern Atlantic Ocean—have become an alphabet soup. Pieces from the once-mighty iceberg A68-A continue to…
Climate Change – Not Overhunting by Humans – Likely Drove the Extinction of North America’s Largest Animals
New research suggests that overhunting by humans was not responsible for the extinction of mammoths, ground sloths, and other North American megafauna. A new study…