Study Shows Carbon Emissions Could Increase Risk of Megadroughts
A new study from NASA reveals that droughts in the U.S. Southwest and Central Plains during the last half of this century could be drier…
A new study from NASA reveals that droughts in the U.S. Southwest and Central Plains during the last half of this century could be drier…
New research shows that high concentrations of dissolved carbon dioxide in ocean water coincides with rises in atmospheric carbon dioxide and global temperatures at the…
New research from a team of geologists reveals that the Earth’s inner core has an inner core of its own, with crystals aligned in a…
Using ice-penetrating radar data and data collected from earlier airborne campaigns, scientists have built the first-ever comprehensive map of layers deep inside the Greenland Ice…
New research found evidence of a drained and refilled subglacial lake in Greenland, revealing that surface meltwater can be trapped and stored at the bed…
A new study reveals a natural impediment to the long-term sequestration of carbon dioxide, showing that as carbon dioxide works its way underground only a…
Geophysicists from Yale University reveal that the combination of crustal plugs with weakening causes abrupt slab detachment in a few million years, which can account…
According to a global temperature analysis by NASA, nine of the 10 warmest years since modern records began have now occurred since 2000 with 2014…
MIT scientists use high-speed cameras to show that when a raindrop hits a surface it traps tiny air bubbles at the point of contact and…
Using satellite and field work after an extreme melt event in Greenland, new research shows that melt-prone areas on the ice sheet develop a remarkably…
Researchers from the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory show that the “warming hiatus” that has occurred over the last 15 years has been caused in part…
New research led by the University College London shows that a third of oil reserves, half of the gas reserves, and over 80% of current…
A newly published study from NASA scientists shows that tropical forests, like the one pictured above, absorb more atmospheric carbon dioxide than boreal forests. A…
A short video details how scientists merged data on high-energy bursts seen on Earth by NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope with data from ground-based radar…
Using data from NASA satellite instruments, astronomers have observed a marked increase in solar radiation absorbed in the Arctic since the year 2000 – a…
Using NASA satellite data and airborne remote sensing instruments, a newly published study reveals new insights into the movement of meltwater flowing through the Greenland…
MIT scientists used precisely dated rocks from the Deccan Traps to reveal evidence that a major volcanic eruption began just before the asteroid impact that…
A new study published in Geophysical Research Letters reveals that warmer Pacific Ocean temperatures could release millions of tons of seafloor methane. Off the West…