A NASA-funded study suggests winter carbon emissions in the Arctic may be adding more carbon…
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Earth is the third planet from the Sun and the only known world to support life, distinguished by its dynamic geology, diverse ecosystems, and vast oceans. Its atmosphere, rich in nitrogen and oxygen, helps regulate temperature and shield life from harmful radiation. Earth’s layered interior drives plate tectonics, earthquakes, and volcanic activity, shaping its surface over millions of years. From its magnetic field to its climate systems, Earth is a complex, interconnected system that scientists study to understand both its past and its rapidly changing present. As humanity’s only home, Earth remains at the center of environmental research, planetary science, and efforts toward sustainability.
A new satellite-based map of a section of the Amazon Basin reveals that at least…
A new NASA study shows that over the last 20 years, the atmosphere above the…
A new global assessment shows that human impacts have greatly reduced plant-fungus symbioses, which play…
New technique unexpectedly finds that black carbon in rivers and oceans differs significantly. In understanding…
According to a new study published yesterday (November 4, 2019) in the Proceedings of the…
NASA scientists are helping California create a detailed, statewide inventory of methane point sources -…
California’s switch to solar, wind energy reduced reliance on hydropower, natural gas. Solar and wind…
A global coalition of scientists led by William J. Ripple and Christopher Wolf of Oregon…
Almost 75% of 184 Paris Agreement pledges were judged insufficient to slow climate change; Only…
Lessons from first nations governance in environmental management. As large-scale agriculture, drought, bushfire and introduced…
Thousands of acres damaged by the ongoing Kincade Fire in Northern California’s Sonoma County are…
There’s a speed limit on the damage surface ponds can do to ice shelves, but…
In 1973, a teacher named Joan Hodgins took her students on a hike near Whitehorse…
Two million-year-old ice from Antarctica recently uncovered by a team of researchers provides a clearer…
NASA’s Terra satellite using the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) instrument aboard captured this image…
Models offer guidance for state and national policymakers designing climate action plans. A new Harvard…
Did an extraterrestrial impact trigger the extinction of ice-age animals? University of South Carolina archaeologist…