Region of “Super Corals” Discovered Thriving in Extremely High Levels of Carbon Dioxide
In 2019, a hydrology professor at The University of Texas at Austin set out on a research project to see if he could identify harmful…
In 2019, a hydrology professor at The University of Texas at Austin set out on a research project to see if he could identify harmful…
Research by new Ph.D. finds warping of planet’s crust, with far-reaching effects. The melting of polar ice is not only shifting the levels of our…
This image, captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission on September 30, 2021, shows the flow of lava from the volcano erupting on the Spanish island…
Capturing and burying carbon is one of the most promising ways to blunt the pace of climate change University of Texas and ExxonMobil researchers found…
Arctic sea ice reached its minimum extent on September 16, 2021, at 4.72 million square kilometers (1.82 million square miles). Credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight…
The Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission takes us over the Mackenzie River, a major river system in the Canadian boreal forest. Its basin is the largest in…
Plastics are a growing problem for natural ecosystems around the globe, and in particular for our marine and freshwater environments. Rivers are the leading source…
Thinning of rift-healing slush is identified as a major cause of iceberg calving events. Glaciologists at the University of California, Irvine and NASA’s Jet Propulsion…
Warming oceans cause fewer bright clouds to reflect sunlight into space, admitting even more energy into earth’s climate system. Warming ocean waters have caused a…
A new study shows oxygenic photosynthesis likely evolved between 3.4 and 2.9 billion years ago. Some time in Earth’s early history, the planet took a…
A slow-moving wall of basaltic lava is bulldozing its way through communities on one of the Canary Islands. After Cumbre Vieja split open and began erupting on…
Powered by an Atlas V 401 rocket, Landsat 9 lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base on September 27, 2021. The satellite will extend a five-decade record of observations…
Analyses lay out a blueprint for speeding development of atmospheric removal and modeling how the approach could improve human health and have an outsized effect…
A study published in the journal Geology rules out that extreme volcanic episodes had any influence on the massive extinction of species in the late…
Plant compound may protect bees from deadly virus that makes them lose their way home. Around the world, honeybees are dying in large numbers. This…
One of Earth’s unique features is that it has continents. Contrary to many theories, the continents have always been rich in silica (which is found…
Sea ice covered more area this summer compared to recent years, but it was also much thinner. Sea ice in the Arctic Ocean and neighboring…
Water levels at Glen Canyon Dam have fallen to their lowest level since 1969 and are still dropping. As North America approaches the end of…