Cause, scope determined for deadly winter debris flow in Uttarakhand, India. The Uttarakhand region of India experienced a humanitarian tragedy on February 7, 2021, when…
The aurora borealis, or northern lights, that fill the sky in high-latitude regions have fascinated people for thousands of years. But how they’re created, while…
Model of how Earth’s inner core froze into solid iron implies it may be only 500 million years old. For reasons unknown, Earth’s solid-iron inner…
New study shows that geological storage of low-purity carbon dioxide mixed with oxygen and nitrogen from direct air capture is an environmentally friendly and economically…
Like a chameleon of the night sky, the Moon often changes its appearance. It might look larger, brighter, or redder, for example, due to its…
While scientists have amassed considerable knowledge of the rocky planets in our solar system, like Earth and Mars, much less is known about the icy…
Research team led by the University of Göttingen discovers crater floor sagging from bowl-shaped volcanic ash layer. The almost 15-million-year-old Nördlinger Ries is an asteroid…
Deep Oceans Dissolve the Rocky Shell of Water-Ice Planets What is happening deep beneath the surface of ice planets? Is there liquid water, and if…
Nearly 40 years ago, scientists first predicted the existence of helium rain inside planets composed primarily of hydrogen and helium, such as Jupiter and Saturn….
Researchers find that a large earthquake could set off eruption of Hawaii’s Mauna Loa volcano. Scientists from the University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of…
Jupiter’s moon Europa has an icy crust covering a vast, global ocean. The rocky layer underneath may be hot enough to melt, leading to undersea…
Model for the Earth’s core: Heidelberg researchers verify presence of solar noble gases in metal of an iron meteorite. High-precision noble gas analyses indicate that…
Rice scientists attribute Earth’s nitrogen to rapid growth of moon- to Mars-sized bodies. The prospects for life on a given planet depend not only on…
The famed northern and southern lights have been studied for millennia, but they still hold secrets. In a new study, physicists led by the University…
An analysis of the melt situation on the Central-Western Greenland ice sheet reveals clear signs of tipping. Data from the Jakobshavn drainage basin of the…
Earth’s Oldest Minerals Date Onset of Plate Tectonics to 3.6 Billion Years Ago Ancient zircons from the jack hills of western Australia hone date of…
Antarctic ice sheet is more likely to remain stable if Paris climate agreement is met. The Antarctic ice sheet is much less likely to become…
Diamonds are sometimes described as messengers from the deep earth; scientists study them closely for insights into the otherwise inaccessible depths from which they come….