Smoke from Wildfires and Forest Emissions Explain Why the Pliocene Was So Hot
Using sophisticated Earth system modeling, new research from Yale University reveals that the release of forest emissions and smoke from wildfires 3 million years ago…
Using sophisticated Earth system modeling, new research from Yale University reveals that the release of forest emissions and smoke from wildfires 3 million years ago…
New research shows that interplanetary dust particles from comets, asteroids, and leftover debris from the birth of the solar system, could have helped jump-start life…
Using the Aerosol Interaction and Dynamics in the Atmosphere facility in Germany, researchers were able to create clouds at the frigid temperatures typically found on…
UCLA scientists explain the formation of an unusual third radiation ring that briefly appeared between the inner and outer Van Allen radiation belts in September…
In a newly published study, researchers from the University of Leeds detail how they solved a 300-year-old riddle about which direction the center of the…
Scientists from Curtin University and the Technical University Munich have created the highest-resolution maps of Earth’s gravity field to date, revealing gravitational variations up to…
By developing a new model to investigate the effects of meltwater on Greenland glaciers, researchers discovered that meltwater warms the ice sheet, which then softens,…
In a new study, scientists from Brown University suggest that certain valleys on Mars appear to have been caused by runoff from orographic precipitation. Providence,…
A scientist from the University of Chicago may have discovered the solution to a 135-year-old meteorite mystery, revealing that chondrules may have formed from high-pressure…
In a step toward analyzing Mars for signs of life, researchers from MIT, Harvard and Massachusetts General Hospital are working on a DNA-sequencing microchip that…
In a new study, scientists from the UCLA Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences explain the temporary appearance and dissipation of a third radiation belt…
A newly published study helps explain the metamorphosis of the moon’s water ice, providing insight into how radiation can change the chemistry of water ice…
A newly published study provides the first experimental evidence that the Earth’s inner core has rotated at a variety of different speeds and suggests that…
New research provides evidence against the hypothesis that a large comet impact or airburst caused the termination of the Clovis culture. Comet explosions did not…
If current carbon dioxide emission trends continue, nearly every coral reef would be decimated by 2100, according to a new review of major climate models….
Scientists presented evidence tying the disposal of wastewater from shale gas hydrofracking to an increased occurrence of earthquakes. The scientists presented their findings at the…
In a lab experiment, Yale researchers discovered that molten iron can deeply penetrate single crystals of magnesium iron oxide, resulting in “metal-rich blobs” that penetrate…
A newly published study details the mass extinction of lizards and snakes that occurred after an asteroid struck the Earth 65.5 million years ago, finding…