Researchers can now accurately predict the diets of remote killer whale populations using their blubber fatty acids. Credit: Dr. Rune Dietz from Aarhus University Unlocking…
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Capitol Reef National Park in south-central Utah. May 2, 2022. In the Utah desert, the red rocks, cliffs, and canyons of this nautically named national…
Iceberg A-68A thickness. 2017 – 2021. Researchers recently chronicled the death throes of A-68A, one of the world’s largest-known icebergs. As soon as an iceberg…
A crack in Petermann Ice Shelf was observed by an international team of scientists during the Oden expedition in 2019. These cracks can eventually grow…
An entirely new class of super-reactive chemical compounds, trioxides, has been discovered under atmospheric conditions. For the first time, an entirely new class of super-reactive…
A new study has revealed super cyclones, the most intense form of tropical storms, are likely to have a much more devastating impact on people…
The atmosphere contains an estimated 13,000 km3 of water vapor, some of which can be captured through cloud seeding and the collection of water from…
Wildfire devastation. Credit: IOP Publishing The top ten percent most valuable residences in the western United States are 70% more likely to be in high…
Stressed forest in the Western US. Credit: William Anderegg Planting a tree appears to be a generally positive thing to do for the environment. After…
May 14, 2022. A plume of discolored water being emitted by Kavachi Volcano. Kavachi Volcano in the Southwest Pacific Solomon Islands—where hammerhead sharks prowl—has entered…
May 21, 2022. Natural color. (Click image for wide, high-resolution view.) The speed and intensity of the Black fire grew quickly, producing a pyrocumulonimbus cloud…
Animation of the Earth’s layers. New research led by the University of Cambridge is the first to obtain a detailed ‘image’ of an unusual pocket…
This satellite image, which features the German city of Bonn, was captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission. With its high-resolution optical camera, it can image…
Southern yellow-billed hornbill at study site. Credit: Nicholas Pattinson The yellow-billed hornbill, cousins of fan-favorite Zazu from The Lion King, faces local extinction due to…
A new study finds that increasing ambient temperatures negatively impact human sleep around the globe. Most research looking at the impact of climate change on…
May 16, 2022 At least eight major events in Iraq have darkened skies and sickened people in the past six weeks. Iraq and other countries…
Fluid inclusions in halite. Credit: Courtesy Sara Schreder-Gomes Ancient microorganisms found in halite may have implications for search for both terrestrial and extraterrestrial life. Primary…
Using future projections from the latest generation of Earth System Models, a recent study published in Science Advances found that most of the world’s ocean…
EMIT is being developed at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and is scheduled to launch in 2022. The instrument will observe Earth from outside the International…
The white ‘bathtub ring’ around Lake Mead is roughly 160 feet high currently and reflects falling water levels. Journalists reporting on the status and future…