Galong Co. Credit: Huang Chen Revealing “invisible” glacier loss underwater Recent research shows that the mass loss of lake-terminating glaciers in the Himalayas has been…
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Ice worms inhabiting methane hydrate. Credit: NOAA New findings reveal that deep-sea methane deposits are converting into gas at a higher rate than previously observed…
Researchers have developed a machine learning model, the CSU-MLP, capable of accurately predicting hazardous weather events such as tornadoes and hail four to eight days…
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions are a major contributor to global warming and climate change. They come from a variety of sources including transportation, energy production,…
Alkalinity affects the uptake of CO2 and contributes to the long-term buffering capacity of the ocean. Credit: Hereon/Nele Lehmann A recent study by Hereon examines…
Lead author Karen Heeter takes a core sample from an old mountain hemlock near Crater Lake, Oregon, where at least one tree dated to the…
Earth’s Ozone Hole 2020. Credit: ESA In the 1980s, scientists discovered a gaping hole in Earth’s ozone layer, caused by humanmade chemicals. But thanks to…
Amundsen Sea Embayment. Credit: University of Leeds According to scientists, the Amundsen Sea Embayment, which is the fastest-changing region in Antarctica, has experienced a loss…
Diverse landscape surrounding Monterrey, the capital of the northeast state of Nuevo León, Mexico, is featured in this stunning satellite image. It was acquired by…
Rationing is a system of controlled distribution of limited resources, goods, or services during a time of shortage or emergency. It is usually implemented by…
Bald eagles are a majestic bird of prey that is native to North America. They are known for their striking appearance, with their white head…
This visualization depicts bathymetric features of the western Atlantic Ocean Basin, including the continental shelf, captured by satellite. Credit: NOAA’s National Environmental Satellite and Information…
Earth’s water did not come from melted meteorites, according to a new study that analyzed melted meteorites that had been floating around in space since…
Wildfires are a natural phenomenon that occur when dry vegetation, hot temperatures, and strong winds combine to ignite a fire. However, human activities such as…
Air pollution is a serious and growing environmental problem affecting the health and well-being of people and ecosystems all over the world. Air pollution contributes…
Due to the harsh conditions in the Arctic, relatively few observations are made in that part of the world. Credit: Céline Heuzé According to researchers…
In a NASA-led study, scientists mapped almost 10 billion individual trees in semi-arid regions of Africa, such as the one shown here. Credit: Courtesy of…
A microscope image of a shelled plankton. According to research from The University of Texas at Austin, plankton populations like this flourished in the tropics…
An MIT study finds that smoke particles in the stratosphere can trigger chemical reactions that erode the ozone layer — and that smoke particles from…
Ice is melting at an alarming pace all over the world. Whether it’s on mountain peaks, at the poles, in the seas, or on the…