A study on temperature variations in 12 caves worldwide indicates that climate change could endanger key freshwater reserves and the ecosystems within. The research, highlighting…
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Aladaghlar Mountains in northwestern Iran photographed on September 19, 2023, by an astronaut aboard the International Space Station. Tectonic forces over millions of years have…
Satellite image of the Kufrah district captured on May 26, 2022, by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer on NASA’s Terra satellite. The remote and arid…
The return of sea otters, a top predator, to a California estuary is helping slow erosion and restore the estuary’s degraded geology. A sea otter…
Satellite image of Tukpahlearik Creek captured on July 23, 2023, by the Operational Land Imager-2 on Landsat 9, In Alaska, streams are turning orange as…
Global temperature anomaly 2023. What caused the year to be so hot? Here is a breakdown of the primary factors that scientists considered. NASAEstablished in…
Satellite image of Ålfotbreen glacier in Norway, captured on August 23, 2003. Satellite image of Ålfotbreen glacier in Norway, captured on September 4, 2022. Resting…
Research from Radboud University reveals that peatlands, crucial in carbon storage and combating climate change, are highly susceptible to droughts. Increased biodiversity offers little improvement…
This illustration by Benjamin Storer shows oceanic weather systems (mesoscale eddies) from data overlaid with atmospherically driven climate-scale currents (black lines), which can be extracted…
Atmospheric scientist Tim Garrett’s innovative research on snowflakes has revealed that their movement in air turbulence, previously thought to be highly complex, can be predicted…
During lower sea levels a vast archipelago formed on the Australian northwest continental shelf (top). A modern-day example of an archipelago on a submerged continental…
Lateral expansion of Sphagnum mosses over mineral soil forest in Salamajärvi national park. Credit: Teemu Juselius-Rajamäki. A recent study from the University of Helsinki has…
A recent study introduces the “Planetary Commons,” proposing a shift in global governance to protect Earth’s critical systems. This new framework, developed by an international…
Jakobshavn Isbrae, a glacier on Greenland’s western coast, is shown in imagery taken on September 4, 2022, by Landsat 8, breaking at its edge. A…
Researchers have uncovered how oceanic oxygen levels and atmospheric CO2 were interconnected during the last ice age, offering insights into the oceans’ role in climate…
Volcanic activity map of the Reykjanes peninsula in southwestern Iceland from data acquired on January 16, 2024, by the Thermal Infrared Sensor 2 on the…
Researchers found that carbon credits for efficient cookstoves are overestimated by a factor of 10, challenging the effectiveness of these offsets in combating climate change…
A study reveals subsidence issues on the U.S. East Coast, affecting over 2 million people and numerous infrastructures. Areas like Norfolk, Baltimore, and parts of…
A study reveals that phasing out fossil fuels could prevent 5.13 million deaths per year globally linked to air pollution, primarily from cardiometabolic diseases. Utilizing…