A study led by Princeton University researchers found that as meltwater lakes on the surface of Greenland’s ice sheet (pictured) rapidly drain, they create water…
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The High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera aboard NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter acquired this closeup image of a “fresh” (on a geological scale, though…
Pentagon of vortices. Mosaic of infrared images of Jupiter’s south pole. Credit: NASA/SWRI/JPL/ASI/INAF/IAPS Weizmann Institute scientists reveal how gigantic cyclones remain stable at both of…
The global distribution of the combined toxic-climate risk. The global distribution of the combined risk of toxic pollution (low or high ecosystem health) and climate…
Scientists say it is extremely challenging to try and predict when a supervolcano might erupt again due to the sheer diversity of events that have…
This illustration shows NASA’s MAVEN spacecraft and the limb of Mars. Credit: NASA/Goddard By combining observations from three international spacecraft at MarsMars is the second…
A new study led by the University of Colorado Boulder reveals the complex history behind one of the Grand Canyon’s most well-known geologic features: A…
Mysterious Iron Nanoparticles: Planetary Scientists Find Evidence of Solar-Driven Change on the Moon
PhD student discovers that solar radiation could be a more important source of lunar iron nanoparticles than previously thought. Tiny iron nanoparticles unlike any found…
Credit: Alfred-Wegener-Institut / Thomas Ronge Researchers map the geothermal heat flow in West Antarctica; a new potential weak spot in the ice sheet’s stability is…
The first land plants were thought to be non-vascular, like mosses. Geoscientific study traces carbon-silicon cycle over three billion years on the basis of lithium…
Tree stump in lignite deposits. Credit: Vittoria Lauretano New research led by the University of BristolThe University of Bristol, a red brick research university in…
Of all the creatures on Earth, humans manipulate their environments the most. But, how far can we push it before something drastic happens? Scientists are…
Salzgitter-Salder: A perfect rock boundary sequence over 40 meters. Credit: Silke Voigt, Goethe University Frankfurt Research team with Goethe University participation successfully proposes former quarry…
Water collects on mosses. The first land plants were thought to be non-vascular, like mosses. Credit: Katmai Preserve NPS Photo/Russ Taylor The arrival of plants…
Meteor Crater, Arizona. This crater is the result of an impact of a 50m meteor, whereas the impacts described in the current work may have…
Using isotopes from Texas cave stalactites, scientists in Texas A&M’s College Of Geosciences studied thunderstorm changes in the Southern Great Plains. Large thunderstorms in the…
The bright white region of this image shows the icy cap that covers Mars’ south pole, composed of frozen water and frozen carbon dioxide. ESA’s…
Students walk on Penn State’s University Park campus. Credit: Patrick Mansell, Penn State In March 2020, daily life in the United States changed in an…
Illustration of NASA’s Perseverance rover at work within Mars’s Jezero Crater. Credit: NASA and JPL-Caltech Simulation led by University of Chicago geoscientist finds missing piece…
Photo of eruption at Mount Redoubt in Alaska in 2009. Credit: Game McGimsey, USGS New research methods may lead to earlier predictions of volcanic eruptions.…