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Surface meltwater flowing towards the ocean through a channel in Greenland. Credit: Ian Joughin Global warming has caused extreme ice melting events in Greenland to…
During use, some sunscreens offer very limited protection against dangerous sunrays and may even be harmful. Chemical reactions involving a main ingredient — zinc oxide…
An artist’s impression of the gas and dust in the protoplanetary disk surrounding the young star. The inset shows the molecular gas targeted by the…
Fiery river in Kamchatka, Russia. Extensive chains of volcanoes have been responsible for both emitting and then removing atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2), stabilizing temperatures at…
Rainclouds moving over the Amazon rainforest. Credit: Jessica Baker Amazon rain forests could be at far higher risk of extreme drought than previously thought, according…
Invasions by alien insect and animal species have much in common with outbreaks of infectious diseases and could tell us a great deal about how…
West Mato Volcano erupting in 2009. Credit: Image courtesy of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Volcanic eruptions deep in our oceans are capable of…
The Holuhraun lava eruption in 2014-2015. Credit: Dr Evgenia Ilyinskaya Respiratory disease increased markedly following one of Iceland’s largest volcanic eruptions, a new study has…
Meltstream cuts through Greenland ice sheet. Credit: Ian Joughin The rate of global ice loss is speeding up, according to new research. And the findings…
Dead tree trunk in Peru rainforest. Credit: Roel Brienen For the first time scientists have provided clear evidence that tropical tree lifespan decreases above a…
Spectators gather around a bonfire at Himley Hall near Dudley, on November 6, 2010. Credit: SJNikon – Sam Roberts CC BY 2.0 Bonfire Night celebrations…
Biomimetic tongue. University of Leeds Scientists have created synthetic soft surfaces with tongue-like textures for the first time using 3D printing, opening new possibilities for…
Hooker Lake, New Zealand (2016). Credit: Jenna Sutherland Meltwater lakes that form at glacier margins cause ice to recede much further and faster compared to…
Cross-section view of Austrocedrus chilensis wood in the Andes of northern Patagonia, Argentina.This species is abundant in the xeric forest-steppe ecotone, where periodic massive mortality…
Comparison of Lyell Glacier in 1866 (A) and in 2018 (B). Image A: View from Meins Knob by Julius Haast. 1867. Full citation: (published 1867,…
A new study by the University of Leeds and University of California at San Diego reveals that changes in the direction of the Earth’s magnetic…
An artificial intelligence (AI) system analyzing data from the Gaia space telescope has identified more than 2,000 large protostars, young stars that are still forming…
Growing consumption of energy and fossil fuels over four decades did not play a significant role in increasing life expectancy across 70 countries. New research,…