Newly Detected Vibrations Show Earth's Inner Core Is Solid
Researchers report that they’ve observed seismic waves traversing the Earth’s inner core, allowing them to figure out…
Earth Science
Earth Science, Climate News, Photos, Videos, & More
El Niño Looks 'Imminent'—Here's What That Means For You
After nearly four months of waiting for El Niño, the switch is likely to be flipped on this winter. Rejoice, my fellow…
Scientists Discover a Weird Noise Coming From Antarctic Ice Shelf
The Antarctic is no stranger to weird sounds, from ancient trapped air bubbles popping to entire ice sheets…
Doctor Who's Gallifrey Would Be a Nightmarishly Awful Place to Live
The Doctor, the eponymous star of Doctor Who, doesn’t visit her homeworld very often. This isn’t just because the Time…
Newly Discovered Volcanic ‘Lost World’ Is a Haven for Marine Life
Australian scientists have discovered a previously unknown chain of volcanic seamounts near Tasmania. The area appears…
Why Hurricane Michael Could Bring 13 Feet of Storm Surge
Hurricane Michael is on track to make landfall in Florida’s Panhandle Wednesday as one of the fiercest storms the…
Here’s How Engineers Dream of Stopping Tsunamis
The tsunami that struck Indonesia’s Sulawesi island and killed at least 1,400 people sadly won’t be the last. Human…
Satellite Imagery Shows Indonesia’s Tsunami-Shocked Landscape Becoming Liquid
The tsunami-driven floodwater has receded from Indonesia’s Sulawesi island, but the slow-motion disaster continues. The…
Geyser Eruption at Yellowstone Unleashes 'Clearly Historic' Collection of Human Garbage
Geyser eruptions at Yellowstone National Park are moments of rarefied beauty; spectacular reminders that we live on a…
Bacteria Floating 30,000 Feet Overhead Could Be Influencing the Weather
We humans tend to pride ourselves on our ability to adapt, but bacteria have been beating us at this game for billions…
A Volcano Just Erupted in Tsunami-Rattled Indonesia
The Indonesian island of Sulawesi has become a natural disaster zone. After a tsunami battered the island late last…
Florida’s Toxic Red Tide Algae Makes ‘Extremely Rare’ Jump to the Atlantic Coast
The red tide algae bloom that’s plagued Florida’s Gulf Coast for months has now jumped east to the Atlantic. Florida…
Clean Energy Boom Could Fuel One of the World's Dirtiest Industries
The irony of transitioning to clean energy is we’re going to have to mine the shit out of the Earth to do it. Much like…
Shockwaves From WWII Bombing Raids Reached the Edge of Space, Scientists Report
As if the devastating effects of bombs dropped on European cities during the Second World War weren’t terrible enough,…
Carbon Emissions Could Be Costing the US 8 Times What Trump’s EPA Estimates
The largest contributors to climate change also stand to lose the most, according to a new study that looks at the…
Watch a Russian Ice Cap Experience An ‘Unprecedented’ Melt Down
It’s no secret that ice around the world is receding as global temperatures rise. Even so, the sudden destabilization…
Something Unexpected and Weird Is Happening Beneath California’s Deadliest Faults
The detection of strange, unpredicted behavior deep below the surface near the San Andreas and San Jacinto faults…
The Strongest Storm of the Year Shook Southeast Asia This Weekend
Tropical Storm Mangkhut was on the move Monday as it made its way through Southeast Asia. The former Super Typhoon, whic…
New Super-High-Resolution Map Shows Antarctica In Unprecedented Detail
We’ve seen a lot of good maps of Earth’s polar regions of late. A map that shows the thickness of the entire Antarctic…
NASA's New Space Laser Will Track Earth's Vanishing Ice
On September 15, NASA will launch a laser 310 miles above the Earth to scan our planet’s ice sheets like never before,…