EartherEarth ScienceEartherEarth ScienceClimate Change May Be Giving the World’s Oceans AmnesiaThis could complicate future conservation efforts and make it harder to prepare for extreme weather.ByAngely MercadoPublishedMay 11, 2022Comments (3)
EartherEarth ScienceEartherEarth ScienceHuge Groundwater System Discovered Under AntarcticaGeophysicists used remote sensing to see reservoirs beneath the surface. That water could speed up the loss of ice…ByKevin HurlerPublishedMay 5, 2022Comments (14)
EartherEarth ScienceEartherEarth SciencePicturesque Italian Lake Suddenly Turns Blood RedLago d'Averno has transformed in just month. Scientists say an algal bloom is to blame.ByAngely MercadoPublishedApril 8, 2022Comments (5)
EartherEarth ScienceEartherEarth ScienceAntarctica’s Conger Ice Shelf Suffers ‘Complete Collapse’Satellite images show the collapse happening around March 15.ByGeorge DvorskyPublishedMarch 25, 2022Comments (7)
EartherEarth ScienceEartherEarth ScienceHere's Why Skies Over Europe Are Orange This WeekA huge dust cloud from the Sahara has people skiing on reddish snow.ByAngely MercadoPublishedMarch 17, 2022Comments (4)
EartherEarth ScienceEartherEarth ScienceTonga Eruption Blasted Volcanic Material Into the MesosphereIt took just 30 minutes for the main plume to reach the atmospheric layer beneath space.ByGeorge DvorskyPublishedFebruary 18, 2022Comments (3)
EartherEarth ScienceEartherEarth ScienceUnknown Deep Sea Creatures Are Holding Onto a Ton of CarbonA new study reveals just how important deep sea plankton are for removing carbon from the atmosphere.ByAngely MercadoPublishedFebruary 17, 2022Comments (21)
EartherEarth ScienceEartherEarth SciencePhotos of a Volcanic Storm Over Mount Etna Look Like Something From Lord of the RingsThe eruption was so powerful that it created a thunderstorm over Sicily.ByAngely MercadoPublishedFebruary 15, 2022Comments (4)
EartherEarth ScienceEartherEarth ScienceHaunting Before-and-After Satellite Images Show Devastation Wrought by Tonga VolcanoThe imagery shows towns and water clogged with ash as well as the striking transformation of the…ByGeorge DvorskyPublishedJanuary 27, 2022Comments (3)
EartherEarth ScienceEartherEarth ScienceTonga Eruption Was So Powerful, Scientists Propose New 'Ultra' ClassificationThe blast shattered an island and was hundreds of times more powerful than the atomic bomb detonated over Hiroshima.ByGeorge DvorskyPublishedJanuary 24, 2022Comments (21)
EartherEarth ScienceEartherEarth ScienceSurreal Deep Sea Discoveries Include Glitter Worms and Upside-Down LakesImages from a recent deep-sea expedition off the coast of Mexico sheds light on the little-understood life in the…ByMolly TaftPublishedNovember 18, 2021Comments (6)
EartherEarth ScienceEartherEarth ScienceWhy Can’t We Predict When a Volcano Will Stop Erupting?Cumbre Vieja on Spain's La Palma island has been spewing lava for nearly two months. Guessing when it will stop is…ByRobin George AndrewsPublishedNovember 6, 2021Comments (11)
EartherEarth ScienceEartherEarth ScienceThere's an Antarctica-Sized Hole in the Ozone LayerIt's the largest hole in more than a decade and shows that, while the ozone layer is healing, it's a long road to…ByBrian KahnPublishedSeptember 16, 2021Comments (10)
EartherEarth ScienceEartherEarth ScienceNew Northernmost Island Discovered Above GreenlandResearchers found the strip of land while collecting samples in the Arctic.ByRose PastorePublishedAugust 30, 2021Comments (5)
EartherEarth ScienceEartherEarth ScienceGigantic Iceberg Nearly Smashes Into Antarctic Ice ShelfThe iceberg, designated A-74, is roughly twice the size of Chicago.ByGeorge DvorskyPublishedAugust 23, 2021Comments (4)
EartherEarth ScienceEartherEarth ScienceTsunami Warnings Lifted After 8. 2 Earthquake 60 Miles Off Alaska"Strong & unusual currents may continue for the next several hours," according to the National Tsunami Warning…ByMatt NovakPublishedJuly 29, 2021Comments (5)
EartherEarth ScienceEartherEarth ScienceMoon’s Wobble Will Intensify Flooding Along U.S. Coasts by the Mid-2030s, Research SuggestsA natural astronomical cycle is poised to make the effects of human-caused global warming even worse.ByGeorge DvorskyPublishedJuly 13, 2021Comments (14)
EartherEarth ScienceEartherEarth ScienceMassive Antarctic Lake Disappears in Just a Few DaysEnough water to fill Sydney Harbor drained through a crack in the ice with the force of Niagara Falls.ByMolly TaftPublishedJuly 2, 2021Comments (3)
EartherEarth ScienceEartherEarth ScienceHuge Sinkhole Opens Up on South Australian CoastThe hole is 40 feet wide and at risk of further collapse.ByIsaac SchultzPublishedJune 15, 2021Comments (9)
EartherEarth ScienceEartherEarth ScienceThe World’s Largest Iceberg Just Broke Off AntarcticaThere’s a new big ‘berg floating around Antarctica. The European Space Agency said Wednesday that a huge chunk of…ByMolly TaftPublishedMay 20, 2021Comments (6)