earth science
The Copernican principle states that Earth is an ordinary planet, but that does not mean that life is ordinary in the universe.
Phobos and Deimos only have two explanations, and neither one adds up.
The atmosphere’s habitable zone is so small, several mountain ranges extend beyond it.
Even with all the recent impacts we’ve seen, it might be more “foe” than “friend” to us.
Whenever the climate cooled, our hominin ancestors would set up shop in the Arabian Peninsula and vanish again when the planet warmed up.
Icebergs aren’t just a threat to unsinkable ships. Their ability to cause underwater landslides poses a danger to coastal cities.
Scientists look to erupted sea glass — lava that erupted in the ocean and was instantly chilled by the surrounding water — to take Earth’s temperature.
Scientists discover surviving viruses in 15,000-year-old glacier ice on the Tibetan Plateau in China.
The eastern inner core located beneath Indonesia’s Banda Sea is growing faster than the western side beneath Brazil.
Strange underwater icicles form in the Earth’s coldest regions and freeze living organisms in place.
Trees store carbon dioxide, have a cooling effect in cities, and reduce flood risks.
A new study mapped areas of the U.S. that are most likely to suffer natural disasters.
The Younger Dryas impact hypothesis argues that a comet strike caused major changes to climate and human cultures on Earth about 13,000 years ago.
The Taupo volcano was responsible for one of the most violent eruptions on record.
A new study reveals what caused most life on Earth to die out during the end-Permian extinction, also known as the Great Dying.
Geologists discover a rhythm to major geologic events.
The first nation to make bitcoin legal tender will use geothermal energy to mine it.
As droughts threaten water supplies across the planet, some municipalities aim to utilize an untapped resource: sewage water.
We have pipelines for oil and natural gas. Why not water?
There were at least four major climate catastrophes that reshaped global religion. It could be happening again.
A new study calls the technique “location spoofing.”
Seawater is raising salt levels in coastal woodlands along the entire Atlantic Coastal Plain, from Maine to Florida.
Even with six months’ notice, we can’t stop an incoming asteroid.
A study from Carnegie Mellon University tracks the travels of tarantulas since the Cretaceous period.
A recent study of Iceland’s Krafla volcanic caldera suggests hidden magma pools may be lurking under many of the world’s volcanic systems.
Satellite imagery can help better predict volcanic eruptions by monitoring changes in surface temperature near volcanoes.
The lush biodiversity of South America’s rainforests is rooted in one of the most cataclysmic events that ever struck Earth.
The uptick in Arctic lightning could cause more wildfires, potentially triggering a feedback loop that releases massive amounts of carbon into the atmosphere.
A new study provides a possible scientific explanation for the existence of stories about ancient saints performing miracles with water.
A new study makes a compelling case for the origin of unexplained masses of underground rock causing changes to the Earth’s magnetic field.