The geology of oil and gas
The price of fuel has risen sharply in recent months, by as much as 50% in some parts…
Spectacular New Species Found in Cambodia’s Limestone Caves–Asia’s ‘Little Laboratories’
A new species of pit viper found living in the caves – credit, supplied by Fauna & Flora…
Deep ocean control of global temperature after net-zero emissions
UNFCCC Adoption of the Paris Agreement (United Nations, 2015); https://unfccc.int/resource/docs/2015/cop21/eng/l09r01.pdf IPCC: Summary for policymakers. In Climate Change 2021:…
Study explains Antarctica’s mystery Blood Falls
Scientists say they have resolved a long-standing Antarctic mystery with new research in the journal Antarctic Science that…
Earth’s oldest crystals suggest an early start for plate tectonics
A scientifically faithful impression of Earth during the Hadean eon.Credit: Southwest Research Institute/Simone Marchi Ancient rock crystals from…
NASA satellites help scientists observe how rivers carve the Earth
A satellite built to measure Earth’s water has started answering a different kind of question. “What’s the shape…
Kambalda’s future unclear on 60th anniversary of nickel discovery
A rusty remnant of the past casts a large shadow over the West Australian outback. The steel headframe…
Climate mode interactions amplify coastal flood risks and their seasonal predictability
McMichael, C., Dasgupta, S., Ayeb-Karlsson, S. & Kelman, I. A review of estimating population exposure to sea-level rise…
Global water security threatened by rising inequality
He, C. et al. Future global urban water scarcity and potential solutions. Nat. Commun. 12, 4667 (2021). Article …
New map shows Antarctica’s buried landscape in unprecedented detail
Picture Antarctica not as a smooth, frozen plain, but as a rugged world of mountains, valleys, and deep…
Today in history, January 15: Australia’s London Bridge fell down
Kelli Bryers wasn’t sure if anyone had seen the London Bridge collapse just seconds after she and her…
Weak self-induced cooling of tropical cyclones amid fast sea surface warming
TC datasets Global TC best-track data from 1992 to 2021, distributed by the US National Hurricane Center and…