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…
Queen’s researchers use geoneutrinos to study Earth’s composition
For centuries, scientists have tried to answer the question, “What’s the Earth made of?” While drilling projects and…
The Last Mystery of Antarctica’s ‘Blood Falls’ Has Finally Been Solved
There is a corner of Antarctica that looks like something out of a David Cronenberg movie. It’s located…
Scientists create the first global map of rare, deep-mantle earthquakes
Stanford University researchers have pulled back a curtain on a hidden part of Earth that rarely makes headlines.…
Two Titanic Structures Hidden Deep Within the Earth Have Altered the Magnetic Field for Millions of Years
A team of geologists has found for the first time evidence that two ancient, continent-sized, ultrahot structures hidden…
Giant Prototaxites fossil reveals an extinct branch of complex life on Earth
Over 150 years ago, a fossilized organism known as Prototaxites emerged as an enigma regarding what early land…
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…
Ancient Antarctica Reveals a ‘One–Two Punch’ Behind Ice Sheet Collapse, New Research Shows
BYLINE: Jennifer Micale Newswise — When we think of global warming, what first comes to mind is the…
West Antarctica’s history of rapid melting foretells sudden shifts in continent’s ‘catastrophic’ geology
The ice that now covers West Antarctica was not there 3.6 million years ago, after a massive collapse…
The Doomsday Glacier Is Getting Closer and Closer to Irreversible Collapse
Known as the “Doomsday Glacier,” the Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica is one of the most rapidly changing glaciers…
The story of the Gallatin Range—magnificent mountains northwest of Yellowstone Caldera
Yellowstone Caldera Chronicles is a weekly column written by scientists and collaborators of the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory. This…