Scientists Discover Why the Same Volcano Erupted in Two Completely Different Ways
New research shows that two major eruptions of Mount Etna were driven by distinct underground mechanisms, challenging assumptions…
Vast Hidden Structure Discovered Under Miles of Ice in East Antarctica
Scientists have uncovered a gigantic hidden structure beneath East Antarctica, linking several enormous basins buried under miles of…
Scientists Tracked These Strange Arctic Icebergs and Found Something Unexpected on the Seafloor
A polar research expedition back in 2021 noticed something weird along the Fram Strait, a marine passage into…
Hydrogen From Deep Under Iowa? State Universities Can Help Build a Hydrogen Economy
Newswise — AMES, Iowa – The geologists spoke in apocalyptic terms about Iowa’s distant past: “A rift developed…
Ocean iron fertilization from enhanced mid-ocean-ridge volcanism due to ice-age sea-level falls
Martin, J. H. & Fitzwater, S. E. Iron deficiency limits phytoplankton growth in the north-east Pacific subarctic. Nature…
Reduction of tropical cyclone-induced ocean carbon outgassing since 1993
Ciais, P. et al. Five decades of northern land carbon uptake revealed by the interhemispheric CO2 gradient. Nature…
The First Atomic Bomb Test in 1945 Created an Entirely New Material
During the Trinity nuclear test on July 16, 1945, in the New Mexico desert—the world’s very first test…
Antarctic ice-shelf basal melt shaped by competing feedbacks
Morlighem, M. et al. Deep glacial troughs and stabilizing ridges unveiled beneath the margins of the Antarctic ice…
Scientists Just Solved the Mystery of the Twelve Apostles
The Twelve Apostles in Victoria, Australia. Credit: Mark Cuthell Australia’s Twelve Apostles are towering time capsules, lifted by…
Mining mine wastes for sustainable value creation
Franks, D. M. et al. Sci. Rep. 11, 5353 (2021). Article CAS Google Scholar Lottermoser, B. G. in…
Atmospheric oxygen constraints on Southern Ocean productivity and drivers of carbon uptake
Chavez, F. P., Messié, M. & Pennington, J. T. Marine primary production in relation to climate variability and…
Scientists Say a Hidden Structure May Exist Inside Earth’s Core
Scientists have found evidence that Earth’s inner core may contain a previously unknown layer, suggesting the planet’s center…