‘It’s Russian roulette’: alarm as Europe backs critical minerals mines in water-stressed regions | Mining
The European Commission plans to rewrite the EU’s flagship water protection law to speed up the development of…
Israeli study unlocks 4,000 years of climate change and human adaptation
Cylinders of ancient mud drilled from the Carmel Coast in northern Israel have revealed how ancient human societies…
Powerful seismic waves from Japan’s 2011 earthquake struck Earth’s core and bounced back up, moving island eastward
In 2011, Japan reeled from the effects of a devastating magnitude 9.0 earthquake. But unnoticed in the chaos…
What the satellite servicing economy can borrow from carbon credits
In January 2026 alone, the Federal Communications Commission authorized 15,000 Starlink Gen2 satellites. Starcloud has filed for 88,000…
Deadly H5 bird flu variant detected in Australia for first time in Esperance seabird
The deadly H5 variant of avian influenza has been detected in a bird that washed up on a…
From pixels to planning: Earth AI for nature restoration
Teaching AI the shape of the countryside To bridge the gap between pixels and planning, we developed a…
Watch: Powerful south swells send massive wave over oceanfront condos in Hawaii
Watch as a massive wave driven by powerful south swells surges over oceanfront condos in Keauhou, Hawaii, on…
Emergent decadal predictability in Antarctic contribution to sea-level rise
Noble, T. L. et al. The sensitivity of the Antarctic Ice Sheet to a changing climate: past, present,…
Out-of-Control Icebergs Are Wreaking Havoc on the Oceans
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Earthquakes can be destructive for distant cities built on top of basins – now we know why
By Timothy Stern*, The Conversation Sedimentary basins – depressions in Earth’s crust caused by tectonic activity – tend…
Scientists finally pinpoint the cause of Atlantic Ocean warming
Long-term temperature swings in the Atlantic Ocean have long been attributed to natural ocean circulation. New research suggests…
Small forest fragments can protect more birds when the surrounding landscape is more helpful
Larger areas contain more species. This is one of the most ironclad laws of ecology, which explains why…