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…
Ammonite survival across the Cretaceous–Paleogene boundary confirmed by new data from Denmark
Smit, J. & Brinkhuis, H. The Geulhemmerberg Cretaceous/Tertiary boundary section (Maastrichtian type area, SE Netherlands); Summary of results…
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…
Autistic voices are an overlooked minority in geosciences
Autism is a lifelong condition impacting how individuals process information and interact with the world, simultaneously protected as…
Researchers Dive to Never Before Explored Arctic Ocean Ridge Studded with Volcanoes
The submersible Fendouzhe being deployed off a Chinese icebreaker in the Arctic Ocean. Credit: Courtesy of the Fendouzhe…
Before their big smashup, Theia and Earth were neighbors
View larger. | Theia and Earth collided about 4.5 billion years ago, as depicted in this artist’s concept.…
Ocean submesoscales as drivers of submarine melting within Antarctic ice cavities
Rignot, E. et al. Four decades of Antarctic ice sheet mass balance from 1979–2017. Proc. Natl Acad. Sci.…
Scientists Confirm Discovery of Massive Crater in China, Revealing Scale of Ancient Impacts Was “Far Greater than Previously Recorded”
A recently discovered impact crater in China is among the best-preserved ever found, offering researchers new insight into…
Scientists have finally confirmed what lies deep inside the Moon and it’s surprisingly Earth-like
The structure of the moon has perplexed astronomers for centuries before the advent of spacecraft. In the early…
A call for integrated and cooperative global sharing of China’s Earth observation data
Department of Geographical Sciences, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA Dong Chen & Alexandra Tyukavina Center for Global Change…