Geologists from St. Petersburg State University, as part of an international scientific team, have analyzed rock data from East Antarctica and determined that the magnetic anomaly in this region resulted from the convergence of continents and the…
Category: Earth
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Antarctic magnetic anomaly is a trace of an ancient continental collision, scientists find
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Rethinking climate change: Natural variability, solar forcing, model uncertainties, and policy implications
Current global climate models (GCMs) support with high confidence the view that rising greenhouse gases and other anthropogenic forcings account for nearly all observed global surface warming—slightly above 1 °C—since the pre-industrial…
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Making a map to make a difference: Interactive GIS tool shows superfund flooding dangers
Geographic information system (GIS) maps help researchers, policymakers, and community members see how environmental risks are spread throughout a given region. These types of interactive, layered maps can be used for storytelling, education, and…
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Why Earth-like worlds might be rare
How common are Earth-like worlds beyond our solar system? This is what a recent study published in Nature Astronomy hopes to address as an international team of scientists unveiled new evidence that Earth-like…
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Bennu asteroid reveals new origins for life’s amino acids
Did the ingredients for life as we know it exist in the early solar system? This is what a recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences hopes to address as a team of…
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Scientists Propose Surprising Link Between Space Weather and Earthquakes
A new theoretical study explores how activity high above Earth could subtly influence processes deep within the planet’s crust. Researchers at Kyoto University are advancing a new idea about how space weather might intersect with earthquake…
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41 US States Are Getting Warmer, Just Not Where You’d Expect
A closer look at temperature extremes shows that most U.S. states are warming in distinct ways. Warming is not showing up the same way everywhere in the United States, and a new analysis suggests that difference matters for how states prepare….
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Record–Breaking Ocean Drilling Uncovers a Dangerous Earthquake Secret
New research shows that a fragile clay layer beneath the Japan Trench played a key role in the extreme seafloor movement during the 2011 earthquake. Scientists have long known that the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake was enormous. What has been harder to…
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Radar Reveals Hidden Lava Tube Beneath Venus Surface
What new insights about lava tubes on Venus can scientists gain about the planet’s formation, evolution, and present volcanic activity? This is what a recent study published in Nature Communications hopes to…
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Where did that raindrop come from? Climate model ensemble captures worldwide water isotopes over 45 years
Water is made of hydrogen and oxygen, and sometimes these atoms are slightly heavier than usual. These heavier forms are called isotopes. As water evaporates or moves through the atmosphere, the amount of these isotopes changes in predictable…
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