Scientists found giant buried mud waves in the Atlantic, revealing the ocean began forming earlier than thought and contributed to ancient climate change. Scientists from Heriot-Watt University have discovered giant underwater mud waves hidden…
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Massive Underwater Mud Wave Found Beneath the Atlantic Seafloor
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NASA’s EMIT Spots Toxic Contamination off California Coast
NASA’s EMIT instrument, originally designed to study minerals in deserts, is now uncovering signs of sewage pollution along the Southern California coast, from 250 miles above Earth. In a new study, researchers used EMIT’s hyperspectral…
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How Wet Ground Supercharges Floods on the U.S. West Coast
What other factors other than atmospheric rivers contribute to flood risks? This is what a recent study published in the Journal of Hydrometeorology hopes to address as a team of researchers led by the Desert…
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Scientists Detect Unusual Airborne Toxin in the United States for the First Time
University of Colorado Boulder researchers made the first-ever airborne detection of Medium Chain Chlorinated Paraffins (MCCPs) in the Western Hemisphere. Sometimes, scientific research feels a lot like solving a mystery. Scientists head into the…
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Serious Cholera Outbreaks in Africa in 2025
Cholera is caused by a water-borne bacterial pathogen called Vibrio cholerae that may be transmitted through the consumption of contaminated water or food. The rapidly developing, very contagious infection can…
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Scientists Solve 50-Year Mystery of Strange Zone Deep Inside Earth
ETH Zurich scientists confirmed that solid rock flows deep inside Earth, solving a decades-old mystery about seismic waves. Earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and drifting continents all remind us that Earth is not a static ball of rock, but a…
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The Earth Shook Every 90 Seconds for 9 Days in 2023 – Scientists Finally Know Why
Scientists used satellite and seismic data to prove mega tsunamis in Greenland fjords created trapped standing waves that shook the Earth. In September 2023, scientists detected a strange global seismic signal that repeated every 90 seconds for…
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The Strange Way Penguin Poop Could Be Cooling Antarctica
Ammonia from penguin guano boosts cloud formation, potentially helping Antarctica resist climate change. Ammonia from penguin guano could be playing a surprising role in protecting Antarctica from the effects of climate change. A new study…
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The Air Is Getting Thirstier – And It’s Draining the Earth Dry
As the climate warms, the atmosphere’s increasing demand for evaporation is surpassing the rate at which precipitation is rising. Hot air can carry more moisture than cool air. That’s why your hair still dries quickly after a steamy shower….
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Unusual Seismic Signals Are Rippling Through Earth’s Core, Revealing Planetary Secrets
Mysterious seismic signals from massive North Atlantic storms are rippling through Earth’s core and surfacing in remote Australia. Scientists from the Australian National University (ANU) have discovered that powerful winter storms in the North…
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