Halloween Crack in Antarctica
In celebration of Halloween, the European Space Agency (ESA) brings you this recent Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellite image of the Halloween Crack in Antarctica. First spotted…
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What Caused the World’s Fourth-Largest Proglacial Lake To Suddenly Drain? Scientists Finally Have an Answer
The massive proglacial lake drainage in remote Patagonia was captured by satellites. Only satellites were around when the fourth-largest proglacial lake in the world suddenly drained in…
Is Ocean Acidification Causing the Arctic To Melt?
The discovery highlights a dual danger to the survival of plants, shellfish, coral reefs, other marine species, and the climate. After finding that the western…
Scientists Discover the First Impact Crater in Spain
The crater was found in the province of Almeria. The first probable impact crater in Spain has been discovered in the southern province of Almeria….
Chasing Ghostly Faces in Earth’s Stratosphere
A pair of NASA scientists have an unconventional hobby—searching through atmospheric data to find the rare moment when faces swirl up in their data. By…
The Green Revolution – Were We Lied To?
A founding narrative of the Green Revolution was discovered to be false. In a recent analysis, a researcher at the Alliance of Bioversity International and…
Scientists Warn of a Rare Third-Year La Nina – Risk of Intense Cold Surges in Eurasia
El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is an irregular periodic variation in winds and sea surface temperatures over the tropical eastern Pacific Ocean that affects the climate…
Antarctic Volcano: A Mountain of Terror?
Mount Terror might sound like a place to avoid. But this Antarctic volcano is not as terrifying as its name implies. From a geological perspective,…
Good News: Ozone Hole Continues Shrinking in 2022
The depleted area of the ozone layer over the South Pole was slightly smaller than last year and generally continued the overall shrinking trend of…
Spritacular: Capturing Elusive Upper Atmospheric Electrical Phenomena on Camera
A flash of lightning, and then – something else. High above the storm, a crimson figure blinks in and out of existence. If you saw…
Broad Implications – Harvard Scientists Have Discovered the First Ever Sea Level Fingerprint
The work validates almost a century of sea level science. Sea levels experience a bizarre and counterintuitive phenomenon as ice sheets melt. It functions much…
Listen to the Scary Sounds of Earth’s Magnetic Field – Captured by Swarm Satellite Mission
Earth is surrounded by a system of magnetic fields, called the magnetosphere, which is essential to life on Earth. However, the magnetic field isn’t something…
Insects Can Produce As Much Atmospheric Electric Charge as a Thunderstorm Cloud
Researchers measured the electrical fields near swarming honeybees and discovered that insects can produce as much atmospheric electric charge as a thunderstorm cloud. This type…
New Study Reveals a More Complex Climate History Than Previously Thought
A recent study reveals the complexities of temperature trends over the last 12,000 years. Because climate measurements seldom go back more than 150 years, we…
NASA’s EMIT Mission Detects More Than 50 Methane “Super-Emitters” From Space
EMIT (Earth Surface Mineral Dust Source Investigation) was built to help scientists understand how dust affects climate. It can also pinpoint emissions of the potent…
TanSat Successfully Detects Human-Caused CO2 for the First Time
An international research team has identified carbon dioxide from human activities by analyzing measurements from the TanSat mission and the Copernicus Sentinel-5 Precursor mission. This…
Laying Geological Groundwork for Life on Earth – Early Plate Tectonics, Flipping of Geomagnetic Poles
Research led by Harvard University offers new, sharper proof of early plate tectonics and flipping of geomagnetic poles. New evidence points to the role of…
Low Water Levels Are Causing Barge Backups on the Mississippi River
Low water levels are making it difficult to ship goods down the Mississippi River and allowing a wedge of saltwater to move upstream. In the…
