Earth Science News
April 12, 2025
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Apr. 9, 2025 — New research revealed the remarkable chemical diversity of substances exuded by coral reefs and demonstrated that thousands of different chemicals derived from tropical corals and seaweeds are ...
Apr. 9, 2025 — Engineers have hit the trifecta of sustainability technology: A group has developed a low-cost method to produce carbon-free 'green' hydrogen via solar-powered electrolysis of seawater. A happy byproduct of the process? Potable ...
Apr. 9, 2025 — Researchers analyzed trade-related risks to energy security across 1,092 scenarios for cutting carbon emissions by 2060. They found that swapping out dependence on imported fossil fuels for increased dependence on critical minerals for clean energy ...
Apr. 9, 2025 — Milky seas are a rare bioluminescent phenomenon where vast areas of the ocean glow at night, sometimes for months. This glow, likely caused by Vibrio harveyi bacteria, has been reported by sailors ...
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Apr. 9, 2025 — A new study reveals the modern arid desert between Africa and Saudi Arabia was once regularly lush and green with rivers and lakes over a period of 8 million years, allowing for the occupation and ...
Apr. 9, 2025 — New findings provide a greater understanding of plate subduction, or how tectonic plates slide beneath one another. This recycling of surface ...
Apr. 8, 2025 — Ecologists are investigating the decline of insect populations in the world's tropical forests. Insects, the most abundant and diverse group of animals on Earth, are experiencing alarming declines, ...
Apr. 8, 2025 — Researchers estimated that smoke from wildfires and prescribed burns caused $200 billion in health damages in 2017, and that these were associated ...
Apr. 7, 2025 — The vast desert of the Arabian Peninsula was not always an arid landscape. A recent study reveals that this region was once home to a vast lake and river system. These favorable conditions fostered ...
Apr. 4, 2025 — Rivers, streams, lakes, and reservoirs aren't just scenic parts of our landscape -- they're also vital engines for life on Earth. These inland waters 'breathe' oxygen, just like we do. But a new ...
Apr. 3, 2025 — Scientists have helped to construct a detailed timeline for bacterial evolution, suggesting some bacteria used oxygen long before evolving the ability to produce it through ...
Apr. 2, 2025 — Modern continental rocks carry chemical signatures from the very start of our planet's history, challenging current theories about plate ...
Mar. 27, 2025 — Scientists have uncovered a surprising role for calcium in shaping the building blocks of life. Their study reveals that calcium ions help determine the molecular 'handedness' (chirality) of tartaric ...
Apr. 1, 2025 — More mammals were living on the ground several million years before the mass extinction event that wiped out the dinosaurs, new research has ...
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Mar. 31, 2025 — A new study warns that global climate change may have a devastating effect on butterflies, turning their species-rich, mountain habitats from refuges into traps. Think of it as the 'butterfly ...
Mar. 31, 2025 — A combination of water management practices has contributed to notable groundwater gains in Central Arizona despite the region dealing with long-term water stress, according to a new ...
Mar. 31, 2025 — One of the ocean currents in the Arctic Ocean is at risk of disappearing this century because of climate change, according to a new study. As a result, the North Atlantic could be flooded with ...
Mar. 28, 2025 — Why do some plants thrive in specific regions but not in others? A study explores the factors shaping plant distributions and how these patterns have changed over millions of years. Analyzing nearly ...
Mar. 28, 2025 — A new study measured water vapor in Greenland's air, collecting data crucial for improving climate models and forecasting Arctic ...
Mar. 27, 2025 — Researchers found increased meltwater and rain explain 60% of a decades-long mismatch between predicted and observed temperatures in the ocean around ...
Mar. 27, 2025 — Powerful winter storms which led to deaths and power outages in the UK and Ireland were made more likely by an intense swirling vortex of winds miles above the Arctic, say ...
Mar. 26, 2025 — New research sheds light on the earliest days of the earth's formation and potentially calls into question some earlier assumptions in planetary science about the early years of rocky planets. ...
Mar. 26, 2025 — Tropical marine low clouds play a crucial role in regulating Earth's climate. However, whether they mitigate or exacerbate global warming has long remained a mystery. Now, researchers have ...
Mar. 25, 2025 — How is organic matter transported from productive coastal areas to the open ocean? Researchers have now shown that eddies play a crucial role in this process. The swirling currents contain large ...
Mar. 25, 2025 — A new study has uncovered evidence of far-reaching ecosystem consequences following the disappearance of Great white sharks (Carcharodon carcharias) from False Bay, South Africa. The research spans ...
Mar. 25, 2025 — Researchers have developed a highly accurate land cover map for Siberia, providing insights into climate change and predictions. Using advanced machine learning techniques and existing multiple land ...
Mar. 21, 2025 — Despite decades of warnings about overfishing, Southeast Asia's capture fisheries have proven remarkably ...
Mar. 20, 2025 — According to a predictive model, the microalgae present in peat bogs could offset up to 14% of future CO2 emissions, thanks to their photosynthetic activity. This conclusion was reached by basing the ...
Mar. 19, 2025 — Researchers injected CO2 gas into seawater while applying an electrical current. The process transformed dissolved ions, minerals in seawater into clusters of solid particles. The clusters hold over ...
Mar. 19, 2025 — In the desert areas of Namibia, Oman, and Saudi Arabia, research work has revealed unusual structures that are probably due to the activity of an unknown microbiological life form. Unusually small ...
Mar. 19, 2025 — Scientists have decoded the metabolic strategies of certain sulfur bacteria. A new study reports that the bacteria are found worldwide and have a complex metabolism with modular ...
Mar. 18, 2025 — Researchers used community input to design Advanced Clean Truck (ACT) air-quality model experiments. Community asked for ACT policy simulations that convert 48% of medium- and heavy-duty vehicles ...
Mar. 17, 2025 — In a recent, cross-institutional study partially funded by the National Institutes of Health, researchers report that healthy human airways are at higher risk for dehydration and inflammation when ...
Mar. 17, 2025 — Until now, a global evaluation of ocean current energy with actual data was lacking. Using 30 years of NOAA's Global Drifter Program data, a study shows that ocean currents off Florida's ...
Monday, March 31, 2025
- New Warnings of a 'Butterfly Effect' -- In Reverse
- Study Shows Groundwater Gains in Arizona Yet Climate Risks Still Threaten Water Supply
- Thinner Arctic Sea Ice May Affect Global Ocean Circulation
Friday, March 28, 2025
- Global Patterns in Seed Plant Distribution Over Millions of Years
- Drone Experiment Reveals How Greenland Ice Sheet Is Changing
Thursday, March 27, 2025
- Melting Ice, More Rain Drive Southern Ocean Cooling
- Damaging Cluster of UK Winter Storms Driven by Swirling Polar Vortex Miles Above Earth
Wednesday, March 26, 2025
- Earliest Days of Earth's Formation
- Researchers' Breakthrough Method Reveals Clouds Amplify Global Warming Far More Than Previously Understood
Tuesday, March 25, 2025
- Ocean Eddies -- The Food Trucks of the Sea
- Ecosystem Disrupted Following the Disappearance of Great White Sharks
- Refining Siberia's Land Cover Data: A Leap Forward for Climate Science
Friday, March 21, 2025
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Wednesday, March 19, 2025
- New Carbon-Negative Material Could Make Concrete and Cement More Sustainable
- Unknown Microorganisms Used Marble and Limestone as a Habitat
- Sulfur Bacteria Team Up to Break Down Substances in the Seabed
Tuesday, March 18, 2025
Monday, March 17, 2025
- Global Warming Can Lead to Inflammation in Human Airways, New Research Shows
- Top Locations for Ocean Energy Production Worldwide Revealed
Friday, March 14, 2025
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Wednesday, March 12, 2025
- Delhi Air Pollution Worse Than Expected as Water Vapor Skews Figures
- Researchers Forecast Shaking Damage from Crustal Earthquake Scenarios in Mexico City
Tuesday, March 11, 2025
- Earth's 'dirty Mirror' Effect Is Accelerating Climate Change
- Arctic Sea Ice Loss Drives Drier Weather Over California and Wetter Over Spain and Portugal
Monday, March 10, 2025
- Common Approaches for Assessing Business Impact on Biodiversity Are Powerful, but Often Insufficient for Strategy Design
- Are Volcanoes Behind the Oxygen We Breathe?
- Climate Change Will Reduce the Number of Satellites That Can Safely Orbit in Space
Friday, March 7, 2025
Thursday, March 6, 2025
- Tropical Forests in the Americas Are Struggling to Keep Pace With Climate Change
- Researchers Reveal Nitrogen's Dominant Role in Global Organic Aerosol Absorption
- World's Oldest Impact Crater Found, Rewriting Earth's Ancient History
- Plants Struggled for Millions of Years After the World's Worst Climate Catastrophe
Wednesday, March 5, 2025
- Seismic Study of Singapore Could Guide Urban Construction and Renewable Energy Development
- Researchers Quantify the Way Rivers Bend, Opening Up the Possibility for Identifying Origins of Channels on Other Planets
- Satellite Image Analysis Delivers New Insight Into the Functional Diversity of Tropical Forests
- The Ozone Hole Is Healing, Thanks to Global Reduction of CFCs
Tuesday, March 4, 2025
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Friday, February 28, 2025
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Tuesday, February 25, 2025
- Giant Ice Bulldozers: How Ancient Glaciers Helped Life Evolve
- Environment Nudges Birds to Fast, or Slow, Life Lane
- Longest-Runout Undersea Sediment Flows Analyzed in Unprecedented Detail
Monday, February 24, 2025
- Mega-Iceberg from Antarctica on Collision Course With South Georgia: Harbinger of Things to Come?
- Research Provides New Detail on the Impact of Volcanic Activity on Early Marine Life
Friday, February 21, 2025
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Wednesday, February 19, 2025
- Nitrogen Fixation on Marine Particles Is Important in the Global Ocean
- New Process Gets Common Rocks to Trap Carbon Rapidly, Cheaply
- 'Glacial Fracking': A Hidden Source of Arctic Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Tuesday, February 18, 2025
- Repeated Invasions Shape NZ's Bird Life
- Rapid Environmental Change Can Threaten Even a Peaceful Daisyworld
- Study Reveals Extent of Ecological Damage from Niger Delta Oil Spills
Monday, February 17, 2025
Friday, February 14, 2025
- Scientists Use Distant Sensor to Monitor American Samoa Earthquake Swarm
- Research Reveals How Earth Got Its Ice Caps
Thursday, February 13, 2025
- New England's Salt Marshes Store 10 Million Cars' Worth of Carbon -- And Add Another 15,000-Worth Every Year
- Research Team Identifies Carbonate-Dissolving Microorganisms
- Protected Habitats Aren't Enough to Save Endangered Species, Study Finds
- Restoring Wildlife Habitats in Wealthy Nations Could Drive Extinctions in Species-Rich Regions, Experts Warn
Wednesday, February 12, 2025
- Can Artificial Intelligence Save the Great Barrier Reef?
- Models Show Intensifying Wildfires in a Warming World Due to Changes in Vegetation and Humidity; Only a Minor Role for Lightning
- PIK PR: Little Potential for 'climate Plantations' Within Planetary Boundaries
- Arctic Cyclones Could Be Missing Link in Sea Ice Depletion Models
Tuesday, February 11, 2025
Monday, February 10, 2025
- Anomaly in the Deep Sea
- New Autonomous System to Monitor Arctic's Melting Ice
- Earth's Inner Core Is Undergoing a Transformation
Friday, February 7, 2025
- An Arctic 'beyond Recognition' By 2100
- Twenty Years On, Biodiversity Struggles to Take Root in Restored Wetlands
Thursday, February 6, 2025
- Some Species of Baleen Whales Avoid Attracting Killer Whales by Singing Too Low to Be Heard
- New Technology Lights Way for Accelerating Coral Reef Restoration
- Multinational Research Project Shows How Life on Earth Can Be Measured from Space
- How Life's Building Blocks Took Shape on Early Earth: The Limits of Membraneless Polyester Protocell Formation
- Whale Poop Contains Iron That May Have Helped Fertilize Past Oceans
Wednesday, February 5, 2025
- Meteorite Discovery Challenges Long-Held Theories on Earth's Missing Elements
- Clean Air Policies Having Unintended Impact Driving Up Wetland Methane Emissions by Up to 34 Million Tons
- Scientists Simulate Asteroid Collision Effects on Climate and Plants
- Plant Power: A New Method to Model How Plants Move Water Globally
Tuesday, February 4, 2025
- Coal Emissions Cost India Millions in Crop Damages
- Climate Change Is Overhauling Marine Nutrient Cycles
- Scientists Develop Groundbreaking Biosensor for Rare Earth Element Detection
- Half a Degree Further Rise in Global Warming Will Triple Area of Earth Too Hot for Humans
- New Study Assesses Impact of Agricultural Research Investments on Biodiversity, Land Use
- Discovery of Water Droplet Freezing Bridges Atmospheric Science, Climate Solutions
Monday, February 3, 2025
- Life-Bearing Water Arrived on Earth Later Rather Than Sooner
- Global Groundwater Sulfate Distribution Map Uncovers Public Health Risks for 17 Million People
- We Have Underrated the Climate Effects of New Particles in Urban Areas
Friday, January 31, 2025
- How Does the Atmosphere Affect Ocean Weather?
- Carbon Capture from Constructed Wetlands Declines as They Age
Thursday, January 30, 2025
- Groundwater in Arctic Is Delivering More Carbon Into the Ocean Than Was Previously Known
- Earth Scientists Study Sikkim Flood in India to Help Others Prepare for Similar Disasters
- Sharks and Rays Benefit from Global Warming, but Not from CO2 in the Oceans
- Lead Contamination in Ancient Greece Points to Societal Change