Scientists discovered plate anomalies in Earth's mantle using seismic wave analysis. These mysterious structures challenge tectonic theories.
The geoid (the surface of equal gravitational potential of a hypothetical ocean at rest) serves as the classical reference ...
At the edge of the Antarctic Peninsula, far from research stations and tourist routes, a small team collected seawater in conditions that are not easi.
A new study finds that Arctic ringed seals face a double threat from climate change and long-lasting pollutants.
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The Sahara Desert hasn’t always been a dry, desolate landscape. Some scientists see signs it may be greening again
An hour before dawn, in a nameless rock pile in the world’s largest hot desert, Djimet Guemona clambered up a narrow gully. The route was hemmed by high walls, where uncountable centuries of ...
Each year, the world's leading climate scientists evaluate the most critical evidence on how our planet is changing. Their ...
Sediments from Scotland hint that ocean-atmosphere interactions continued more than 600 million years ago despite widespread ice.
Researchers have identified a "tipping point" about 2.7 million years ago when global climate conditions switched from being relatively warm and stable to cold and chaotic, as continental ice sheets ...
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