The geoid (the surface of equal gravitational potential of a hypothetical ocean at rest) serves as the classical reference ...
Scientists discovered plate anomalies in Earth's mantle using seismic wave analysis. These mysterious structures challenge tectonic theories.
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 ...
Sediments from Scotland hint that ocean-atmosphere interactions continued more than 600 million years ago despite widespread ice.
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6 climate trends scientists say are quietly accelerating
Ocean Heat Content Reaching Record Levels Let's be honest, the oceans are acting like a sponge for our planet's fever. More than nine-tenths of the warming that has happened on Earth over the past 50 ...
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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 ...
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