Earth
Astronomers Aren’t Pleased About a Russian Plan to Put Billboards in Space
It was bound to happen. While the rest of us look up at the night sky, and wonder at what…
Did You Know that the Earth Loses Several Hundred Tons of Atmosphere to Space Every Day?
Scientists have known for some time that Earth's atmosphere loses several hundred tons of oxygen each day. They understand how…
There’s a Surprising Amount of Life Deep Inside the Earth. Hundreds of Times More Mass than All of Humanity
Scientists with the Deep Carbon Observatory (DCO) are transforming our understanding of life deep inside the Earth, and maybe on…
A Supernova 2.6 Million Years Ago Could Have Wiped Out the Ocean’s Large Animals
For many years, scientists have been studying how supernovae could affect life on Earth. Supernovae are extremely powerful events, and…
A Rapid Rise in Temperature Led to the Worst Extinction in our Planet’s History
Everyone knows about the extinction of the dinosaurs. A cataclysmic asteroid strike about 66 million years ago (mya) caused the…
Ice loss in Greenland is Accelerating
The rate at which Greenland is losing its ice is accelerating. This unsurprising conclusion comes from a new study based…
A Meteor may have Exploded in the Air 3,700 Years Ago, Obliterating Communities Near the Dead Sea
A meteor that exploded in the air near the Dead Sea 3,700 years ago may have wiped out communities, killed…
We Have the Technology. Airplanes Could Spray Particles into the Atmosphere to Battle Climate Change. But Should We?
If climate change models are correct, humanity is working itself—and dragging the rest of life on Earth with it—into a…
The Earth’s Wandering Poles Could Have Caused the Ice Age
A new study by a team of Rice University geophysicists indicates that the Earth's wandering poles could have triggered the…
Huge Asteroid Impact Crater Found Just Under the Ice in Greenland
An international team of scientists have discovered what lay hidden under Arctic ice for thousands or even hundreds of thousands…