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NASA Confirms That 2023 was the Hottest Summer on Record
Yesterday, NASA's Goddard Institute of Space Studies (GISS) announced that the summer of 2003 was the hottest on record. This…
Interpreting Dune Patterns: Insights from Earth and Mars
A recent study published in the journal Geology attempts to interpret the patterns of dunes, which are sand mounds frequently…
The Most Intense Lightning Ever Seen Came From Last Year's Tonga Volcano Eruption
The enormous undersea volcano that erupted in Tonga last year was record-breaking in many regards. It generated the highest-ever recorded…
Did Life Need Plate Tectonics to Emerge?
It's widely accepted that Earth's plate tectonics are a key factor in life's emergence. Plate tectonics allows heat to move…
A Day on Earth Used to Only Be 19 Hours
A new study has revealed that for 1 billions years, a day on Earth lasted for about 19 hours.
If We Can Master Artificial Photosynthesis, We Can Thrive in Space
In a recent study, a team led by the University of Warwick propose a new type of life support system…
Phew, California’s Largest Reservoir is Nearly Full
California residents will be glad to know their reservoirs are nearly full again after years of drought. New satellite photos…
Is it Time for a New Definition of “Habitable?”
Things tend to move from the simple to the complex when you're trying to understand something new. This is the…
New Climate Model Accurately Predicts Millions of Years of Ice Ages
New research by a team of Japanese climatologists and an astronomer shows how astronomical forces have caused major changes in…
An Astronomical First! A Radiation Belt Seen Outside the Solar System
For the first time, a team of astronomers has imaged the radiation belt of an object from beyond the Solar…