New Galactic Simulations Narrow the Hunt for Dark Matter
Newswise — Most of the stars in our Milky Way galaxy sit neatly on a flat plane. But…
Satellite images reveal rock and glacier collapse before Nepal floods
As rescue teams searched for missing people following catastrophic flooding along the Nepal-China border, Earth scientists reviewed satellite…
The world inches closer to catastrophic climate events
NEW YORK (AP) — In the opening scene of American writer Kim Stanley Robinson’s “The Ministry for the…
A Manhattan-Sized Ice Island Just Broke Off Greenland
Petermann Glacier has shed a rare, Manhattan-sized Arctic ice island that researchers had watched develop for years. Credit:…
2016 ISSM Workshop – NASA Science
Ice-sheet and Sea-level System Model (ISSM) The 2016 ISSM Workshop took place at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography…
Global Warming Has Kicked Into Overdrive, Scientists Warn
It’s been a particularly apocalyptic summer. Relentless, record-shattering heatwaves, untamable wildfires, and deadly floods are just some of…
Unwritten Social Rules, Not Government Oversight, Help Keep Forest Land Sustainable
Newswise — COLUMBUS, Ohio – Swidden agriculture — often called “slash-and-burn” — has been practiced on every inhabited…
NOAA Raises Odds of a Historic ‘Super’ El Niño
El Niño, declared by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) just one month ago, is strengthening at…
Plant Biodiversity in Europe: Study Shows Why an Increase in Plant Species Isn’t Good News
Newswise — The number of plant species in many ecosystems in Europe has grown rather than shrunk over…
Why Mars May Remain Uninhabitable for Centuries
Realistic image of a completely terraformed Mars. Credit: Daein Ballard Making Mars Earthlike is not impossible in principle,…
Ancient Gulf Stream Shift During Younger Dryas Offers Stark Warning for Future Climate Change
Around 13,000 years ago, as the world was emerging from the grip of the last ice age, much…
Coastal floods are linked to climate change and sea level rise
Extreme floods that once swamped coastal communities only rarely are becoming far more common as climate change caused…