Perseverance Mars Rover Completes a Marathon on Mars to Cap Off Extraordinary 5 Years
A map of the Perseverance Mars rover marathon – credit, NASA NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover just completed a…
Scientists Tracked These Strange Arctic Icebergs and Found Something Unexpected on the Seafloor
A polar research expedition back in 2021 noticed something weird along the Fram Strait, a marine passage into…
Ocean iron fertilization from enhanced mid-ocean-ridge volcanism due to ice-age sea-level falls
Martin, J. H. & Fitzwater, S. E. Iron deficiency limits phytoplankton growth in the north-east Pacific subarctic. Nature…
Reduction of tropical cyclone-induced ocean carbon outgassing since 1993
Ciais, P. et al. Five decades of northern land carbon uptake revealed by the interhemispheric CO2 gradient. Nature…
The First Atomic Bomb Test in 1945 Created an Entirely New Material
During the Trinity nuclear test on July 16, 1945, in the New Mexico desert—the world’s very first test…
540-Million-Year-Old Fossils Reveal a Huge Surprise About Early Life on Earth
Visible to the naked eye, fossilized bacteria or algae were found in an ancient seabed that emerged in…
Mining mine wastes for sustainable value creation
Franks, D. M. et al. Sci. Rep. 11, 5353 (2021). Article CAS Google Scholar Lottermoser, B. G. in…
Atmospheric oxygen constraints on Southern Ocean productivity and drivers of carbon uptake
Chavez, F. P., Messié, M. & Pennington, J. T. Marine primary production in relation to climate variability and…
Scientists Say a Hidden Structure May Exist Inside Earth’s Core
Scientists have found evidence that Earth’s inner core may contain a previously unknown layer, suggesting the planet’s center…
Japan Is Used to Earthquakes, but What About a Big One?
A 7.4-magnitude earthquake jolted Japan this week and set off a tsunami warning, but shoppers at one grocery…
Volcanoes Send Tiny Warning Signals Before Eruptions. These Scientists Are Decoding Them
Science is a constant work in progress; despite breakthroughs, humanity still struggles to fully explain many natural phenomena.…
Geologists trace Colorado River’s mysterious 5 million years
Scientists have known that the Colorado River has existed in western Colorado for 11 million years. However, the…