The Ocean Is a Carbon Toilet. Marine Heat Waves Are Clogging It.
This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. The planet would be a whole…
NASA Captures Stunning Images of a Titanic Iceberg’s Collapse
Iceberg A-23A, once colossal and long-lived, is breaking apart as it drifts into warmer seas. Once the world’s…
A 30-Year Study Reveals a Hidden Climate Driver Heating Antarctica’s Core
Relay Station, an unmanned weather station in the interior of East Antarctica. Unmanned stations are designed to survive…
Weakening Gulf Stream System Could Unleash Global Chaos
The AMOC, Earth’s ocean “conveyor belt,” may collapse after 2100 under high-emission scenarios, according to new simulations. Triggered…
The Ocean’s Most Abundant Life Form May Not Survive Global Warming
The lines on the map are cruise tracks, overlaying temperature. The water in yellow areas hovers around 86…
SpaceX and satellites help states save millions on internet buildout | Guest Commentary | Commentary
The $42.5 billion Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program was meant to bring affordable, reliable internet to…
New MIT Tech Sees Underwater As if the Water Weren’t There
SeaSplat produces true color images of underwater scene, as captured by MIT team’s underwater robot. The original photo…
Scientists Discover Mysterious Freshwater Reservoir Beneath the Ocean Floor. How Did It Get There?
Co-chief scientists Brandon Dugan of the Colorado School of Mines and Rebecca Robinson of the University of Rhode…
It’s Snowing Salt. The Strange Phenomenon Happening Deep in the Dead Sea
The Dead Sea, Earth’s lowest surface point and deepest hypersaline lake, is revealing remarkable salt structures known as…
Scientists Crack the Code of China’s Mysterious “Matrix Tide”
On China’s Qiantang River, witnesses recently observed an extraordinary “matrix tide,” where colliding tidal bores formed a grid…