Earths

Earth’s most powerful ocean current didn’t form the way we thought

The Antarctic Circumpolar Current carries more than 100 times the total flow of all the world's rivers combined. It circles…

5 days ago

How squid survived Earth’s biggest extinction and took over the oceans

Squid and cuttlefish are among the ocean's most fascinating animals, known for their color-changing skin and jet-like movement. For decades,…

2 weeks ago

Scientists just found a surprising twist in Earth’s extinction story

For years, many scientists have warned that Earth is undergoing another mass extinction, with species disappearing faster than ever before.…

6 months ago

Forged in fire: The 900°C heat that built Earth’s stable continents

For billions of years, Earth's continents have remained remarkably steady, providing the groundwork for mountains, ecosystems, and human civilization. Yet…

6 months ago

Earth’s inner core exists only because of carbon

A new study by researchers at the University of Oxford, University of Leeds, and University College London has identified a…

7 months ago

Scientists just found a hidden factor behind Earth’s methane surge

Roughly two-thirds of all emissions of atmospheric methane -- a highly potent greenhouse gas that is warming planet Earth --…

8 months ago

Earth’s Oldest Impact Crater Turns Out to Be Much Younger, Scientists Reveal in New Study

A location in Western Australia that used to be named as the oldest meteorite impact crater on Earth is now…

8 months ago

Earth’s Spin to Speed Up Briefly, Causing Shorter Days This Summer

Reports indicate that for three days this summer – July 9, July 22 and August 5 – Earth's rotation will…

9 months ago

When rainforests died, the planet caught fire: New clues from Earth’s greatest extinction

The collapse of tropical forests during Earth's most catastrophic extinction event was the primary cause of the prolonged global warming…

9 months ago

Earth’s weather satellites just spent 10 years watching Venus — here’s what they found

Imaging data from Japan's Himawari-8 and -9 meteorological satellites have been successfully used to monitor temporal changes in Venus' cloud-top…

9 months ago