Earths

How Earth’s most intense heat wave ever impacted life in Antarctica

Summer 2024 is on track to be the hottest on record for hundreds of cities across the U.S. and globe.…

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Scientists discover phenomenon impacting Earth’s radiation belts

Two University of Alaska Fairbanks scientists have discovered a new type of "whistler," an electromagnetic wave that carries a substantial…

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Scientists devise method to secure Earth’s biodiversity on the moon

New research led by scientists at the Smithsonian proposes a plan to safeguard Earth's imperiled biodiversity by cryogenically preserving biological…

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Cascadia Subduction Zone, one of Earth’s top hazards, comes into sharper focus

Off the coasts of southern British Columbia, Washington, Oregon and northern California lies a 600 mile-long strip where the Pacific…

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Human activities have an intense impact on Earth’s deep subsurface fluid flow

The impact of human activities -- such as greenhouse gas emissions and deforestation -- on Earth's surface have been well-studied.…

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Antarctica’s ancient ice sheets foreshadow dynamic changes in Earth’s future

Nineteen million years ago, during a time known as the early Miocene, massive ice sheets in Antarctica rapidly and repeatedly…

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