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. Even in Antarctica, during the peak of its winter, extreme…
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 amount of lightning energy to the Earth’s magnetosphere. The research…
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 material on the moon. The moon’s permanently shadowed craters are…
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 Ocean floor is slowly diving eastward under North America. This…
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. Now, hydrology researchers from the University of Arizona have investigated…
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 grew and receded. The Miocene is widely considered a potential…