Massive underwater plateau near Solomon Islands is younger and its eruption was more protracted...
The Ontong Java Plateau, a volcanically-formed underwater plateau located in the Pacific Ocean north of the Solomon Islands, is younger and its eruption was...
Climate change likely led to violence in early Andean populations
Climate change in current times has created problems for humans such as wildfires and reduced growing seasons for staple crops, spilling over into economic...
10-year countdown to sea-ice-free Arctic
Research team predicts Arctic without ice by the end of 2030s if current increasing rate of greenhouse gas emission continues.
Metaverse could put a dent in global warming
For many technology enthusiasts, the metaverse has the potential to transform almost every facet of human life, from work to education to entertainment. Now,...
Earth was created much faster than we thought: This makes the chance of finding...
Over the past decades, researchers thought Earth was created over a period of more than 100 million years. However, a new study from suggests...
The life below our feet: Team discovers microbes thriving in groundwater and producing oxygen...
A survey of groundwater samples drawn from aquifers beneath more than 80,000 square miles of Canadian prairie reveals ancient groundwaters harbor not only diverse...
Plate tectonics not required for the emergence of life
New finding contradicts previous assumptions about the role of mobile plate tectonics in the development of life on Earth. Moreover, the data suggests that...
Newly planted vegetation accelerates dune erosion during extreme storms, research shows
Newly planted vegetation on coastal sand dunes can accelerate erosion from extreme waves.
Preserving forests to protect deep soil from warming
An innovative, decade-long experiment in the foothills of California's Sierra Nevada mountains shows carbon stocks buried deep underground are vulnerable to climate change. The...
Researchers find high risk to amphibians if fungal pathogen invades North America
New research indicates the fungal pathogen Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans (Bsal) could be devastating to amphibian biodiversity if introduced to North America.
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