Earth Sciences
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A clock in the rocks: What cosmic rays tell us about Earth's changing surface and climate
How often do mountains collapse, volcanoes erupt or ice sheets melt?
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Space Exploration
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China set to blast off to the far side of the moon—here's what it could discover
China is attempting to recover the first ever soil and rock samples from the lunar far side. The surface mission, Chang'e 6, named after the Chinese moon goddess Chang'e, is a successor to the successful sample return mission, ...
Planetary Sciences
May 1, 2024
NASA balloons head north of Arctic Circle for long-duration flights
NASA is set to begin launch operations mid-May for the 2024 Sweden Long-Duration Scientific Balloon Campaign. Four stadium-sized, scientific balloons carrying science missions and technology demonstrations are scheduled to ...
Earth Sciences
Apr 29, 2024
How did the early Great Barrier Reef manage rapid environmental change?
As the modern Great Barrier Reef emerged after the last ice age, it had to cope with multiple environmental stresses—rising sea levels, increased sediment from a flooding coastline, ocean turbulence and likely warming oceans.
Earth Sciences
Apr 25, 2024
Spring snow, sparkling in the sun, can reveal more than just good skiing conditions
One might think that snow, of all things, is easy to describe: it is cold, white and covers the landscape like a blanket. What else is there to say about it?
Archaeology
Apr 24, 2024
The story of the first Alor people adapting to climate change 43,000 years ago
As humans, our greatest evolutionary advantage has always been our ability to adapt and innovate. When people first reached the expanded coastline of Southeast Asia around 65,000 years ago, and faced the sea crossings necessary ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 22, 2024
Prehistoric lake sturgeon is not endangered, US says despite calls from conservationists
Lake sturgeon don't need Endangered Species Act protections, federal wildlife officials announced Monday, saying that stocking programs have helped the prehistoric fish return to areas where they had vanished.
Environment
Apr 22, 2024
Increasingly hot European summers are harming health, report says
Heat stress in Europe is increasingly threatening people's health as global warming makes summers there hotter and deadlier, two leading climate monitors warned on Monday.
Environment
Apr 19, 2024
'Green muscle memory' and climate education promote behavior change: Report
This year, organizers of Earth Day are calling for widespread climate education as a critical step in the fight against climate change.
Earth Sciences
Apr 17, 2024
Ice age climate analysis reduces worst-case warming expected from rising CO₂
As carbon dioxide accumulates in the atmosphere, the Earth will get hotter. But exactly how much warming will result from a certain increase in CO2 is under study. The relationship between CO2 and warming, known as climate ...
