A careful analysis of the complex boundary where four tectonic plates meet reveals that one of the slabs is tearing itself apart. This process is likely part of the normal life cycle of what's known ...

SINKER is an innovative new instrument equipped with advanced microscopes and cameras to collect detailed data about carbon ...

Ancient sea creatures may have used magnetic particles to navigate. 3D scans reveal how these magnetofossils sensed Earth’s ...

For centuries, explorers set sail toward lands that never existed, climbed mountains that were never there, and searched for ...

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Scientists reexamining data from NASA’s Cassini spacecraft have uncovered exciting new evidence from Saturn’s icy moon Enceladus. The spacecraft detected complex organic molecules being blasted into ...

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Marine heatwaves can jam the ocean’s natural carbon conveyor belt, preventing carbon from reaching the deep sea. Researchers studying two major heatwaves in the Gulf of Alaska found that plankton ...

Our planet is sick, and its life-threatening symptoms are getting worse, a new report warns. Earth has been pushed past multiple physical and chemical boundaries crucial for keeping the world a ...

Scientists have a lot of questions about our planet’s most important carbon sink—and a new project could help answer them.

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Gustavo Dudamel has begun his tale of two cities. As Dickens prophetically reminds us, ours is hardly the first ...