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Plate tectonics are the driving force behind Earth's continental configurations, with the lithosphere (oceanic and continental crusts and upper mantle) moving due to convection processes occurring in the softer underlying asthenospheric mantle. Many earthquakes, volcanic eruptions...

New study disputes Hunga Tonga volcano’s role in 2023–24 global warm-up

VOLCANOES 26/07/2024

New research from a collaborative team featuring Texas A&M University atmospheric scientist Dr. Andrew Dessler is exploring the climate impact of the 2022 Hunga Tonga volcano eruption and challenging existing assumptions about its effects in the...

3D models show dolphins already used narrow-band sound waves for orientation 5 million years ago

PALEONTOLOGY 26/07/2024

Senckenberg researcher Dr. Rachel Racicot and her former student Joyce Sanks from Vanderbilt University have examined the inner ear of the extinct dolphin genus Parapontoporia. In their study, published in the journal The Anatomical Record, they...

VOLCANOES

New study disputes Hunga Tonga volcano’s role in 2023–24 global warm-up

VOLCANOES 26/07/2024

Pompeii skeleton discovery shows another natural disaster may have made Vesuvius eruption even more deadly

EARTH 19/07/2024

A ‘trilobite Pompeii’: Perfectly preserved fossils of ancient sea critters found buried in volcanic ash

VOLCANOES 30/06/2024

Scientists identify main source that could be fueling Iceland’s hotbed of volcanic activity

VOLCANOES 28/06/2024

Study shows video analysis of Iceland 2010 eruption could improve volcanic ash forecasts for aviation safety

VOLCANOES 13/06/2024

Indonesia’s Mount Ibu erupts 3 times, spewing lava and clouds of gray ash

VOLCANOES 06/06/2024

ASTRONOMY

Perseverance rover discovers rock with potential signs of ancient life

ASTRONOMY 26/07/2024

NASA’s Curiosity rover discovers a surprise in a Martian rock

ASTRONOMY 19/07/2024

Scientists have confirmed a cave on the moon that could be used to shelter future explorers

ASTRONOMY 16/07/2024

A walking balloon could one day explore Titan—or Earth’s sea floor

ASTRONOMY 16/07/2024

How astronomers work out the size of the solar system

ASTRONOMY 12/07/2024

Japan launches an advanced Earth observation satellite on its new flagship H3 rocket

ASTRONOMY 01/07/2024

MARS

Analysis of NASA InSight data suggests Mars hit by meteoroids more often than thought

ASTRONOMY30/06/2024

NASA's Mars InSight Lander may be resting on the Red Planet in retirement, but data from the robotic explorer is still leading to seismic discoveries on Earth. In one of the latest studies using data from the...

Perseverance rover discovers rock with potential signs of ancient life

ASTRONOMY 26/07/2024

A vein-filled rock is catching the eye of the science team of NASA's Perseverance rover. Nicknamed "Cheyava Falls" by the team, the arrowhead-shaped rock contains fascinating traits that may bear on the question of whether Mars...

New study disputes Hunga Tonga volcano’s role in 2023–24 global warm-up

VOLCANOES 26/07/2024

PALEONTOLOGY

A soft needle in an oceanic haystack: Scientists discover a new species of chordate

PALEONTOLOGY 26/07/2024

The Cambrian fossil record indicates that most animal phyla had diversified and inhabited the Earth's oceans approximately 518 million years ago. But even though chordates—the group that includes vertebrates like humans—were part of this early animal...