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New study shows Hunga-Tonga Hunga-Ha’apai eruption depleted ozone layer

VOLCANOES
A large team of atmospheric specialists has found that when the Hunga-Tonga Hunga-Ha'apai volcano erupted last year, it took part of the ozone layer...

Study removes human bias from debate over dinosaurs’ demise

PALEONTOLOGY
To help resolve the scientific debate over whether it was a giant asteroid or volcanic eruptions that wiped out the dinosaurs and most other...

Study discovers origins of cryptic markings in Aotearoa New Zealand’s deep sea

OCEANOGRAPHY
NIWA scientists have discovered the origins of cryptic markings found in Aotearoa New Zealand's deep sea. While studying footage from a 2013 Chatham Rise survey,...

Paleolimnological study attributes Tibetan Empire collapse in 9th century to climate change

CLIMATE
The Tibetan Empire was the world's highest elevation empire, sitting over 4,000m above sea level, and thrived during 618 to 877 CE. Home to...

Study ties fracking to another type of earthquakes

EARTHQUAKES
New research confirms fracking causes slow, small earthquakes or tremors, whose origin was previously a mystery to scientists. The tremors are produced by the...

New study shows volcanism 56 million years ago released more methane than thought

EARTH
About 55 million years ago, the Atlantic Ocean was born. Until then, Europe and America were connected. As the continents began to move apart,...

Study shows the Earth formed from dry, rocky building blocks

EARTH
Billions of years ago, in the giant disk of dust, gas, and rocky material that orbited our young sun, larger and larger bodies coalesced...

A just world on a safe planet: First study quantifying Earth system boundaries

EARTH
Humans are taking colossal risks with the future of civilization and everything that lives on Earth, a new study published in the journal Nature...

Study presents new clues about the rise of Earth’s continents

EARTH
Continents are part of what makes Earth uniquely habitable for life among the planets of the solar system, yet surprisingly little is understood about...

Groundwater and biodiversity: A new study reveals global gaps in the protection of nature reserves

EARTH
How much are nature reserves shaped by influences beyond their boundaries? An international research team with the participation of Prof. Andreas Hartmann from TU...

A new study on Australian volcanoes has changed what we know about explosive ‘hotspot’ volcanism

VOLCANOES
Our new study published in Nature Geoscience on an ancient chain of Australian volcanoes is helping to change our understanding of "hotspot" volcanism. You may...

Study confirms nitrate can release uranium into groundwater

EARTH
Eight years ago, the data was sound but only suggestive, the evidence strong but circumstantial. Now, the University of Nebraska–Lincoln's Karrie Weber and colleagues have...
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