The Entire Ocean Ecosystem Is Threatened – Scientists Uncover Shocking Spread of Plastics Beyond Known Garbage Patches
A groundbreaking study discovered extensive plastic and microplastic pollution in remote ocean areas, proving that the threat extends far beyond...
Shedding Light on a Very Dark River
Satellite image of the Ruki River at its confluence with the Congo River captured by the Operational Land Imager on...
A Living Archive of Evolution
Satellite image of the remote Aldabra Atoll in the Indian Ocean captured by the Operational Land Imager-2 on Landsat 9...
3.75 Billion Year Old – Scientists Discover Evidence of an Ancient Segment of Earth’s Crust
In a Finnish outcrop nestled between some of Northern Europe’s oldest mountains, researchers have found traces of a previously hidden...
The Gibraltar Subduction Zone Is Invading the Atlantic Ocean
The result of a 3D computer simulation of the migration of the Gibraltar subduction zone. The image shows how the...
The Best Places to View the Total Solar Eclipse
Maps showing the average cloud cover, or cloud fraction, on April 8 from 2003 to 2023.It’s not a forecast, but...
“Much More Widespread Than We Thought” – Unexpected Methane Emissions Challenge Climate Change Models
A researcher from the University of Copenhagen found unexpectedly high levels of methane in the meltwater of three Canadian glaciers,...
Global Warming and Plastic Pollution Are Inextricably Trapped in a “Vicious Circle”
Research from Sweden has uncovered a “vicious circle” linking global warming and plastic pollution, where each problem exacerbates the other,...
Missing Link Uncovered – A New Origin Story of How the Continents Developed
The building blocks of the first continents are comprised of three types of granitoid rocks—tonalite, trondhjemite and granodiorite (TTG). Credit:...
Arctic Sea Ice’s Alarming Retreat Continues in 2024
Arctic sea ice extent on March 14, 2024, the day of the annual maximum.Arctic sea ice coverage in 2024 decreased...
