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Study Confirms ‘Abrupt Changes’ in Antarctica – And The World Will Feel Them

Antarctica has long been seen as a remote, unchanging environment. Not any more. The ice-covered continent and the surrounding Southern Ocean are undergoing abrupt and alarming changes. Sea ice is shrinking rapidly, the floating glaciers known as ice shelves are melting faster, the ice sheets carpeting the continent are approaching tipping points and vital ocean […]

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At 2.2 Billion Years Old, This is the Oldest Impact Crater on Earth

Around 2.2 billion years ago, a massive space rock collided against our planet, leaving a massive scar.Around 200 million years older than any other site like it on the planet’s surface, the so-called Yarrabubba impact structure is located in Australia. Although the impact site is the oldest found to date, finding it was not easy.Our

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Giant Wave in Pacific Ocean Was The Most Extreme ‘Rogue Wave’ Ever Recorded

In November 2020, a freak wave appeared, lifting a lone buoy off the coast of British Columbia 17.6 meters (58 feet) high. A few years later, the four-story wall of water was confirmed to be the most extreme rogue wave ever recorded. Such an extraordinary event is thought to happen only once every 1,300 years.

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Asteroid Impact that Caused The Dinosaurs Extinction, Sparked Two Years of Darkness 66 Million Years Ago

Key takeaways: The dinosaur-killing asteroid sparked nearly two years of darkness on Earth, halting photosynthesis. The Asteroid Impact and Its Lasting Darkness The asteroid impact that wiped out most dinosaurs 66 million years ago didn’t just cause immediate devastation; it also triggered nearly two years of global darkness. According to findings presented by scientists from

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History Crashes to Earth: The Long Journey of Venus Probe Kosmos 482

During the height of the Cold War in the 1960s and 1970s, the USSR launched 29 spacecraft towards Venus, the planet scientists call Earth’s “twin sister“. Three flew past Venus, and went into orbit around the Sun. Sixteen orbited or landed on Venus, where they experienced a climate often described as “hellish”.Ten got stuck in Earth orbit. All

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World’s Richest 10% Caused Two-Thirds of Global Heating, Study Finds

The world’s wealthiest 10 percent of individuals are responsible for two-thirds of global warming since 1990, researchers said on Wednesday. How the rich consume and invest has substantially increased the risk of deadly heatwaves and drought, they reported in the first study to quantify the impact of concentrated private wealth on extreme climate events.”We link the carbon

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JWST Helps Decipher Mysterious Nature of Hot Alien World

The idea that our Solar System is representative of other solar systems hasn’t survived the age of exoplanet discovery. Kepler and TESS have shown us that our system doesn’t even contain the most common type of planet: sub-Neptunes. These planets pose a mystery to planetary scientists, and the JWST is helping unravel the mystery.Sub-Neptunes are

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The Eta Aquariid Meteor Shower Is Just About to Peak

It’s time to get outside and look at the night sky: the Eta Aquariid meteor shower is about to peak. Over May 5 to 6, the sky over the southern tropics will rain the most cosmic dust of the annual event, glittering with light as it burns up on atmospheric entry..The shower itself will continue to late May,

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The Eastern American Puma is Officially Declared Extinct

The US Fish and Wildlife Service has officially declared the eastern American puma (scientifically named puma concolor cougar) extinct, one of the mountain lion subspecies, after removing it from the federal list of endangered and threatened wildlife of extinction. “We determined that the eastern puma has become extinct, based on the best scientific and commercial

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The World’s Oldest Forest Has 385-Million-Year-Old Tree Roots

A trove of arboreal fossils pushes back the origin of modern forests and sophisticated tree roots At  three trillion strong, Earth’s trees are estimated to outnumber the stars in the Milky Way. These woody wonders sponge carbon dioxide out of the skies, brace soil against erosion, cycle water through ecosystems and support countless forms of life.

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