Protecting Standing Amazon Forests Delivers Better Returns for Biodiversity and Climate Than Restoration Alone, Study Finds

September 28, 2026

As a strengthening El Niño weather pattern tightens its grip across the Amazon basin, an international team of scientists is…

Satellite Observations Reveal Hunga Tonga Volcano Triggered Unexpected Methane Destruction in the Stratosphere

September 28, 2026

When the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano erupted beneath the South Pacific waves in January 2022, the cataclysmic explosion sent shockwaves…

Hurricane Hunters Reveal the Four Critical Signs That Help Tilted Tropical Cyclones Stand Straight and Rapidly Intensify

September 27, 2026

For decades, meteorologists and hurricane forecasters have understood a fundamental rule of tropical meteorology: a tropical cyclone generally needs to…

Ancient Australian Mudstones Reveal Oxygen Was Essential for the Dawn of Complex Life

September 27, 2026

Stored in an open-air warehouse in tropical Darwin, Australia, are dozens of trays containing cylindrical cores of rock, quietly holding…

How Bumping Ice Floes Solve a Long-Standing Arctic Sea Ice Mystery

September 27, 2026

Arctic sea ice has long presented a puzzling contradiction to the scientists who study it. While standard meteorological models rely…

New Study Challenges Long-Held Theories About Earth’s Ancient Carbon Cycle and Early Oxygenation

September 26, 2026

Between 2.5 and 2 billion years ago, Earth underwent the most profound and sweeping chemical transformation ever recorded on its…

Geologists Uncover Evidence That Water Fueled Earth’s Interior and Volcanism Over Three Billion Years Ago

September 26, 2026

Geologists studying some of the oldest surviving volcanic rocks on Earth have uncovered compelling new evidence that water was actively…

New Research Reveals Broad, Two-Decade Decline in Vital Atlantic Ocean Circulation System

September 26, 2026

A major Atlantic Ocean circulation system that plays a central role in regulating the Earth’s climate has been steadily weakening…

New Research Suggests Glaciers and Ancient Peoples Teamed Up to Move Stonehenge’s Altar Stone

September 25, 2026

Researchers studying the origins of Stonehenge’s enigmatic Altar Stone have proposed a compelling new possibility for how the enormous rock…