Category: Earth Sciences

For over a hundred years, an icy anomaly has lingered quietly in the North Atlantic—an enigmatic patch of ocean south of Greenland that defied the planet’s overall warming trend. Dubbed…

As the global crisis of plastic pollution deepens, attention often turns to the oceans—where bottles, bags, and broken fragments wash ashore in waves of debris. But far above ground level,…

In the dusty annals of human prehistory, there has long been a prevailing tale: that the drying of northern Africa millions of years ago transformed lush savannas into arid landscapes,…

In a revelation that upends conventional wisdom, a new French study has found that drinks sold in glass bottles—long considered the gold standard for purity and sustainability—contain significantly more microplastics…

LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND – In the heart of the Alps, where jagged peaks carve into the sky and glaciers have long ruled the seasons, a new kind of storm is quietly…

In the vast blue canopy above us, clouds have long played a quiet but powerful role in shielding Earth from the sun’s relentless energy. But new international research warns that…

It starts with a gust of wind. A thin plastic bag slips from a trash bin, flutters upward, and drifts away—a ghost of convenience destined for the sea. It doesn’t…

In the great planetary tug-of-war against climate change, Earth’s oceans serve as our most powerful and mysterious ally. Acting as a vast carbon sink, the ocean quietly absorbs gigatons of…

In the quiet symmetry of Earth seen from space, oceans have always offered a steady hue—a deep, unbroken blue stretching from horizon to horizon. But now, satellites are detecting something…

In the quiet corridors of climate research institutes and the chaotic swirl of real-world weather disasters, a single truth is becoming louder, clearer, and harder to ignore: the planet is…

In the rocky heart of Oman, beneath rugged cliffs and sun-scorched deserts, something extraordinary stirs far below the Earth’s surface—something no one has ever seen before. It doesn’t erupt. It…

As summers grow hotter, storms grow more violent, and rain falls harder or not at all, scientists have uncovered a powerful force behind the worsening chaos—one that’s been silently shifting…

When we think of climate change, we often picture belching smokestacks, sprawling cities, and endless highways packed with cars. But a new study has revealed something far more profound—our influence…

On a frozen morning in Antarctica, ice groans beneath the weight of the past. A scientist, face wrapped in scarves, drills into the heart of a glacier, extracting a long…

One morning in a small village on the edge of the Sahel in Africa, a young boy wakes up to find that his family’s last goat has died. The animal’s…

Some 93 million miles from Earth, a churning furnace of unimaginable energy burns with such intensity that it illuminates our planet, warms our oceans, and gives life to the very…

Imagine walking through a forest, your footsteps soft on the moss-covered ground. You pause, listening to the rustle of leaves, breathing in the crisp scent of pine and soil. You…

Imagine standing on the edge of a jagged cliff overlooking the ocean, wind howling, salt in the air. Below your feet lies something deceptively solid—rock, unyielding and ancient. But beneath…

Long before life, before oceans surged or continents clashed, Earth was nothing like the blue planet we know today. Imagine a time over 4.5 billion years ago, when the solar…

At first glance, a tropical rainforest, a coral reef, or even a patch of wildflowers in a meadow may seem chaotic—an explosion of colors, sounds, movements, and patterns that defy…