Permafrost is known to remain at 0 degrees Celsius or below for a minimum of two years. Although it doesn’t have to contain water nor ice, permafrost is still a pretty unwelcoming environment, and you can simply define it by ...
Who doesn’t like to take a good look at solar eclipses? Of course, you must do it only after you grab those special glasses. Parts of the northern and eastern US will be witnessing a partial solar eclipse in the ...
Impressive Discovery Claims Humans Were In The Americas 20 Millenia Earlier Than Previously Believed
The Coxcatlan Cave from Mexico’s Tehuacan Valley is one of the most popular time capsules the Earth naturally offers. Archaeologists from the US and Mexico delved deep within the cave’s earliest chapter, relying on complicated dating techniques to figure out ...
The Arctic is now experiencing the worst-case scenario after new research highlights the danger the sea ice is currently facing. According to a team of UCL researchers, the sea ice in the coastal regions of the Arctic is thinning faster ...
Seven asteroids are coming close to our planet this week, and one of them is the size of a skyscraper. The ‘wiseguy’ is named 2021 KT1, and it measures about 600 feet across. Furthermore, some scientists even believe that the ...
Oxygen will always be a necessity for most life forms on Earth, and global warming isn’t helping at all. A new report reveals how oxygen is rapidly disappearing from Earth’s lakes, threatening ecosystems and aquatic life. Researchers examined many samples ...
It’s not the first time Earth has to deal with severe climate change, but seeing history repeating itself it’s pretty much disappointing. A new study of ancient carbon dioxide levels urges immediate action to avoid extreme prehistoric levels of climate ...
The future of Iceland’s glaciers is bleak, as a new report reveals the most shocking ice loss in history. And global warming is still the biggest culprit. A recent study reveals shocking findings of Iceland’s glaciers in the last 20 ...
New research raises awareness of the Galapagos Islands’ current situation. There has been found plastic inside marine animals and in the seawater. Researchers discuss some “hotspots” where over 400 plastic particles were discovered per square meter of beach. And as ...
Did you know that sleep and memory are connected? Scientists succeeded in finding such a link, and now we have more details about it. A new study reveals intriguing patterns of our brain activity that can unlock doors to our ...
Greenland’s melting glaciers turn into the worst-case scenario after a recent discovery. Researchers found that the ice sheet is releasing a massive amount of mercury into rivers and fjords. The high concentrations of mercury came from downstream of three glaciers. ...
Recent data show how millions of tons of extra-heated gas discharged from the Sun’s surface raced 90 million miles toward our planet. The phenomenon, dubbed coronal mass ejection, wasn’t that strong on the space-weather scale. However, the magnetic field awoke ...
The Sun is perpetually bubbling and bursting thanks to its activity. If the surface eruptions are big enough, they can send billions of tons of plasma and charged particles towards our planet, according to Sciencealert. To analyze those sorts of ...
An international team of scientists reconstructed the history of the largest ice shelf on the Antarctic Peninsula. The new batch of data unveils incredible yet shocking information about the ice shelf. The team’s goal was to offer the best picture ...
Earth is covered in complex layers of gases that compose the atmosphere. They work as a global shield for all life on Earth. However, we are actively shrinking an entire one of those layers, known as the stratosphere, due to ...
A group of scientists has published a new plan to save oceans, not only because it’s important, but for our health, too. The new paper includes 35 ambitious first steps for action by various individuals and groups, such as ...
As we try to look for a better world, Earth itself has suffered quite some transformation in the last 60 years. Forests turned into cropland, savannah into pastures, and that’s because we really have a part in deciding Earth’s future. ...
Auroras are very unique phenomenons. Some of them are known as diffuse auroras, as they are more like a persistent glow spread all across the sky. Scientists know a fair amount of details about those diffuse auroras, but there’s always ...
Recent research tries to raise awareness as a form of life vital for our survival might be soon disappearing. Now, it’s no secret anymore that Earth faces a major crisis. As if it wasn’t incredibly shocking that over 37,400 species ...
Scientists are perpetually searching for solutions to decrease our impact on Earth’s biosphere, and, as it’s such a vast and complicated subject, every little detail can have a significant impact. Believe it or not, even the shape of pasta can ...
New research unveils the danger Europe’s biggest ice cap faces. Microplastic particles of various materials and sizes have been found in the Vatnajokull glacier. As the microplastic issue threatens Earth increasingly more, researchers raise awareness about it, highlighting the dangers ...
A new study highlights the danger the Arctic sea will face and the culprit to blame. Soon, the region will witness major changes that can’t be undone. A team of researchers explains how some “heat bombs” are flowing into the ...
Nutrition nowadays has more of a disease risk-reduction ability, focusing on a healthier lifestyle. What we choose to eat should be great for our heart, brain, and immune system. We no longer eat cautiously, only to stay fit but to ...
COVID-19 is a very challenging threat. Not only is it extremely dangerous, but there is little scientists can do to predict how it would affect different persons and how the situation would evolve. Scientists made significant progress since the beginning ...
As oceans are warming at an alarming rate, their currents are also manifesting violently. A new batch of satellite data shows how the speeds of ocean currents changed over time, and things don’t look as good as expected. Apparently, the ...