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From the skies above to the ocean depths and all the land in between, we publish the latest in meteorological research on the most pressing issues surrounding climate change. The Earth is a wonderful place; so much has been studied yet so much remains unknown. Modern Sciences showcases the latest in news and featured pieces about the little blue dot in the universe that we call “home.”
Carolina wildfires followed months of weather whiplash, from drought to hurricane-fueled floods and back to drought
A hillside burns near Tryon, N.C., on March 3, 2025. Fire season here typically starts in late March…
Study Finds Atmospheric Rivers Can Slow Greenland Ice Loss by Bringing Snow
At a Glance A new study has found that atmospheric rivers (ARs) can have both positive and negative…
AI System Detects Wildfires in Amazon Rainforest with 93% Accuracy
At a Glance Researchers at the Universidade Federal do Amazonas in Brazil have developed an innovative method to…
Intense heat changes our biology and can make us age significantly faster: study
PorporLing/Shutterstock Rongbin Xu, Monash University and Shuai Li, The University of Melbourne Heat takes it out of you.…
Carbon capture and storage: how to remove all CO₂ emissions everywhere all at once
Benjamin Clapp/Shutterstock José Luis Rodríguez Gallego, Universidad de Oviedo It is increasingly likely that we will not reach…
Nose-to-tail mining: how making sand from ore could solve a looming crisis
Thanagornsoisep/Shutterstock Daniel Franks, The University of Queensland Every year, the world consumes around 50 billion tonnes of sand,…
Giant glaciers pulverised Earth’s ancient rocks, setting the stage for complex life
Petr Jan Juracka / Shutterstock Chris Kirkland, Curtin University Imagine floating in space, gazing on a frozen white…
Supersonic passenger aircraft may be returning – here’s what that would mean for the climate
Kshitij Sabnis, Queen Mary University of London The US aerospace company Boom Supersonic recently announced it has successfully…
The U.S. May Be Facing a Huge Water Crisis
Climate change is intensifying water extremes, causing cycles of severe droughts and floods, which are reshaping agriculture, ecosystems,…
Humans generate 62 million tonnes of e-waste each year. Here’s what happens when it’s recycled
Huguette Roe/Shutterstock Sukhbir Sandhu, University of South Australia In 2022, humans generated roughly 62 million tonnes of electronic…