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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.”
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…
How satellites revolutionised climate change science
aappp / shutterstock Will de Freitas, The Conversation Until relatively recently, humans were limited by the horizon. Climate…
How the pollution of today will become the ‘technofossils’ of the far future
dimitris_k / shutterstock Jan Zalasiewicz, University of Leicester and Sarah Gabbott, University of Leicester How might you make…
Demystifying the “Rainbow Mountains”
The Zhangye Danxia mountains in China are made up of fossilized soil layers (paleosols), preserving over 100 million…
Lake Victoria is turning green – the deadly bacteria behind it
Lauren Hart, University of Michigan; George S Bullerjahn, Bowling Green State University; Gregory J. Dick, University of Michigan,…
Can aching joints really predict the weather? Exploring the science behind the stormy debate
Michelle Spear, University of Bristol For centuries, people have claimed that their aching joints can predict changes in…
Your environment affects how well your medications work − identifying exactly how could make medicine better
Even the air you breathe may influence how effective a drug may be for you. Jorg Greuel/Photodisc via…