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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.”
I’ve studied sand dunes for 40 years – here’s what people find most surprising
Sand dunes in Mongolia’s Gobi Desert can stretch for 100km. mr.wijannarongk kunchit David Thomas, University of Oxford The…
April 8, 2024
For the Maya, solar eclipses were a sign of heavenly clashes − and their astronomers kept sophisticated records to predict them
El Castillo pyramid illuminated at night under a starry sky in Chichen Itza, Mexico, one of the largest…
April 8, 2024
How medieval chroniclers interpreted solar eclipses and other celestial events
Giles Gasper, Durham University and Brian Tanner, Durham University Over 800 years ago, around 1195, Gervase, a monk…
April 8, 2024
A total solar eclipse presents a unique opportunity to witness a rare phenomenon — but protect your eyes
Witnessing an eclipse requires taking safety precautions. (Shutterstock) Robert Knobel, Queen’s University, Ontario A solar eclipse is a…
April 8, 2024
The total solar eclipse is a cosmic spectacle well worth the hype
A composite photograph of the solar eclipse on Dec. 26, 2019 in Liwa, United Arab Emirates. (Abed Ismail/Unsplash)…
April 8, 2024
What Might the Next Mass Extinction Look Like?
Earth has experienced several mass extinctions caused by events like asteroid impacts, volcanic activity, and climate change, with…
April 6, 2024
What the Anthropocene’s critics overlook – and why it really should be a new geological epoch
Simon Turner, UCL; Colin Waters, University of Leicester; Jan Zalasiewicz, University of Leicester, and Martin J. Head, Brock…
March 28, 2024
New evidence for an unexpected player in Earth’s multimillion-year climate cycles: the planet Mars
Dietmar Muller Adriana Dutkiewicz, University of Sydney; Dietmar Müller, University of Sydney, and Slah Boulila, Sorbonne Université Our…
March 27, 2024
New Study Reveals Alarming Levels of Plastic Pollution in Polar Regions
At a Glance The once pristine polar regions of the Arctic and Antarctica are now facing the pervasive…
March 24, 2024
Where Is True North, Exactly?
True geographic north pole is challenging for humans to find due to various factors such as the changing…
March 22, 2024