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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.”
Hidden craters reveal Earth may once have had a ring – like Saturn
Artist’s impression. Oliver Hull Andrew Tomkins, Monash University The rings of Saturn are some of the most famous…
Exceptional new fish fossil sparks rethink of how Earth’s geology drives evolution
An illustration of the Ngamugawi wirngarri coelacanth in its natural habitat. Katrina Kenny Alice Clement, Flinders University and…
Scientists have found evidence of past extreme solar storms. Their return could be disastrous for our technology based societies
NASA Solar Dynamics Observatory, Atmospheric Imaging Assembly Maarten Blaauw, Queen’s University Belfast; Ilya Usokin, University of Oulu, and…
Tiny robots and AI algorithms could help to craft material solutions for cleaner environments
Air pollution is a global problem, but scientists are investigating new materials that could help clean it up.…
Monitoring the health of lakes through the microbes that live in them
Cyanobacteria blooms. (Christophe Langevin), Fourni par l’auteur Jérôme Comte, Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS); Christophe Langevin,…
The skyscraper-sized tsunami that vibrated through the entire planet and no one saw
Dickson Fjord in August 2023. Just a few weeks later, a large chunk of the mountain would slide…
The Story of Azurite
Azurite, a naturally occurring copper carbonate mineral, has been a blue pigment for thousands of years, particularly in…
We Waste Gold. Regularly.
In 2022, humanity threw away an estimated 270,000 kilograms of gold, worth $15 billion, primarily through discarded electronics.…
The ozone hole above Antarctica will keep opening up each spring for decades to come – here’s why that still matters
NASA via Getty Images Laura Revell, University of Canterbury; Dan Smale, National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research,…
Snowball Earth: how we discovered unique Scottish rocks record when Earth was first encased in ice
Graham Shields, UCL and Elias Rugen, UCL More than 700 million years ago, the Earth was plunged into…