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We’re Worried About the Wrong Volcanoes

1 month ago

We’re Worried About the Wrong Volcanoes

Colorado Flash Flood Shuts Down Highway Due to Damage ‘Unlike Anything’ Seen Before

2 months ago

Colorado Flash Flood Shuts Down Highway Due to Damage ‘Unlike Anything’ Seen Before

Greenland Lost Enough Ice in a Single Day to Cover Florida

2 months ago

Greenland Lost Enough Ice in a Single Day to Cover Florida

Tennis Star Feared Extreme Heat at the Tokyo Olympics Could Kill Him

2 months ago

Tennis Star Feared Extreme Heat at the Tokyo Olympics Could Kill Him

Dubai Is Creating Artificial Rainstorms With Drones

Science & Health

2 months ago

Dubai Is Creating Artificial Rainstorms With Drones

Drone Captures Historic Floods in Central China’s ‘iPhone City’

2 months ago

Drone Captures Historic Floods in Central China’s ‘iPhone City’

6 Photos Show Siberia’s Raging Wildfire Season

2 months ago

6 Photos Show Siberia’s Raging Wildfire Season

Satellite Images Reveal the Shocking Toll the Heat Wave Had on Pacific Northwest Snow and Ice

2 months ago

Satellite Images Reveal the Shocking Toll the Heat Wave Had on Pacific Northwest Snow and Ice

Massive Tsunami From Dino-Killing Asteroid Carved ‘Megaripples’ Into the Ocean Floor

2 months ago

Massive Tsunami From Dino-Killing Asteroid Carved ‘Megaripples’ Into the Ocean Floor

Moon’s Wobble Will Intensify Flooding Along U.S. Coasts by the Mid-2030s, Research Suggests

2 months ago

Moon’s Wobble Will Intensify Flooding Along U.S. Coasts by the Mid-2030s, Research Suggests

This Bendable Ice Is Freaking Us Out

Science & Health

2 months ago

This Bendable Ice Is Freaking Us Out

Massive Antarctic Lake Disappears in Just a Few Days

3 months ago

Massive Antarctic Lake Disappears in Just a Few Days

Life Under Antarctica Is Surviving on Pulverised Rock

3 months ago

Life Under Antarctica Is Surviving on Pulverised Rock

The Heat Wave Just Caused an Ice Quake in Alaska

3 months ago

The Heat Wave Just Caused an Ice Quake in Alaska

Brianna Provenzano

Dinosaurs Were Already in Big Trouble Before the Asteroid, More Evidence Suggests

3 months ago

Dinosaurs Were Already in Big Trouble Before the Asteroid, More Evidence Suggests

Do Not Swim In Flooded Streets In Moscow

3 months ago

Do Not Swim In Flooded Streets In Moscow

Justin T. Westbrook

Florida’s Oceanfront Cities Are Not Prepared for Sea Level Rise

3 months ago

Florida’s Oceanfront Cities Are Not Prepared for Sea Level Rise

Ground Temperatures Hit 48 Degrees in the Arctic Circle

3 months ago

Ground Temperatures Hit 48 Degrees in the Arctic Circle

NASA: Earth Is Absorbing an ‘Unprecedented’ Amount of Heat

Science & Health

3 months ago

NASA: Earth Is Absorbing an ‘Unprecedented’ Amount of Heat

Huge Sinkhole Opens Up on South Australian Coast

3 months ago

Huge Sinkhole Opens Up on South Australian Coast

A Hanging Glacial ‘Tooth’ Caused February’s Deadly Indian Flash Flood

Science & Health

3 months ago

A Hanging Glacial ‘Tooth’ Caused February’s Deadly Indian Flash Flood

Satellites Capture Images of Huge Dust Storm Heading to the Americas

3 months ago

Satellites Capture Images of Huge Dust Storm Heading to the Americas

Frozen in Siberian Permafrost for 24,000 Years, Microscopic Animal Comes Back to Life

Science & Health

3 months ago

Frozen in Siberian Permafrost for 24,000 Years, Microscopic Animal Comes Back to Life

Could We Live Under the Sea?

3 months ago

Could We Live Under the Sea?

An Ancient Supervolcano May Have Zapped the Ozone Layer, Exposing Early Humans to Intense Sunburns

4 months ago

An Ancient Supervolcano May Have Zapped the Ozone Layer, Exposing Early Humans to Intense Sunburns

Scientists Tempt Fate, Drill Record-Breaking Ocean Hole off the Coast of Japan

4 months ago

Scientists Tempt Fate, Drill Record-Breaking Ocean Hole off the Coast of Japan

Mount Nyiragongo’s Lava Has Stopped Flowing, but the Problems Could Be Just Beginning

Science & Health

4 months ago

Mount Nyiragongo’s Lava Has Stopped Flowing, but the Problems Could Be Just Beginning

Mount Nyiragongo, One of the World’s Most Active and Dangerous Volcanoes, Blows in a Surprise Eruption

Science & Health

4 months ago

Mount Nyiragongo, One of the World’s Most Active and Dangerous Volcanoes, Blows in a Surprise Eruption

The World’s Largest Iceberg Just Broke Off Antarctica

Science & Health

4 months ago

The World’s Largest Iceberg Just Broke Off Antarctica

It’s Sundress Weather in the Arctic

Science & Health

4 months ago

It’s Sundress Weather in the Arctic

Melting Ice in the Alps Has Revealed World War I Relics

Science & Health

5 months ago

Melting Ice in the Alps Has Revealed World War I Relics

If the Paris Agreement Fails, Sea Levels Could Rise 10 Metres

Science & Health

5 months ago

If the Paris Agreement Fails, Sea Levels Could Rise 10 Metres

Siberia Is on Fire — and It’s Only May

Science & Health

5 months ago

Siberia Is on Fire — and It’s Only May

Climate Change Has Knocked Earth Off Its Axis

Science & Health

5 months ago

Climate Change Has Knocked Earth Off Its Axis

Some Climate Tipping Points May Be Reversible, If We Act Fast

Science & Health

5 months ago

Some Climate Tipping Points May Be Reversible, If We Act Fast

Americans Are Already Deciding Where to Move Based on Climate Change

Science & Health

5 months ago

Americans Are Already Deciding Where to Move Based on Climate Change

An Alaskan Glacier Has Started Moving Really, Really Fast

Science & Health

5 months ago

An Alaskan Glacier Has Started Moving Really, Really Fast

First-Ever Observations From Under Antarctica’s ‘Doomsday Glacier’ Are Bad News

Science & Health

5 months ago

First-Ever Observations From Under Antarctica’s ‘Doomsday Glacier’ Are Bad News

‘Explosive Eruption’ Rocks St. Vincent as Soufriere Volcano Spews Ash Across the Caribbean

Science & Health

5 months ago

‘Explosive Eruption’ Rocks St. Vincent as Soufriere Volcano Spews Ash Across the Caribbean

Methane Has Never Risen This Fast in the Atmosphere

Science & Health

5 months ago

Methane Has Never Risen This Fast in the Atmosphere

Hundreds of Glacial Rivers Are Pouring Into the Belly of Greenland’s Ice

Science & Health

6 months ago

Hundreds of Glacial Rivers Are Pouring Into the Belly of Greenland’s Ice

New Research Exposes Weird Tsunamis Caused by Gravity Waves

Science & Health

6 months ago

New Research Exposes Weird Tsunamis Caused by Gravity Waves

Scientists Have Observed Ominous Winter Leaks in Greenland Ice Sheet Lakes

Science & Health

6 months ago

Scientists Have Observed Ominous Winter Leaks in Greenland Ice Sheet Lakes

Scientists Cook Hot Dogs in Lava From Iceland’s Erupting Volcano

6 months ago

Scientists Cook Hot Dogs in Lava From Iceland’s Erupting Volcano

Ancient Greenland Cave Sediments Contain a Climate Change Warning

Science & Health

6 months ago

Ancient Greenland Cave Sediments Contain a Climate Change Warning

Australia Engulfed in Once-in-a-Century Floods a Year After Monster Bushfires

Science & Health

6 months ago

Australia Engulfed in Once-in-a-Century Floods a Year After Monster Bushfires

Scientists Found a ‘Magical’ Solution to Fight Dangerous Zombie Fires

Science & Health

6 months ago

Scientists Found a ‘Magical’ Solution to Fight Dangerous Zombie Fires

Why Rainbows Look Different in Hawaii

6 months ago

Why Rainbows Look Different in Hawaii

Plant Fossils Found on a Cold War Expedition Contain an Ominous Climate Message

6 months ago

Plant Fossils Found on a Cold War Expedition Contain an Ominous Climate Message

Molly Taft

Greenland’s Rocks Contain Hints of a Magma Ocean on Baby Earth

6 months ago

Greenland’s Rocks Contain Hints of a Magma Ocean on Baby Earth

Shocking Findings Show the Amazon May Already Be a Greenhouse Gas Emitter

Science & Health

6 months ago

Shocking Findings Show the Amazon May Already Be a Greenhouse Gas Emitter

An ROV Is Making Incredibly Detailed Maps of the Seafloor Off California

Science & Health

7 months ago

An ROV Is Making Incredibly Detailed Maps of the Seafloor Off California

We Should Give Seals PhDs

Science & Health

7 months ago

We Should Give Seals PhDs

Molly Taft

Underwater Robot Stealthily Swims With a Propulsion System You Can’t See

7 months ago

Underwater Robot Stealthily Swims With a Propulsion System You Can’t See

Andrew Liszewski

Humans Have Completely Transformed How Water Is Stored on Earth

Science & Health

7 months ago

Humans Have Completely Transformed How Water Is Stored on Earth

Molly Taft

Groundwater Depletion Threatens 20% Of India’s Winter Farmland

Science & Health

7 months ago

Groundwater Depletion Threatens 20% Of India’s Winter Farmland

A Huge Red Flag Just Popped Up in a Little-Studied Region of Antarctica

Science & Health

7 months ago

A Huge Red Flag Just Popped Up in a Little-Studied Region of Antarctica

Molly Taft

A Major Ocean Current May Be Hurtling Towards Collapse

Science & Health

7 months ago

A Major Ocean Current May Be Hurtling Towards Collapse

Molly Taft

You’re Drawing Icebergs All Wrong

7 months ago

You’re Drawing Icebergs All Wrong

Make Your Loved One Swoon With NOAA’s Adorable Satellite-Themed Valentines

Science & Health

7 months ago

Make Your Loved One Swoon With NOAA’s Adorable Satellite-Themed Valentines

The Siberian Tundra Is Doing That Exploding Thing Again

Science & Health

7 months ago

The Siberian Tundra Is Doing That Exploding Thing Again

The Arctic Ocean Was Once Filled With Fresh Water, New Research Suggests

8 months ago

The Arctic Ocean Was Once Filled With Fresh Water, New Research Suggests

George Dvorsky

The Atlantic Ocean Is Getting Wider Thanks to Upwelling Magma

8 months ago

The Atlantic Ocean Is Getting Wider Thanks to Upwelling Magma

This Giant Ice Cube Represents How Much Ice We’re Losing Every Year

Science & Health

8 months ago

This Giant Ice Cube Represents How Much Ice We’re Losing Every Year

‘Extinct’ Volcano Mouse Is Actually Doing Fantastic

8 months ago

‘Extinct’ Volcano Mouse Is Actually Doing Fantastic

Ice-Locked Arctic Science Expedition Faces Challenges After Team Member Tests Positive For COVID-19

2 years ago

Ice-Locked Arctic Science Expedition Faces Challenges After Team Member Tests Positive For COVID-19

George Dvorsky on Earther, shared by Brian Kahn to Gizmodo

How Manmade Lava Explosions Could Save Lives

2 years ago

How Manmade Lava Explosions Could Save Lives

Large Underwater Observatory Disappears Without A Trace, Baffling Scientists

Science & Health

2 years ago

Large Underwater Observatory Disappears Without A Trace, Baffling Scientists

George Dvorsky

Study Warns We Could Melt The Entire Greenland Ice Sheet If We Don’t Change Course

2 years ago

Study Warns We Could Melt The Entire Greenland Ice Sheet If We Don’t Change Course

A Collision With Another Planet May Have Seeded Earth With The Ingredients For Life

3 years ago

A Collision With Another Planet May Have Seeded Earth With The Ingredients For Life

If You’re Missing A Colossal Disk Of Ice, This City In Maine Definitely Found It

3 years ago

If You’re Missing A Colossal Disk Of Ice, This City In Maine Definitely Found It

Tom McKay on Earther, shared by Andrew Couts to Gizmodo

Before-and-After Pics Show Dramatic Collapse Of Tsunami-Causing Volcano In Indonesia

3 years ago

Before-and-After Pics Show Dramatic Collapse Of Tsunami-Causing Volcano In Indonesia

George Dvorsky

3 years ago

The Machines That Spy On Antarctica’s Hidden Lakes

Mysterious Aurora-Like Lights Above Canada Continue To Confuse Scientists

3 years ago

Mysterious Aurora-Like Lights Above Canada Continue To Confuse Scientists

‘Dormant’ California Supervolcano Packed With 1000 Cubic Kilometres Of Magma

3 years ago

‘Dormant’ California Supervolcano Packed With 1000 Cubic Kilometres Of Magma

Let’s All Take A Breath And Read That ‘Hothouse Earth’ Paper

3 years ago

Let’s All Take A Breath And Read That ‘Hothouse Earth’ Paper

Kilauea’s Eruption Is On Pause For Now

3 years ago

Kilauea’s Eruption Is On Pause For Now

Earth, It Has Been Hot

3 years ago

Earth, It Has Been Hot

Here’s What Antarctica’s Hugest Iceberg Has Been Doing Since It Broke Free

3 years ago

Here’s What Antarctica’s Hugest Iceberg Has Been Doing Since It Broke Free

George Dvorsky

Which Volcanoes Are Most Overdue For Eruption?

3 years ago

Which Volcanoes Are Most Overdue For Eruption?

Hurricanes Aren’t Moving As Fast As They Used To, And That’s Bad

3 years ago

Hurricanes Aren’t Moving As Fast As They Used To, And That’s Bad

This Footage Of Kilauea Lava Pouring Into The Ocean Is Completely Bananas

3 years ago

This Footage Of Kilauea Lava Pouring Into The Ocean Is Completely Bananas

Hottest, Fastest Lava Yet Prompts Further Evacuations In Hawaii

3 years ago

Hottest, Fastest Lava Yet Prompts Further Evacuations In Hawaii

Lava From Kilauea Volcano Reaches Well At Geothermal Power Plant

3 years ago

Lava From Kilauea Volcano Reaches Well At Geothermal Power Plant

New Evidence Points To An Unbroken, Million-Year-Long Ice Core In Antarctica

3 years ago

New Evidence Points To An Unbroken, Million-Year-Long Ice Core In Antarctica

Creeping Lava Now Threatens Major Hawaiian Power Plant

3 years ago

Creeping Lava Now Threatens Major Hawaiian Power Plant

George Dvorsky

Hawaii’s Kilauea Volcano Is Now Spewing Large ‘Ballistic’ Rocks

3 years ago

Hawaii’s Kilauea Volcano Is Now Spewing Large ‘Ballistic’ Rocks

George Dvorsky

Are Jupiter And Venus Messing With Earth’s Climate?

3 years ago

Are Jupiter And Venus Messing With Earth’s Climate?

George Dvorsky

Strong Hurricanes Intensify Faster Now Than They Did In The 1980s

3 years ago

Strong Hurricanes Intensify Faster Now Than They Did In The 1980s

George Dvorsky

The Arabian Sea’s Suffocating ‘Dead Zone’ Is Even Larger Than We Imagined

3 years ago

The Arabian Sea’s Suffocating ‘Dead Zone’ Is Even Larger Than We Imagined

George Dvorsky

North Korea’s Nuclear Test Site Has Caved In, Geologists Suspect

3 years ago

North Korea’s Nuclear Test Site Has Caved In, Geologists Suspect

George Dvorsky

Computer Model Offers New Insights Into Yellowstone’s Dreaded Supervolcano

3 years ago

Computer Model Offers New Insights Into Yellowstone’s Dreaded Supervolcano

Antarctic Expedition To Find Ernest Shackleton’s Lost Ship Set For Next Year

3 years ago

Antarctic Expedition To Find Ernest Shackleton’s Lost Ship Set For Next Year

Boaty McBoatface Has Returned From Its Most Perilous Mission Yet

4 years ago

Boaty McBoatface Has Returned From Its Most Perilous Mission Yet

George Dvorsky

These Early Humans Prospered During What Should Have Been A Devastating Volcanic Winter

4 years ago

These Early Humans Prospered During What Should Have Been A Devastating Volcanic Winter

George Dvorsky

UFO Conspiracy Theorists Confuse A Fallen Boulder For A Crashed Alien Spacecraft

4 years ago

UFO Conspiracy Theorists Confuse A Fallen Boulder For A Crashed Alien Spacecraft

George Dvorsky

Divers In Mexico Have Discovered The World’s Largest Flooded Cave

4 years ago

Divers In Mexico Have Discovered The World’s Largest Flooded Cave

Stunning Aerosol Visualisation Accidentally Captures The Ferocity Of This Year’s Hurricane Season

4 years ago

Stunning Aerosol Visualisation Accidentally Captures The Ferocity Of This Year’s Hurricane Season

George Dvorsky

The Switch To Outdoor LED Lighting Has Completely Backfired

4 years ago

The Switch To Outdoor LED Lighting Has Completely Backfired

George Dvorsky

NASA Captures Stunning Close-Up Photos Of Antarctica’s Massive Iceberg

4 years ago

NASA Captures Stunning Close-Up Photos Of Antarctica’s Massive Iceberg