What would happen if Earth suddenly stopped spinning? By Stacy Kish If Earth abruptly stopped spinning, what would happen to everything on it?
'Eye of Sauron' volcano and other deep-sea structures discovered in underwater 'Mordor' By Harry Baker It is one of several discoveries named after "The Lord of the Rings."
8 ways life would get weird on a flat Earth By Daisy Dobrijevic Earth is spherical, but what would happen if the Earth were flat? We explore some of the bizarre implications of a flat world which would make life as we know it virtually impossible.
Can we stop Earth from heating up? By Andrew May, All About Space magazine A high-altitude balloon mission would investigate a controversial way to reduce global temperatures.
52-foot-tall 'megaripples' from dinosaur-killing asteroid are hiding under Louisiana By Laura Geggel A seismic image of central Louisiana reveals gigantic megaripple marks dating to the end of the dinosaur age.
Society is right on track for a global collapse, new study of infamous 1970s report finds By Brandon Specktor A 1972 report predicted the collapse of human society by the mid-2000s. New research suggests that, yeah, we're right on track.
The Amazon rainforest is officially creating more greenhouse gases than it is absorbing By Brandon Specktor The Amazon rainforest is creating more CO2 emissions than it is absorbing, causing global climate change to accelerate, a new study finds.
The most beautiful places in the world By Tom Garlinghouse Our list of 10 of the most beautiful places in the world covers an array of natural landscapes, cities, islands and cultural sites.
A 'wobble' in the moon's orbit could result in record flooding in the 2030s, new study finds By Brandon Specktor Coastal flooding could quadruple in the US in the 2030s, a new study of the lunar cycle and sea level rise finds.
Death Valley hits 130 degrees, nearly breaking heat record By Jeanna Bryner Temperatures over 120 degrees Fahrenheit are part of a "heat dome" scorching the western United States.
Summer School with Live Science: Turn milk into plastic By Diana Whitcroft This Friday (July 9), we will explore the chemistry of milk plastic, (or casein plastic) in our new kids video series: Summer School with Live Science.
June 2021 smashed heat records in North America By Brandon Specktor Satellite data finds that June 2021 was the hottest June ever recorded in North America.
What are invasive species? By Jen Monnier An invasive species is a type of animal, plant, fungus or any other living thing that has arrived in a new environment and can harm other species there.
Tropical Storm Elsa churns toward Florida's Gulf Coast By Jeanna Bryner Tropical Storm Elsa is approaching north Florida's Gulf Coast, with maximum sustained winds of 65 mph (100 km/h).
Rare mud volcano explodes into towering inferno in Caspian Sea By Harry Baker A towering inferno in the Caspain Sea is believed to have been caused by a rare explosion of a mud volcano in Azerbaijan's oil and gas fields.
Microbes that feast on crushed rocks thrive in Antarctica's ice-covered lakes By Harry Baker Scientists have discovered how subglacial lakes are able to support diverse microbial communities by replicating natural erosion of lake sediments in a lab.
Earth is farthest from the sun today By Samantha Mathewson On July 5, 2021, Earth will be at the farthest point in its orbit around the sun, also known as aphelion.
Hurricane season 2021: How long it lasts and what to expect By Tia Ghose Here's a guide to the Atlantic hurricane season of 2021, including predictions, naming conventions and how to prepare for a storm.
Hurricane Elsa, 1st of season, could hit Florida next week By Laura Geggel Elsa, The first hurricane of the 2021 season, formed on Friday (July 2).
Earth's cryosphere loses enough ice to cover Lake Superior every year By Stephanie Pappas The planet has been losing 33,000 square miles (87,000 square kilometers) of ice coverage each year since 1979.
