Study of nearly every glacier on Earth shows ice loss is speeding up By Nicoletta Lanese 28 April 2021 A new study assessed more than 200,000 glaciers around the world.
Climate change has been altering Earth's axis for at least 30 years By Stephanie Pappas 28 April 2021 Glacial melt caused by climate change is redistributing weight on the planet, leading to a shift in Earth's poles as far back as the 1990s.
Enormous Antarctic iceberg that became an internet star finally melts away By Stephanie Pappas 20 April 2021 Iceberg A68, an enormous hunk of ice that broke off Antarctica in 2017, has finally melted away to nothing in the Atlantic.
What was the Deepwater Horizon disaster? By Jen Monnier 19 April 2021 In April 2010, the Deepwater Horizon oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico exploded, killing 11 people. Two days later the rig capsized, and the pipe below began spewing oil.
Thousands of tons of microplastics are swirling around in the atmosphere, study finds By Harry Baker 19 April 2021 A new study has measured the number of microplastics in the atmosphere and modeled how the tiny particles get transported around the planet.
10 stunning natural wonders of the world you need to visit By Amy Grisdale, How It Works magazine 19 April 2021 Some of the best locations nature has to offer, from an island teeming with dragons to a famous waterfall.
Antarctica's 'Doomsday Glacier' close to tipping point, unmanned sub reveals By Ben Turner 14 April 2021 The glacier could be melting at the key points anchoring it to the land.
Millions of tons of nuclear wastewater from Fukushima will be dumped into the sea By Brandon Specktor 14 April 2021 The Japanese government announced plans to dump more than 1 million tons of treated wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear power plant into the ocean, beginning in two years.
A third of Antarctic ice shelves could collapse at current pace of warming By Rafi Letzter 13 April 2021 A third of Antarctica's vast offshore ice shelves would risk collapse into the ocean if the world warms by 4 degrees Celsius (7.2 degrees Fahrenheit) above pre-industrial levels.
5,200 tons of extraterrestrial dust fall on Earth each year By Stephanie Pappas 12 April 2021 Each year, 5,200 tons of space dust fall to Earth, far outweighing larger meteorites that hit the planet.
Explosive volcanic eruption rocks Caribbean island, as evacuations continue By Yasemin Saplakoglu 09 April 2021 La Soufrière volcano on the Caribbean island of St. Vincent erupted explosively Friday, spewing ash tens of thousands of feet into the air.
Earth nearly lost all its oxygen 2.3 billion years ago By Stephanie Pappas 08 April 2021 The permanent oxygenation of Earth's atmosphere took twice as long as previously believed and finally finished up to 100 million years later than expected.
'Ghost forests' are invading the North Carolina coast By Brandon Specktor 08 April 2021 Thousands of acres of greenery in North Carolina were converted to 'ghost forests' in the last three decades, and the trend is expected to continue with climate change.
Florida officials race to drain huge wastewater reservoir before potential collapse By Nicoletta Lanese 05 April 2021 To avoid a collapse, regulators are dumping the reservoir water into Tampa Bay.
Lava tubes in Hawaii could be a dress rehearsal for Mars colonies By Mindy Weisberger 02 April 2021 Exploring volcanic lava tubes in Hawaii helps researchers understand how humans should prepare for living and working on worlds other than Earth.
Scientists detect world's coldest cloud hovering over Pacific Ocean By Yasemin Saplakoglu 30 March 2021 A severe thunderstorm cloud that formed over the Pacific Ocean in 2018 reached the coldest temperatures ever recorded.
How the 'Worm Moon' helped free the stuck ship Ever Given in the Suez Canal By Meghan Bartels 29 March 2021 It took a little help from the full moon to free the massive Ever Given cargo ship from its perch stranded across the Suez Canal.
3 Russian nuclear submarines simultaneously punch through Arctic ice By Tom Metcalfe 29 March 2021 Here's why the naval maneuver is so tricky.
Indonesian oil refinery ignites into towering inferno By Harry Baker 29 March 2021 An oil refinery in Indonesia has caught fire after an oil leak that may have been ignited by a lightning strike.
A remnant of a protoplanet may be hiding inside Earth By Nicoletta Lanese 29 March 2021 A protoplanet called Theia crashed into Earth 4.5 billion years ago
