Planet Earth Explore Planet Earth Antarctica Antarctica Arctic Climate Change Climate Change Earthquakes Energy Evolution Geology Microbiology Plants Plants Pollution Rivers & Oceans Rivers & Oceans Tsunami Volcanos Volcanos Weather Weather Grid List Latest about Planet Earth NASA spots sign of El Niño from space: 'If it's a big one, the globe will see record warming' By Hannah Osborne published 16 May 23 The Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite recorded Kelvin waves moving eastward across the Pacific — a phenomenon often considered a precursor to El Niño. Scientists discover giant crater from ice age explosion that has methane-spewing mud volcano inside it By Sascha Pare published 16 May 23 The Borealis Mud Volcano is only the second found in Norwegian waters and releases a continuous stream of methane-rich, muddy liquid from deep below Earth's crust. When did the Isthmus of Panama form between North and South America? By Michael Dhar published 13 May 23 The linkage of the Americas had outsize impacts globally, and its controversial timing has similarly large implications for science. Super salty water leaking from the Indian Ocean may have helped end the last ice age By Sascha Pare published 12 May 23 A huge drop in sea levels trapped extremely salty water in the Indian Ocean, which then gushed into the Atlantic when currents changed 15,000 years ago. Significant El Niño event is almost guaranteed this year, experts warn. And it could be a big one. By Harry Baker published 12 May 23 NOAA researchers have predicted that an ocean-heating event known as El Niño is probably going to arrive in the next few months and persist into 2024. Mysterious 'sea swirls' off Poland's coast have a surprising explanation By Harry Baker published 11 May 23 Researchers have discovered that unusual swirling "slicks" that occasionally appear on the Baltic Sea are actually made from floating tree pollen. Scientists reveal face of 10-foot 'killer tadpole' that terrorized Earth long before the dinosaurs By Lydia Smith published 5 May 23 With huge teeth and large eyes, Crassigyrinus scoticus was specially adapted to hunt in the coal swamps of Scotland and North America. Energy of '25 billion atomic bombs' trapped on Earth in just 50 years, all because of global warming By Harry Baker published 5 May 23 A new study has revealed that 380 zettajoules of energy was trapped by global warming between 1971 and 2020. Weirdo blinking fish could hold the secrets to how our ancestors evolved to live on land, new study reveals By Ben Turner published 4 May 23 The bulbous-eyed mudskipper could offer key clues about how our fishy ancestors first made the leap to land. 462 million-year-old fossilized eyes and brains uncovered in 'secret' Welsh fossil site By Patrick Pester published 2 May 23 Wales' new "Castle Bank" fossil site could be among the world's most important deposits. 123456789Archives Live Science newsletter Stay up to date on the latest science news by signing up for our Essentials newsletter. Name: Your Email Address : Contact me with news and offers from other Future brands Receive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors Thank you for signing up to Live Science. You will receive a verification email shortly. There was a problem. Please refresh the page and try again. MOST READMOST SHARED1Rare green fireball explodes over Australia, creating bright flash visible for hundreds of miles2Decades-old question surrounding the start of the tree of life could finally be solved3Massive dino from Brazil ate 'like a pelican,' controversial new study finds. Why is it causing an uproar?4300,000-year-old footprints reveal extinct humans went on a lakeside family outing among giant elephants and rhinos5James Webb telescope discovers gargantuan geyser on Saturn's moon, blasting water hundreds of miles into space1'Mini kangaroos on steroids' make comeback in South Australia after disappearing for 100 years2Rare green fireball explodes over Australia, creating bright flash visible for hundreds of miles3Decades-old question surrounding the start of the tree of life could finally be solved4Massive dino from Brazil ate 'like a pelican,' controversial new study finds. Why is it causing an uproar?5James Webb telescope discovers gargantuan geyser on Saturn's moon, blasting water hundreds of miles into space
NASA spots sign of El Niño from space: 'If it's a big one, the globe will see record warming' By Hannah Osborne published 16 May 23 The Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite recorded Kelvin waves moving eastward across the Pacific — a phenomenon often considered a precursor to El Niño.
Scientists discover giant crater from ice age explosion that has methane-spewing mud volcano inside it By Sascha Pare published 16 May 23 The Borealis Mud Volcano is only the second found in Norwegian waters and releases a continuous stream of methane-rich, muddy liquid from deep below Earth's crust.
When did the Isthmus of Panama form between North and South America? By Michael Dhar published 13 May 23 The linkage of the Americas had outsize impacts globally, and its controversial timing has similarly large implications for science.
Super salty water leaking from the Indian Ocean may have helped end the last ice age By Sascha Pare published 12 May 23 A huge drop in sea levels trapped extremely salty water in the Indian Ocean, which then gushed into the Atlantic when currents changed 15,000 years ago.
Significant El Niño event is almost guaranteed this year, experts warn. And it could be a big one. By Harry Baker published 12 May 23 NOAA researchers have predicted that an ocean-heating event known as El Niño is probably going to arrive in the next few months and persist into 2024.
Mysterious 'sea swirls' off Poland's coast have a surprising explanation By Harry Baker published 11 May 23 Researchers have discovered that unusual swirling "slicks" that occasionally appear on the Baltic Sea are actually made from floating tree pollen.
Scientists reveal face of 10-foot 'killer tadpole' that terrorized Earth long before the dinosaurs By Lydia Smith published 5 May 23 With huge teeth and large eyes, Crassigyrinus scoticus was specially adapted to hunt in the coal swamps of Scotland and North America.
Energy of '25 billion atomic bombs' trapped on Earth in just 50 years, all because of global warming By Harry Baker published 5 May 23 A new study has revealed that 380 zettajoules of energy was trapped by global warming between 1971 and 2020.
Weirdo blinking fish could hold the secrets to how our ancestors evolved to live on land, new study reveals By Ben Turner published 4 May 23 The bulbous-eyed mudskipper could offer key clues about how our fishy ancestors first made the leap to land.
462 million-year-old fossilized eyes and brains uncovered in 'secret' Welsh fossil site By Patrick Pester published 2 May 23 Wales' new "Castle Bank" fossil site could be among the world's most important deposits.
