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'In every continent where humans are present, water bankruptcy is manifesting itself': Exiled Iranian scientist Kaveh Madani on our desperate need to preserve our most precious resource10 Comments -
Some 'extinct' volcanoes may just be going through a growth spurt, before they 'wake up in this catastrophic stage,' emerging research suggests4 Comments -
Drilling has begun at our sacred site Pe' Sla, setting a dangerous precedent for Indigenous lands across the country. It must be stopped.6 Comments
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Canadian 'emoji' lake vanishes after dramatic, landslide-like collapseEarth from space A pair of satellite photos reveals the drastic transformation of Canada's Lake Rouge, which was fully drained after the sudden collapse of one of its banks. A multitude of factors led to the demise of the shocked-emoji-like lake, experts say.
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'Sacrifice zones' around critical mineral mines are rife with pollution, child workers and birth defectsOpinion The race to mine critical minerals for AI and clean energy is creating 'sacrifice zones' that harm water and health of world's poor.
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Yellowstone's volcano may be fueled in a very different way than we thoughtYellowstone eruptions may be driven by shifts in Earth's crust, rather than a deep well of magma, study finds.
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'One of the most rapid transitions that I've seen': NOAA forecaster on how this year's El Niño could shatter recordsINTERVIEW Nathaniel Johnson, a member of NOAA's El Niño forecasting team, says that this year's transition to El Niño could be the fastest on record.
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Mount Etna is like no other volcano on Earth, representing 'a new type of volcanism,' new research revealsMount Etna's strange lava has long perplexed scientists, but new research reveals that the volcano formed in a bizarre way — making it unlike any other known volcano on Earth.
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'It cuts both ways': Positive tipping points can restore wrecked ecosystems — we just need to trigger them, Earth system scientist Tim Lenton saysINTERVIEW Live Science spoke with Tim Lenton, founding director of the Global Systems Institute at the University of Exeter, about human actions that can trigger positive, self-propelling changes in nature.
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Drilling has begun at our sacred site Pe' Sla, setting a dangerous precedent for Indigenous lands across the country. It must be stopped.
Opinion Drilling in the 2-mile buffer zone of Pe' Sla, in the He Sapa (Black Hills) of South Dakota, shows even sacred lands protected by the U.S. government are not safe from the threat of destruction — and it should ring alarm bells everywhere.
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Full moon helps paint vibrant, muddy 'brushstrokes' in Indonesian riverEarth from space A 2024 satellite snap shows suspended sediments streaking across the mouth of the Rokan River, thanks in part to a particularly high tide caused by a full "Strawberry Moon."
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Some fungi can influence the weather — and now we know how they do itSome types of fungi borrowed a gene from ancient bacteria that gave the ability to make ice and trigger rain.
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