Researchers have attempted to show, for the first time and using a physical model, that the first-order features of the structure of the Earth's lower mantle were established four billion years ago.
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The Yellowstone Caldera is a volcanic caldera and supervolcano in Yellowstone National Park, United States. It is one of the largest on planet Earth and has now undergone significant changes.
There are better maps of the lunar surface than of the Earth's ocean floor, but this is changing thanks to high-resolution data obtained from space by satellites.
A new study quantifies the effects of climate warming and intensified heatwave events on surface oxygen levels in lakes around the world.
The mantle transition zone, located more than 400 kilometres below the Earth's surface, can store water equivalent to several oceans and could be linked to continental volcanism.
The National Hurricane Center (NHC) has announced several changes to its services and products for the 2025 hurricane season, which begins 1 June..
Scientists were surprised by the larger-than-expected sea level rise observed in 2024. These rising sea level trends will continue in the coming years.
A group of scientists has studied human-generated waste in the deepest part of the Mediterranean and has found objects of all kinds: plastics, glass, metals, etc., in great numbers.
Researchers have shown that pollutants from tobacco smoke and waste can promote the growth and spread of resistant bacteria in the environment.
Researchers in Switzerland want to find out whether there are areas in the country where the powerful greenhouse gas CO₂ can be stored permanently underground and to analyse its environmental impacts.
A group of researchers based their prediction on a new interpretation of how tiny changes in Earth's orbit around the Sun cause massive shifts in the planet's climate over periods of thousands of years, and we are now heading into another ice age.
Astronomers have detected powerful winds for the first time, transporting chemical elements like iron and titanium, creating intricate patterns in the atmosphere of a planet outside our solar system.
A group of researchers has challenged the conventional understanding of the direct relationship between global warming and ocean evaporation, breaking the assumptions that have been held until now.
Many studies show the benefits of having a large amount of wooded and green areas in cities to avoid and reduce the effects of the urban heat island, heightened by climate change, but not everything is positive in the greening of cities if things are not done well.
A team of scientists has analyzed the global spread of Pierce’s disease, which has been moving through the Mediterranean for a decade and causing significant damage to vineyards in the affected regions.
The Curiosity rover has taken images of Martian clouds that are too faint to be seen in daylight, only visible when the clouds are especially high and evening has fallen.
The signature of La Niña is visible in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean as areas with below-average water levels and, at the same time, modifies precipitation and wind conditions in large areas of the basin.
Astronomers are observing daily re-entries of artificial satellites that are unprecedented to date and this has consequences for atmospheric layers as well as the ozone layer. The problem will only get worse.
PFAS are highly polluting, long-lasting anthropogenic products and scientists have problems eliminating them once they are in the environment. But a simple solution could be close at hand.
According to some scientists, the surpassing of 1.5 °C of warming much earlier than we imagined is partly due to what is happening above the Arctic Circle.