East Antarctica gained a staggering 695 billion tonnes of ice between 2021 and 2023, temporarily reversing years of decline - and researchers say the cause was from something unexpected, thousands of miles away
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The Gulf Stream has been strengthening, according to new satellite observations, but does this challenge warnings about a weakening Atlantic circulation system - or are the two changes unrelated?
By 2050, the poorest people in some parts of the world could be spending roughly half their income just on food while the wealthiest spend about 5%, according to a major new modelling study
A new study reveals that extreme heat events are expanding their presence outside the traditional warm season, although the change is not happening in the same way in all regions of the planet.
Scientists have discovered how ancient armoured fish used surprisingly different jaws to hunt and crush prey more than 400 million years ago, revealing new clues about early evolution.
New research reveals that a dog’s breakfast could influence more than its appetite, potentially affecting how accurately trained dogs detect scents and identify the smells they’re searching for.
Scientists at the Complutense University of Madrid have discovered that the Atlantic Ocean could play a decisive role in forecasting El Niño. Find out what this discovery could mean for different sectors of society around the world.
An invisible “cloud” at the edge of space is puzzling scientists and may be disrupting radio signals
A NASA mission allowed for the first-ever observation of a sporadic E layer from several points at the same time and revealed a structure far more complex than previously thought.
What does a rock legend have to do with a mysterious snake from New Guinea? The answer is stranger than you might expect—and it all begins with Slash and his lifelong love of reptiles.
Australia is not standing still: the continent of Oceania moves seven centimeters north-northeast every year, getting closer to Asia and drawing the future tectonic map of the Earth.
Ancient manuscripts like the York Gospels are revealing the 3,500-year history of sheeppox virus, offering scientists new clues about livestock disease, evolution and outbreaks across Europe.
The tremor faded from collective memory because of the very limited damage in the two cities. Here is what we know today about that earthquake, the strongest to hit the area since the disastrous event of 1908.