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Published Researchers home in on Thera volcano eruption date - Researchers Home in on Thera Volcano Eruption Date


Tree-ring, ice core and volcano experts teamed up to identify one of the most climatically impactful...
Published Scientists unearth 20 million years of 'hot spot' magmatism under Cocos plate - Scientists Unearth 20 Million Years of 'Hot Spot' Magmatism Under Cocos Plate



A team of scientists has observed past episodic intraplate magmatism and corroborated the existence...
Published Reign of Papua New Guinea Highland's megafauna lasted long after humans arrived - Reign of Papua New Guinea Highland's Megafauna Lasted Long After Humans Arrived


A giant kangaroo that once roamed on four legs through remote forests in the Papua New Guinea Highla...
Published Research unlocks secrets of rodents' rat race to new lands - Research Unlocks Secrets of Rodents' Rat Race to New Lands


New research has mapped the DNA from more than 150 species of native rodents from across Australia,...
Published Antarctic seals reveal worrying threats to disappearing glaciers - Antarctic Seals Reveal Worrying Threats to Disappearing Glaciers


More Antarctic meltwater is surfacing than was previously known, modifying the climate, preventing s...
Published Study tracks severe bleaching events on a Pacific coral reef over past century - Study Tracks Severe Bleaching Events on a Pacific Coral Reef Over Past Century


A new study has uncovered the history of bleaching on a reef in the epicenter of El Nino, revealing...
Published Hawaiian-language newspapers illuminate an 1871 hurricane - Hawaiian-language newspapers illuminate an 1871 hurricane


A major hurricane struck the islands of Hawai'i and Maui on Aug. 9, 1871, and wrought widespread des ...
Published East Coast, US, landslide impacts from Puerto Rico to Vermont and in between - East Coast, US, Landslide Impacts from Puerto Rico to Vermont and In Between


In the U.S., we may often think of landslides as primarily a West Coast problem, mostly plaguing the...
Published More than one way to build a black bird - More Than One Way to Build a Black Bird: A Look at the Evolution of Melanism


For a species of flycatcher in the remote Solomon Islands, scientists have so far found at least two ...
Published How new bird species arise - How New Bird Species Arise: Understanding the Process of Speciation


Much of a centuries-old debate over where and how new bird species form has now been resolved. Resea...
Published Introduced birds are not replacing roles of human-caused extinct species - Introduced Birds Are Not Replacing Roles of Human-Caused Extinct Species


Human-caused bird extinctions are driving losses of functional diversity on islands worldwide, and t ...
Published Ancient relic points to a turning point in Earth's history 42,000 years ago - Ancient Relic Points to a Turning Point in Earth's History 42,000 Years Ago


The temporary breakdown of Earth's magnetic field 42,000 years ago sparked major climate shifts that...
Published Risk of volcano catastrophe 'a roll of the dice' - Risk of Volcano Catastrophe: A Roll of the Dice


While funding is pumped into preventing low-probability scenarios such as asteroid collision, the fa...
Published The weird musical dynamics of a lava lake on Kilauea volcano - The Weird Musical Dynamics of a Lava Lake on Kilauea Volcano


Before its big burst in 2018, Kilauea spent ten years erupting more gently. Research gives new insig...
Published Stalagmites trace climate history and impact from volcanic eruptions - Stalagmites Trace Climate History and Impact from Volcanic Eruptions


The soils and vegetation of Patagonia's fjord regions form a unique and highly sensitive ecosystem t...
Published Scientists reveal an explosive secret hidden beneath seemingly trustworthy volcanoes - Scientists Reveal an Explosive Secret Hidden Beneath Seemingly Trustworthy Volcanoes


Volcanologists working on remote islands in the Galápagos Archipelago has found that volcanoes which ...
Published Large scale solar parks cool surrounding land - Large Scale Solar Parks Cool Surrounding Land


Researchers studying two solar parks, situated in arid locations, found they produced 'cool islands' ...
Published Deepest scientific ocean drilling sheds light on Japan's next great earthquake - Deepest Scientific Ocean Drilling Sheds Light on Japan's Next Great Earthquake


Scientists who drilled deeper into an undersea earthquake fault than ever before have found that the...
Published Genome of Steller’s sea cow decoded - Genome of Steller's Sea Cow Decoded: A Breakthrough in Marine Biology


During the Ice Age, giant mammals such as mammoths, sabre-toothed cats and woolly rhinoceroses once...
Published Thermal energy stored by land masses has increased significantly - Thermal Energy Stored by Land Masses Has Increased Significantly



There are many effects of climate change. Perhaps the most broadly known is global warming, which is...