Earth is trapping much more heat than climate models forecast

Real world measurements of how much extra heat the Earth is trapping are well beyond most climate models. That's a real problem.

What Really Killed The Neanderthals? A Space Physicist Has a Radical Idea

A new research suggests that a shift in the Earth's magnetic poles around 41,000 years ago, known as the Laschamp event, may have contributed to the extinction of Neanderthals.

First Signs of a 'Ghost' Plume Reshaping Earth Detected Beneath Oman

Rising from Earth's core beneath Oman, the unusually elusive column of hot rock shows no surface volcanic activity, unlike typical plumes.

Did a Passing Star Cause Earth to Warm 56 Million Years Ago?

About 70,000 years ago Scholz's star passed through the Oort Cloud. It may have perturbed some comets from the Oort Cloud. But we won't know for a couple of million years because that's how long it would take for a comet to reach us.

Strange radio waves detected coming from under the Antarctic ice

The ANITA experiment, built to detect neutrinos, has detected very strange radio waves coming from deep below the Antarctic ice.

Earth has a natural border line that no species will cross

The Wallace Line divides species in Southeast Asia. A deep ocean trench prevents animal migration. Even flying birds rarely cross it.

China embarks on deep ocean drilling with Meng Xiang

China is going full Jules Verne as it prepares to go where no drill has gone before. As part of its Deep Ocean Drilling Program, the special-built Meng Xiang ("Dream") drill ship is gearing up for a multi-year effort to pierce the Earth's crust.

An Extreme Drop in Oxygen Will Eventually Suffocate Most Life on Earth

But Earth's atmosphere wasn't always like it is today, and scientists predict that in the future, it will revert back to one that's rich in methane and low in oxygen.

9 Glorious Mysteries of Nature Continue to Attract Curiosity

Here are nine natural mysteries across the world that scientists have yet to fully explain.

The Most Extreme Solar Storm Hit Earth In 12350 BC

New research uncovers the strongest solar event ever detected - rewriting our understanding of space weather and radiocarbon dating.

Sun Unleashes Most Powerful Flare We've Seen in 2025

On 14 May 2025, the Sun erupted with the biggest flare we've seen all year. 

Mountain Range Hiding Beneath Antarctica's Ice Frozen in Time

Have you ever imagined what Antarctica looks like beneath its thick blanket of ice? Hidden below are rugged mountains, valleys, hills and plains.

Earth's Rotation Is Slowing Down, And It Could Explain Why We Have Oxygen

Lengthening days are linked to the oxygenation of Earth's atmosphere, according to a study from 2021.

The eukaryotic cell emerged as an evolutionary algorithmic phase transition

An international collaboration has published groundbreaking research, shedding light on the most significant increase in complexity in the history of life's evolution on Earth: the origin of the eukaryotic cell.

Earth's oceans once turned green

Japanese researchers have made a compelling case that Earth’s oceans were once green, in a study published in Nature.