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Where do giant volcanic eruptions come from? New study finds missing link to "blobs" deep within Earth
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (753+ words) Volcanic eruptions at Earth's surface have significant consequences. Smaller ones can scare tourists on Mount Etna or disrupt air traffic. Giant, large-scale eruptions can have more serious impacts. One such event contributed to the demise of the dinosaurs 66 million years…...
Some words affect us more than others. It boils down to how they sound
2+ mon, 2+ day ago (974+ words) Effective communication lies at the heart of human connection. It helps us collaborate with each other, solve problems and build relationships. And communicating clearly is a major consideration for most of us in most aspects of life. But what if…...
Strange rock formations beneath the Pacific Ocean could change our understanding of the early Earth
3+ week, 2+ hour ago (850+ words) Our world may seem fragile, but Earth has been around for a very long time. If we ventured far back into the past, would we reach a time when it looked fundamentally different? The answer lies in some of the…...
The network watching the world's oceans is under pressure " just when it's needed most
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (919+ words) Increasingly, the world's oceans are telling us our climate system may be changing faster and more dramatically than expected. These new insights are made using a vast global network of instruments " from drifting floats and moored buoys to research vessels…...
Could sodium replace lithium as the dominant ingredient in batteries?
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (1018+ words) The world we live in today runs on batteries. But the lithium ion batteries that dominate the market are expensive and environmentally demanding to extract. The raw materials for lithium ion batteries are scarce and concentrated in a few geographical…...
Tuna has overtaken cod as the UK's top-selling seafood " here's why
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (549+ words) Tuna is not the only species to make a rapid change in the southwest UK about a decade ago. Blue, thresher and porbeagle sharks suddenly increased dramatically. Spiny lobsters suddenly increased. Meanwhile basking sharks and many important fish species like…...
Why Corpus Christi faces a looming water shortage, and what might help
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (696+ words) Corpus Christi, Texas, home to the nation's largest oil export hub, and its surrounding Coastal Bend area are in a water shortage that has residents, businesses, and industry carefully monitoring their water use and worried about a growing crisis. Since…...
Wildfire risk is now spreading to cool climates like the Scottish Highlands and Irish uplands
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (605+ words) The most destructive wildfire season on record in Europe was in 2025, with more than one million hectares burned and tens of thousands of people displaced by fires across the continent. For people in Ireland and Britain, the type of destructive…...
A meteor exploded in the sky above New South Wales. An astronomer explains where it might have come from
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (892+ words) At about 6: 30pm last night, a meteor exploded with a bright flash that was widely seen across eastern Australia. Stunned onlookers from Sydney to Canberra, and beyond, reported seeing the explosion light up the night sky in colourful streaks ranging from…...
Some technologies use accelerated natural processes to capture carbon " but can they store it durably?
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (879+ words) Natural geological processes have been regulating Earth's climate for millions of years. Accelerated versions of these processes are now being promoted as technologies to draw down carbon from the atmosphere " and some are rapidly moving from concept to real-world deployments....
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