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February 11, 2026, 12:44 PM - 6 min read
The story of the Green River shows that processes deep within the Earth can have profound impacts for life on the surface.
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February 5, 2026, 01:20 PM - 6 min read
Planets larger than Earth but smaller than Neptune are the most common type of known exoplanet. It was for one of these planets, K2-18b, that a bold claim of a detection of a biosignature was made in 2025.
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January 26, 2026, 02:31 PM - 5 min read
A new study demonstrates the stones did not arrive through natural ice movement.
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January 22, 2026, 02:40 PM - 5 min read
Historically, it has been thought these volcanic arcs were the primary culprits of injecting carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. The new findings challenge that view. Instead, researchers suggest that mid-ocean ridges and continental rifts have played a much more significant role in driving Earth’s carbon cycles throughout geological time.
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December 4, 2025, 01:17 PM - 5 min read
For 250 million years, coral reefs have played a pivotal role in regulating Earth’s climate by influencing ocean alkalinity and carbon absorption.
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October 28, 2025, 07:16 PM - 4 min read
There are approximately 4,000 species of snake on Earth – about 600 of which are venomous.
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July 27, 2025, 09:17 PM - 5 min read
India and the United States are set to launch NISAR, their first joint Earth observation satellite, marking a leap in tracking climate, seismic shifts, and ecosystems.
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June 30, 2025, 02:23 PM - 5 min read
The satellites the world relies on for navigation, communication and more get their bearings from distant black holes – but radio noise is blurring the picture.
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June 11, 2025, 03:05 PM - 7 min read
Scientists realised Einstein’s theory didn’t actually say the universe had to be static; the theory could support an expanding universe as well. Indeed, by using the same mathematical tools provided by Einstein’s theory, scientists created new models that showed the universe was, in fact, dynamic and evolving.
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April 3, 2025, 03:40 PM - 6 min read
This discovery has major implications for how we think about Earth’s earliest history. It means the distinctive chemical fingerprint of the continental crust was always there – and only recycled at island arcs ever since.
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February 26, 2025, 01:04 PM - 7 min read
According to the Snowball Earth hypothesis, Earth underwent at least two extreme global glaciations during the Cryogenian. Traces of these events can be seen across the globe in sedimentary rocks formed under glacial conditions, strongly suggesting that ice spread from the poles to reach the equatorial region.
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December 8, 2024, 03:40 PM - 7 min read
But Earth is hurtling towards a climate catastrophe, with more than 3°C of warming under current global policies. We must do everything we can to avert disaster, which means slashing emissions as much as we possibly can, and removing what’s left.
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