Earth & Climate News
October 2, 2025
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Oct. 2, 2025 Swiss glaciers lost nearly 3% of their volume in 2025, following a snow-poor winter and scorching summer heatwaves. The melt has been so extreme that some glaciers lost more than two meters of ice thickness in a single season. Scientists caution ...
Oct. 1, 2025 Fungi may have shaped Earth’s landscapes long before plants appeared. By combining rare gene transfers with fossil evidence, researchers have traced fungal origins back nearly a billion years earlier than expected. These ancient fungi may have ...
Sep. 26, 2025 Scientists have uncovered an unexpected witness to Earth’s distant past: tiny iron oxide stones called ooids. These mineral snowballs lock away traces of ancient carbon, revealing that oceans between 1,000 and 541 million years ago held far less ...
Sep. 26, 2025 Scientists found that biochar doesn’t just capture pollutants, it actively destroys them using direct electron transfer. This newly recognized ability accounts for up to 40% of its cleaning power and remains effective through repeated use. The ...
Sep. 26, 2025 Bio-tar, once seen as a toxic waste, can be transformed into bio-carbon with applications in clean energy and environmental protection. This innovation could reduce emissions, create profits, and solve a major bioenergy industry ...
Sep. 26, 2025 Electrons flow underground in ways far more extensive than once believed, forming networks that link distant chemical zones. Minerals, organic molecules, and specialized bacteria can act as bridges, ...
Sep. 24, 2025 Rice, a staple for billions, is one of the most resource-hungry crops on the planet—but scientists may have found a way to change that. By applying nanoscale selenium directly to rice plants, researchers dramatically improved nitrogen efficiency, ...
Sep. 24, 2025 Diamonds hitch a ride to the surface through explosive kimberlite eruptions, powered by volatile-rich magmas. New simulations show that carbon dioxide and water are the secret ingredients that make these eruptions ...
Sep. 23, 2025 A long-term study in Colorado reveals that insect populations are plummeting even in remote, undisturbed areas. Over two decades, flying insect abundance dropped by more than 70%, closely linked to rising summer temperatures. The results suggest ...
Sep. 22, 2025 A team at RMIT University has created a cement-free construction material using only cardboard, soil, and water. Strong enough for low-rise buildings, it reduces emissions, costs, and waste compared to concrete. The lightweight, on-site process ...
Sep. 22, 2025 A sweeping review from NYU Langone Health reveals that everyday exposure to plastics—especially during childhood—poses lasting risks for heart disease, infertility, asthma, and even brain ...
Sep. 22, 2025 Researchers found that ice can trigger stronger chemical reactions than liquid water, dissolving iron minerals in extreme cold. Freeze-thaw cycles amplify the effect, releasing iron into rivers and soils. With climate change accelerating these ...
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Sep. 23, 2025 South African diamonds have revealed nickel-rich metallic inclusions, offering the first direct evidence of reactions predicted to occur deep in Earth’s mantle. The study shows how oxidized melts ...
Sep. 21, 2025 University of Maine researchers developed a new process to make HBL, a key ingredient in many medicines, from renewable glucose instead of petroleum. The approach not only lowers drug production ...
Sep. 20, 2025 In Texas, biologists have documented an extraordinary bird — the natural hybrid offspring of a green jay and a blue jay. Once separated by millions of years of evolution and distinct ranges, the ...
Sep. 20, 2025 Insects are essential for ecosystems, but mounting evidence suggests many populations are collapsing under modern pressures. A new study used cutting-edge genomic techniques on museum specimens to ...
Sep. 19, 2025 Egg-eating worms living on Chesapeake Bay blue crabs may hold the key to smarter fishery management. Once thought to be a threat, these parasites ...
Sep. 19, 2025 Wildfires are no longer a seasonal nuisance but a deadly, nationwide health crisis. Fueled by climate change, smoke is spreading farther and lingering longer, with new research warning of tens of ...
Sep. 19, 2025 MIT scientists have unraveled the hidden energy balance of earthquakes by recreating them in the lab. Their findings show that while only a sliver of energy goes into the shaking we feel on the ...
Sep. 18, 2025 America already mines all the critical minerals it needs for energy, defense, and technology, but most are being wasted as mine tailings. Researchers discovered that minerals like cobalt, germanium, ...
Sep. 18, 2025 The Dead Sea isn’t just the saltiest body of water on Earth—it’s a living laboratory for the formation of giant underground salt deposits. Researchers are unraveling how evaporation, ...
Sep. 18, 2025 Warming Arctic permafrost is unlocking toxic metals, turning Alaska’s once-clear rivers into orange, acid-laced streams. The shift, eerily similar to mine pollution but entirely natural, threatens ...
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Sep. 17, 2025 Heating alone won’t drive soil microbes to release more carbon dioxide — they need added carbon and nutrients to thrive. This finding challenges assumptions about how climate warming influences ...
Sep. 16, 2025 Scientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory have cracked open the secrets of plant stem cells, mapping key genetic regulators in maize and Arabidopsis. By using single-cell RNA sequencing, they ...
Sep. 15, 2025 Volcanic eruptions on the remote island of Nishinoshima repeatedly wipe the land clean, giving scientists a rare chance to study life’s earliest stages. Researchers traced the genetic origins of an ...
Sep. 12, 2025 Hidden within Arctic ice, diatoms are proving to be anything but dormant. New Stanford research shows these glass-walled algae glide through frozen channels at record-breaking subzero temperatures, ...
Sep. 10, 2025 Barrels dumped off Southern California decades ago have been found leaking alkaline waste, not just DDT, leaving behind eerie white halos and transforming parts of the seafloor into toxic vents. The ...
Sep. 10, 2025 Researchers in Germany and Australia have created a simple but powerful tool to detect nanoplastics—tiny, invisible particles that can slip through skin and even the blood-brain barrier. Using an ...
Sep. 9, 2025 Flathead catfish are rapidly reshaping the Susquehanna River’s ecosystem. Once introduced, these voracious predators climbed to the top of the food chain, forcing native fish like channel catfish ...
Sep. 9, 2025 Plants are spreading across the globe faster than ever, largely due to human activity, and new research shows that the very same traits that make plants thrive in their native lands also drive their ...
Sep. 9, 2025 Tiny ocean microbes called Prochlorococcus, once thought to be climate survivors, may struggle as seas warm. These cyanobacteria drive 5% of Earth’s photosynthesis and underpin much of the marine ...
Sep. 9, 2025 New research has revealed that East Antarctica’s vast and icy interior is heating up faster than its coasts, fueled by warm air carried from the Southern Indian Ocean. Using 30 years of weather ...
Sep. 5, 2025 A team of chemists has discovered how to transform PET plastic waste into BAETA, a material that captures CO2 with remarkable efficiency. Instead of ending up as microplastics in the environment, ...
Sep. 5, 2025 UC Santa Barbara researchers project that human impacts on oceans will double by 2050, with warming seas and fisheries collapse leading the charge. The tropics and poles face the fastest changes, and ...
Sep. 5, 2025 Scientists found that Red Sea corals can endure warming seas but grow much smaller and weaken under long-term heat stress. Though recovery is possible in cooler months, rising global temperatures may ...
Sep. 5, 2025 Seagrass, a vital coastal ecosystem, may be one of the planet’s best natural carbon sponges—but its fate depends on how we manage nutrients like nitrogen and phosphorus. While moderate nutrient ...
Sep. 4, 2025 New research reveals that carbon made it possible for Earth’s molten core to freeze into a solid heart, stabilizing the magnetic field that protects our planet. Without it, Earth’s deep interior ...
Sep. 4, 2025 A Japanese research team successfully harnessed E. coli to produce PDCA, a strong, biodegradable plastic alternative. Their method avoids toxic byproducts and achieves record production levels, ...
Sep. 3, 2025 Past climate assessments let big polluters delay action, placing more burden on smaller nations. A new method based on historical responsibility demands steep cuts from wealthy countries and more ...
Sep. 7, 2025 Sauropod tooth scratches reveal that some dinosaurs migrated seasonally, others ate a wide variety of plants, and climate strongly shaped their diets. Tanzania’s sand-blasted vegetation left ...
Sep. 3, 2025 Scientists at Northwestern University have developed a groundbreaking nickel-based catalyst that could transform the way the world recycles plastic. Instead of requiring tedious sorting, the catalyst ...
Sep. 3, 2025 Snowfall shortages are now destabilizing some of the world’s last resilient glaciers, as shown by a new study in Tajikistan’s Pamir Mountains. Using a monitoring station on Kyzylsu Glacier, ...
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Wednesday, September 10, 2025
- Scientists Finally Solve the Mystery of Ghostly Halos on the Ocean Floor
- The Invisible Plastic Threat You Can Finally See
Tuesday, September 9, 2025
- Hungry Flathead Catfish Are Changing Everything in the Susquehanna
- Why Some Plants Are Taking Over the World
- The Ocean’s Most Abundant Microbe Is Near Its Breaking Point
- Antarctica’s Frozen Heart Is Warming Fast, and Models Missed It
Friday, September 5, 2025
- Scientists Made Plastic That Eats Carbon
- Oceans Could Reach a Dangerous Tipping Point by 2050
- Even the Toughest Corals Are Shrinking in Warming Seas
- Seagrass Found to Be a Powerful Carbon Sponge With a Surprising Weakness
Thursday, September 4, 2025
- Earth’s Inner Core Exists Only Because of Carbon
- Scientists Create Biodegradable Plastic Stronger Than PET
Wednesday, September 3, 2025
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- A Simple Metal Could Solve the World’s Plastic Recycling Problem
- Central Asia’s Last Stable Glaciers Just Started to Collapse
Monday, September 15, 2025
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- Scientists Fear the Atlantic’s Great Ocean Conveyor Could Shut Down
- A Monster Seaweed Bloom Is Taking Over the Atlantic
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- Scientists Uncover Wildfire Paradox That’s Putting 440 Million People in Danger
- Geologists Got It Wrong: Rivers Didn’t Need Plants to Meander
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Sunday, August 17, 2025
- Scientists Just Found a Hidden Factor Behind Earth’s Methane Surge
- The Surprising Way Rising CO2 Could Supercharge Space Storms
Saturday, August 16, 2025
- Mexican Cave Stalagmites Reveal the Deadly Droughts Behind the Maya Collapse
- The Ocean’s Fragile Fortresses Are Crumbling Under Climate Pressure
Friday, August 15, 2025
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- Scientists Warn Ocean Could Soon Reach Rapa Nui’s Sacred Moai
- Scientists Turn Grapevine Waste Into Clear, Strong Films That Vanish in Days
Sunday, August 17, 2025
- NASA’s PREFIRE Satellites Reveal a Secret Glow Escaping from Our Planet
- A Record-Breaking Antenna Just Deployed in Space. Here’s What It Will See
- Myanmar’s Massive Quake Hints at Bigger Earthquakes to Come
Friday, August 15, 2025
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- The Hidden Climate Battle Between Forests and the Ocean
- The Race to Save Our Oceans Could Sink Us Without Rules
Friday, August 1, 2025
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Tuesday, July 29, 2025
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- The Real-Life Kryptonite Found in Serbia—and Why It Could Power the Future
- Deep-Sea Fish Just Changed What We Know About Earth’s Carbon Cycle
- Satellites Just Revealed a Hidden Global Water Crisis—and It’s Worse Than Melting Ice
- Is the Air You Breathe Silently Fueling Dementia? A 29-Million-Person Study Says Yes
Saturday, July 26, 2025
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Saturday, August 9, 2025
- Scientists Just Uncovered Three Ancient Worlds Frozen Beneath Illinois for 300 Million Years
- 332 Colossal Canyons Just Revealed Beneath Antarctica’s Ice
Wednesday, July 23, 2025
- Concrete That Lasts Centuries and Captures Carbon? AI Just Made It Possible
- Snowless Winter? Arctic Field Team Finds Flowers and Meltwater Instead
Tuesday, July 22, 2025
- Watch the Earth Split in Real Time: Stunning Footage Reveals a 2.5-Meter Fault Slip in Seconds
- This Oat Discovery Could Change Your Breakfast—and the Future of Plant-Based Food
Wednesday, August 6, 2025
Monday, July 21, 2025
- AI Uncovers 86,000 Hidden Earthquakes Beneath Yellowstone’s Surface
- The Heatwave That Shattered Ecosystems, Starved Whales, and Drove Fish North
- This Genetic Breakthrough Could Help Thousands of Species Cheat Extinction
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- Frozen for 12,000 Years, This Alpine Ice Core Captures the Rise of Civilization
- They Fled the Flames—now Jaguars Rule a Wetland Refuge
- Corals in Crisis: A Hidden Chemical Shift Is Reshaping Hawaiian Reefs
- 25 Years, 1 Coastline Report Card: The Shocking Wins and Misses