Pictured is a glacial meltwater river that has drained from the Greenland Ice Sheet. These rivers contain high amounts of suspended glacial flour as the ice sheet acts like a natural bulldozer and gives the rivers a grey milky color. Photo courtesy of Jon Hawkings. Credit: Jon Hawkings Researchers examining […]
Peterman Island, Graham Land, Antarctica. A new study finds that atmospheric rivers in the Southern Hemisphere have been gradually shifting toward the South Pole for the past 40 years, a trend which could lead to increased rates of ice melt in Antarctica. Credit: McKay Savage, CC-BY-2.0. Weather systems responsible for […]
As high tide laps against the sea wall tourist walk down the Battery in Charleston, S.C. Friday, Nov. 13, 2020. Charleston has remained relatively unscathed this hurricane season. That means more time to mull a $1.75 billion proposal by the Army Corps of Engineers that features a sea wall along […]
The journey of Hawaii’s pancake from its creation at the mantle plume to where it slipped under the Pacific plate and sunk deep into the Earth’s mantle. Credit: Michigan State University An oceanic plateau has been observed for the first time in the Earth’s lower mantle, 800 kilometers deep underneath […]
Artwork: The aim is to have the full satellite network in place in 2022 ONEWEB The OneWeb satellite operator has formally emerged from bankruptcy. Ownership has transferred to a new company with its principal shareholders now being the UK government and the Indian conglomerate Bharti Global Ltd. The new holding […]
There are thousands of bee species, both little and large ZESTIN SOH Scientists have mapped the distribution of all 20,000 bee species on earth. The new global map of bees will help in the conservation of the insects we rely on to pollinate our crops, say researchers in Singapore and […]
Matt Covington climbs into a moulin on the Greenland ice sheet. Credit: University of Arkansas Holes that carry surface meltwater to the base of the Greenland ice sheet, called moulins, are much larger than previously thought, according to a new study based on observation and first-hand exploration by a team […]
Based on different commercially available raw materials (e.g., TiO2-mica, Fe2O3-mica), a variety of all-natural bioinspired structural materials with different colors can be fabricated. Credit: GUAN Qingfang Modern life relies closely on plastics, even though the petroleum-based production creates serious environmental challenges. The industry opts out to use sustainable materials due […]
This undated photo made available by the Pew Charitable Trust shows the island of Tristan da Cunha in the South Atlantic. Tristan da Cunha, an island with 245 permanent residents, has created a marine protection zone to safeguard wildlife in an area of the South Atlantic three times the size […]
Osterhage et al., Author provided The mysterious bigfin squid has been spotted in Australia’s waters for the first time. My colleagues and I from the CSIRO and Museums Victoria detail the encounters in our new research, published today in Public Library of Sciences ONE. There have only been about a dozen bigfin […]