A new study by Utah State University (USU) suggests that modern megaherbivores– plant-eaters that weigh more than 1 000 kg (2 200 lbs)– have the highest risk of going extinct among mammals, birds, and reptiles, just like what happened to their prehistoric…
Scientists at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory conducted X-ray experiments to resolve the origin of rare, odd meteorites that have puzzled many researchers since they were discovered about 50 years ago. Also known as Type IIE iron meteorites, these objects…
An international team of researchers released the most detailed seafloor depth map of the Arctic Ocean. The map, which is the 4.0 version of the International Bathymetric Chart of the Arctic Ocean (IBCAO), expands up to 19.6 percent of the submarine surface mapped…
Scientists developed a new physics-based technique that successfully predicted seven of the Sun's largest flares from the past solar cycle, out of a set of nine. With further improvement, the new model could be used to inform forecasters of these intense…
An international team of researchers published a new study providing new clues about how and where subduction begins on Earth, the process behind the deadliest volcanic eruptions. The Earth's largest earthquakes and most explosive volcanoes occur at subduction…
Crop yields for major crops such as apples, blueberries, and cherries across the U.S. are being limited by a lack of pollinators due to the decline of the wild bee population, according to new research, which was the most comprehensive study of its kind. Researchers…
Scientists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) suggest that Snowball Earth– a hypothesis proposing that the planet's surface became entirely frozen at least twice 700 million years ago– might be linked to dramatic plunges in the amount of…
A recent study by the University of Hawaii examined the impacts of the 2018 Hurricane "Lane" and revealed that preceding moisture conditions brought by the storm exacerbated fire hazards, and both fire and rain severity were impacted by the hurricane…
USGS seismologists have detected deep long-period earthquakes beneath the dormant Mauna Kea volcano in Hawaii at depths of about 20 to 25 km (12 to 15 miles) occurring with surprising regularity every 7 to 12 minutes. While low-frequency earthquakes are not unusual,…
Tropical cyclones in the Pacific can now be forecast up to four months ahead of the season with a new model developed by scientists from New Zealand and Australia. According to Dr. Andrew Magee from the center for water, climate, and land at the University of…
