News

  1. Earth

    Underwater fiber-optic cables could moonlight as earthquake sensors

    The seafloor cables that ferry internet traffic across oceans may soon find another use: detecting underwater earthquakes.

    By Maria Temming
  2. Animals

    Here’s what narwhals sound like underwater

    Scientists eavesdropped while narwhals clicked and buzzed. The work could help pinpoint how the whales may react to more human noise in the Arctic.

    By Leah Rosenbaum
  3. Climate

    Antarctica has lost about 3 trillion metric tons of ice since 1992

    Antarctica’s rate of ice loss has sped up since 1992 — mostly in the last five years, raising global sea level by almost 8 millimeters on average.

    By Laurel Hamers
  4. Environment

    Sunshine is making Deepwater Horizon oil stick around

    Sunlight created oxygen-rich oil by-products that are still hanging around eight years after the Deepwater Horizon spill.