Earth

  1. Earth

    Cloud seeding fueled fire about weather modification

    Experiments in 1964 resulted in “exploding” clouds.

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  2. Earth

    Siberian crater mystery may be solved

    Thawing permafrost probably burped a ground-breaking methane bubble that ripped the huge hole in the Yamal peninsula.

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  3. Environment

    Deepwater Horizon damage footprint larger than thought

    In the Gulf of Mexico, most deep-sea corals have escaped damage from the Deepwater Horizon blowout. However, the impact does extend deeper and wider than previously thought.

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  4. Earth

    Early life probably fell victim to massive space rocks

    Planet-sterilizing impacts probably snuffed out early life on Earth until around 4.3 billion years ago.

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  5. Environment

    Recycled water may flood urban parks with dangerous germs

    Irrigating city parks with recycled water may flood the soil with drug-resistant microbes.

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  6. Earth

    Merging magma can set off supervolcanoes in less than 10,000 years

    The reconstruction of a massive eruption 4.5 million years ago near Yellowstone National Park suggests that magma chambers merging together beneath a supervolcano can trigger explosions in less than 10,000 years.

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  7. Oceans

    Whales and ships don’t mix well

    A 15-year study of blue whales off California has found that major shipping lanes cut through feeding grounds.

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  8. Earth

    Wonders of the northern lights

    An Icelandic aurora catches a photographer’s eye and a contest prize.

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  9. Chemistry

    Molecular cage traps rare gases

    Organic compound could cull valuable xenon from the air and detect cancer-causing radon in homes.

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  10. Environment

    Wild monkeys near Fukushima have low blood cell counts

    Primates near the ill-fated nuclear power plant may have been affected by radiation.

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  11. Ecosystems

    Offshore wind farms may be seal feeding grounds

    Harbor seals were tracked visiting offshore wind farms, probably to find food, researchers say.

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  12. Earth

    Sandstone structures form without cement

    Lasting sandstone structures form when weighed-down sand locks into stable formations, researchers find in laboratory experiment.

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