Earth
We summarize the week's scientific breakthroughs every Thursday.
- Earth
New pathway proposed for ancient flood
Meltwaters off the northwestern part of Canada’s ice sheet would have shut down the ocean’s heat circulation 13,000 years ago.
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- Climate
Extremely Bad Weather
Teasing out global warming's role in worsening hurricanes, droughts and other extreme events.
- Earth
How the Frankenstorm came to life
Hurricane Sandy’s humble birth and growth into a monster storm hold lessons for forecasters.
- Earth
Low central pressure among Hurricane Sandy’s unusual features
After slamming the Caribbean, storm approaches landfall in mid-Atlantic states.
- Earth
Ozone hole at smallest size in decades
Warm Antarctic temperatures help preserve UV-protecting layer.
- Climate
Gulf Stream might be releasing seafloor methane
Greenhouse gas may be flowing into ocean waters off the U.S. east coast.
- Earth
Spanish quake linked to groundwater pumping
Draining aquifers likely triggered 2011 tremor that killed nine people.
- Earth
Years after big quake, Turkish fault still slip-sliding
Creeping movement underscores the seismic danger threatening Istanbul.
- Environment
Elevated carbon dioxide may impair reasoning
Insufficient ventilation allows exhaled gas to build up indoors, diminishing decision-making abilities.
- Chemistry
Depths hold clues to dearth of xenon in air
The gas doesn’t dissolve well in minerals deep inside Earth, a discovery that may explain why it’s also scarce in the atmosphere.
- Earth
Fish in mom’s diet may alter kids’ behavior
Eating fish that's low in mercury during pregnancy may reduce the risk that a woman's child shows signs of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.
