Part memoir, part geology explainer, Marcia Bjornerud’s latest book explores the hidden wisdom of Earth’s rocks.
Science News spoke with NOAA climatologist Karin Gleason about the ongoing record-breaking streak of record-high global temperatures.
The Chicxulub crater, left behind by the impact, contains elemental traces that suggest the origins of the notorious projectile.
The new estimate, based on data from 135 low- and middle-income countries, is more than double the World Health Organization’s official count.
Chronic illnesses and the medications that treat them may make it harder to handle extreme heat. It’s even harder to study how.
Air conditioning is responsible for nearly 4 percent of total global greenhouse gas emissions but that will climb along with rising temperatures.
After a magnitude 7.1 temblor jolted southern Japan, the chances of a subsequent, larger quake occurring in the next week had slightly increased, experts said.
New research is revealing the secrets of these destructive twisters, which dodge radar scans and often form at night.
A corrugated exterior wall reflects heat to space and absorbs less heat from the ground, keeping it several degrees cooler than a flat wall.
