New Scientist - Earth https://www.newscientist.com/ https://www.newscientist.com/build/images/ns-logo-scaled.ed2dc11a.png https://www.newscientist.com daily 1 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2453812-striking-image-shows-well-preserved-wreck-of-shackletons-doomed-ship/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=earth Wed, 30 Oct 2024 18:00:00 +0000 Endurance sank beneath the ice during Ernest Shackleton’s legendary Antarctic expedition. More than a hundred years later, researchers document their own saga of how they found the vessel 2453812-striking-image-shows-well-preserved-wreck-of-shackletons-doomed-ship|2453812 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26435154-700-forget-hollywood-science-has-real-plans-to-defend-us-from-asteroids/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=earth Wed, 30 Oct 2024 18:00:00 +0000 Forget Armageddon-sized rocks, just one of 25,000 smaller asteroids could destroy a city on Earth. How to Kill an Asteroid by Robin George Andrew shows how science plans to save the planet mg26435154-700-forget-hollywood-science-has-real-plans-to-defend-us-from-asteroids|2453796 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2453148-some-wildfires-are-growing-twice-as-fast-as-they-did-two-decades-ago/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=earth Thu, 24 Oct 2024 20:00:06 +0100 In the western US, the average maximum growth rate of fires has more than doubled over the past two decades 2453148-some-wildfires-are-growing-twice-as-fast-as-they-did-two-decades-ago|2453148 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2452463-folklore-uncovers-a-tsunami-that-rocked-hawaii-hundreds-of-years-ago/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=earth Fri, 18 Oct 2024 18:00:44 +0100 A story passed down in folklore led scientists to evidence of an 8-metre tsunami that hit an island in Hawaii hundreds of years ago 2452463-folklore-uncovers-a-tsunami-that-rocked-hawaii-hundreds-of-years-ago|2452463 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2450650-el-nino-pattern-can-bring-wet-weather-to-uk-one-year-later/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=earth Fri, 04 Oct 2024 15:00:22 +0100 El Niño and La Niña cycles driven by ocean temperatures in the Pacific can influence weather in the North Atlantic 12 months later – a finding that could improve long-range forecasts 2450650-el-nino-pattern-can-bring-wet-weather-to-uk-one-year-later|2450650 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2449817-how-river-piracy-made-mount-everest-grow-even-taller/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=earth Mon, 30 Sep 2024 17:00:36 +0100 Rapid erosion caused by a geological act of “piracy” tens of thousands of years ago may have raised Earth’s crust and elevated Mount Everest by as much as 50 metres 2449817-how-river-piracy-made-mount-everest-grow-even-taller|2449817 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2446762-these-maps-will-change-how-you-see-the-world/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=earth Wed, 18 Sep 2024 19:00:30 +0100 Geographer Alastair Bonnett on his pick of the most diverse maps, from a collection of 100,000 galaxies to a 12th-century Chinese depiction of rivers on a grid 2446762-these-maps-will-change-how-you-see-the-world|2446762 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2448650-why-physicists-are-air-dropping-buoys-into-the-paths-of-hurricanes/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=earth Fri, 20 Sep 2024 20:00:49 +0100 A sprawling research program aims to improve hurricane forecasts by collecting data at the chaotic interface of ocean and atmosphere 2448650-why-physicists-are-air-dropping-buoys-into-the-paths-of-hurricanes|2448650 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2448198-earth-may-once-have-had-a-ring-like-saturn/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=earth Tue, 17 Sep 2024 12:14:52 +0100 A ring of asteroid debris could have orbited Earth for tens of millions of years, and perhaps even have altered the planet's climate 2448198-earth-may-once-have-had-a-ring-like-saturn|2448198 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2447567-greenland-landslide-caused-freak-wave-that-shook-earth-for-nine-days/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=earth Thu, 12 Sep 2024 20:00:02 +0100 Seismologists were mystified by a strange signal that persisted for nine days in 2023 – now its source has been identified as a standing wave caused by a landslide in Greenland 2447567-greenland-landslide-caused-freak-wave-that-shook-earth-for-nine-days|2447567 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26335080-200-cave-diver-explores-a-mexican-sinkhole-in-atmospheric-photograph/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=earth Wed, 11 Sep 2024 19:00:00 +0100 This claustrophobia-inducing image is taken from photographer Martin Broen's new book Light in the Underworld, a collection of shots from the Yucatán’s cenotes, or sinkholes mg26335080-200-cave-diver-explores-a-mexican-sinkhole-in-atmospheric-photograph|2446888 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2445930-earthquakes-may-explain-how-huge-gold-nuggets-form-in-quartz-rock/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=earth Mon, 02 Sep 2024 17:00:44 +0100 Quartz crystals produce electricity when they are deformed by mechanical stress, which may explain how enormous chunks of gold can form in inert rock 2445930-earthquakes-may-explain-how-huge-gold-nuggets-form-in-quartz-rock|2445930 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26335051-600-a-dramatic-twist-to-the-gaia-hypothesis/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=earth Wed, 21 Aug 2024 19:00:00 +0100 James Lovelock's hypothesis that our planet is a living entity is well known. Ferris Jabr's new book Becoming Earth takes it a step further mg26335051-600-a-dramatic-twist-to-the-gaia-hypothesis|2444606 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2444394-part-of-the-atlantic-is-cooling-at-record-speed-and-nobody-knows-why/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=earth Mon, 19 Aug 2024 23:24:41 +0100 After over a year of record-high global sea temperatures, the equatorial Atlantic is cooling off more quickly than ever recorded, which could impact weather around the world 2444394-part-of-the-atlantic-is-cooling-at-record-speed-and-nobody-knows-why|2444394 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26335040-700-dramatic-images-show-the-dark-side-of-cobalt-mining-boom/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=earth Wed, 14 Aug 2024 19:00:00 +0100 Pascal Maitre's photos from the Democratic Republic of Congo detail the problems arising as demand for cobalt grows mg26335040-700-dramatic-images-show-the-dark-side-of-cobalt-mining-boom|2443422 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2443192-record-breaking-drill-core-reaches-1-2-kilometres-into-earths-mantle/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=earth Thu, 08 Aug 2024 20:00:17 +0100 A scientific drilling ship has burrowed further into Earth’s mantle than ever before, obtaining new clues about the processes that feed oceanic volcanoes and the possible origins of life 2443192-record-breaking-drill-core-reaches-1-2-kilometres-into-earths-mantle|2443192 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26335030-500-new-scientist-recommends-twisters-action-sequel-with-added-tornadoes/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=earth Wed, 07 Aug 2024 19:00:00 +0100 The books, TV, games and more that New Scientist staff have enjoyed this week mg26335030-500-new-scientist-recommends-twisters-action-sequel-with-added-tornadoes|2442750 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26335030-200-mangrove-forests-celebrated-in-stunning-photographs/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=earth Wed, 07 Aug 2024 19:00:00 +0100 See some of the top entries to this year's Mangrove Photography Awards, showing the beauty and fragility of these unique ecosystems mg26335030-200-mangrove-forests-celebrated-in-stunning-photographs|2442747 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26335030-300-ambitious-story-of-how-life-shapes-earth-ends-superb-trilogy/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=earth Wed, 07 Aug 2024 19:00:00 +0100 The dynamics of how plants and animals change Earth is central to this last book in a trilogy by Other Minds author and "scuba-diving philosopher" Peter Godfrey-Smith mg26335030-300-ambitious-story-of-how-life-shapes-earth-ends-superb-trilogy|2442748 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26335011-300-epic-images-show-old-mines-transformed-into-a-library-lab-and-museum/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=earth Wed, 24 Jul 2024 19:00:00 +0100 Amazing images of an open-air library, underground lab and design museum show the reincarnation of dead mines, captured in a new book, 102 Things to Do With a Hole in the Ground mg26335011-300-epic-images-show-old-mines-transformed-into-a-library-lab-and-museum|2440618 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2440460-shock-discovery-reveals-deep-sea-nodules-are-a-source-of-oxygen/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=earth Mon, 22 Jul 2024 17:00:12 +0100 Sea-floor nodules raise oxygen levels in the deep ocean, suggesting they may have a valuable role in ecosystems and adding to concerns about the impact of deep-sea mining 2440460-shock-discovery-reveals-deep-sea-nodules-are-a-source-of-oxygen|2440460 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26334990-400-what-would-earth-look-like-in-25-years-i-asked-the-experts/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=earth Wed, 10 Jul 2024 19:00:00 +0100 Exhausted by today's political and environmental instability, Annalee Newitz investigated what a future Earth might look like. Get ready for green mining, soft cities and robo-taxis mg26334990-400-what-would-earth-look-like-in-25-years-i-asked-the-experts|2438719 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2437470-record-amount-of-water-from-2022-tonga-eruption-is-still-in-atmosphere/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=earth Fri, 28 Jun 2024 14:00:55 +0100 Millions of tonnes of water vapour have been lingering in the atmosphere since the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano erupted in 2022– possibly contributing to global warming 2437470-record-amount-of-water-from-2022-tonga-eruption-is-still-in-atmosphere|2437470 https://www.newscientist.com/video/2436383-watch-philippines-typhoon-disaster-film-winner-of-earth-photo-24-award/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=earth Sat, 22 Jun 2024 11:00:52 +0100 A documentary film about three young survivors of super-typhoon Odette, a tropical cyclone that hit the Philippines in 2021, wins the New Scientist Editors Award at Earth Photo 2024 2436383-watch-philippines-typhoon-disaster-film-winner-of-earth-photo-24-award|2436383 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26234960-400-photos-of-a-rusting-alaskan-river-win-new-scientist-editors-award/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=earth Wed, 19 Jun 2024 19:00:00 +0100 Taylor Roades's images of a river in north-west Alaska that has turned orange because of global warming have won the New Scientist Editors Award at the Earth Photo competition mg26234960-400-photos-of-a-rusting-alaskan-river-win-new-scientist-editors-award|2435743 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2433106-is-north-america-set-for-another-bad-wildfire-smoke-season/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=earth Mon, 27 May 2024 13:00:54 +0100 Smoke from wildfires burning in Canada and Mexico is already worsening air quality in the US, but some signs suggest clearer skies than last year 2433106-is-north-america-set-for-another-bad-wildfire-smoke-season|2433106 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2432921-hot-atlantic-sets-the-stage-for-extreme-hurricane-season/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=earth Thu, 23 May 2024 20:51:27 +0100 This year could bring up to 25 named tropical storms in the Atlantic Ocean due to a shift to La Niña conditions, says the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 2432921-hot-atlantic-sets-the-stage-for-extreme-hurricane-season|2432921 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2431907-snow-and-rising-sea-levels-may-have-triggered-japans-earthquake-swarm/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=earth Tue, 21 May 2024 16:00:54 +0100 In an ongoing swarm of earthquakes that began hitting Japan in 2020, the shifting weight of surface water may have spurred the shaking 2431907-snow-and-rising-sea-levels-may-have-triggered-japans-earthquake-swarm|2431907 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26234900-100-why-criticisms-of-the-proposed-anthropocene-epoch-miss-the-point/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=earth Wed, 08 May 2024 19:00:00 +0100 A proposal to define the Anthropocene as a geological epoch was rejected this March, but humanity's impact on Earth is real, whether formalised or not, says Jan Zalasiewicz mg26234900-100-why-criticisms-of-the-proposed-anthropocene-epoch-miss-the-point|2429712 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26234890-100-can-these-awesome-rocks-become-central-asias-first-unesco-geopark/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=earth Tue, 30 Apr 2024 17:00:00 +0100 Long feted by fossil hunters and geologists, if UNESCO recognises the extraordinary rock formation at Madygen in Kyrgyzstan, it will soon be a player on the world stage mg26234890-100-can-these-awesome-rocks-become-central-asias-first-unesco-geopark|2428620 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26234881-300-these-photos-show-how-a-warmer-climate-is-damaging-earths-waters/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=earth Wed, 24 Apr 2024 19:00:00 +0100 Photographer Diane Tuft has documented how global warming is affecting bodies of water around the world mg26234881-300-these-photos-show-how-a-warmer-climate-is-damaging-earths-waters|2427861 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25433852-000-what-are-the-mysterious-continent-sized-lumps-deep-inside-earth/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=earth Wed, 04 May 2022 13:00:00 +0100 For decades, planetary scientists have been trying to understand the origins of two colossal geological anomalies inside our planet. New insights suggest they could be leftovers from a cosmic collision mg25433852-000-what-are-the-mysterious-continent-sized-lumps-deep-inside-earth|2318456 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2426572-extreme-heat-in-2023-linked-to-drastic-slump-in-growth-of-marine-life/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=earth Fri, 19 Apr 2024 07:00:51 +0100 Last year’s marine heatwaves saw an unprecedented decline in the growth of phytoplankton and algae, which many animals in the oceans depend on for food 2426572-extreme-heat-in-2023-linked-to-drastic-slump-in-growth-of-marine-life|2426572 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2426795-geoscientists-are-using-telecom-dark-fibres-to-map-earths-innards/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=earth Mon, 15 Apr 2024 21:00:28 +0100 The networks of fibre optic cables that criss-cross the planet could be used to better understand what’s happening inside it 2426795-geoscientists-are-using-telecom-dark-fibres-to-map-earths-innards|2426795 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2426530-deadly-upwellings-of-cold-water-pose-threat-to-migratory-sharks/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=earth Mon, 15 Apr 2024 17:00:05 +0100 Climate change is making extreme cold upwellings more common in certain regions of the world, and these events can be catastrophic for animals such as bull sharks 2426530-deadly-upwellings-of-cold-water-pose-threat-to-migratory-sharks|2426530 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2423902-huge-crater-in-india-hints-at-major-meteorite-impact-4000-years-ago/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=earth Tue, 26 Mar 2024 08:00:18 +0000 The Luna structure, a 1.8-kilometre-wide depression in north-west India, may have been caused by the largest meteorite to strike Earth in the past 50,000 years 2423902-huge-crater-in-india-hints-at-major-meteorite-impact-4000-years-ago|2423902 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26134830-100-why-supersonic-diamond-spewing-volcanoes-might-be-coming-back-to-life/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=earth Tue, 19 Mar 2024 16:00:00 +0000 Strange volcanoes called kimberlites bring diamonds up from Earth's depths. Scientists have always struggled to understand why they switched off millions of years ago – but perhaps they didn't mg26134830-100-why-supersonic-diamond-spewing-volcanoes-might-be-coming-back-to-life|2422556 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2423726-sulphur-dioxide-from-iceland-volcano-eruption-has-reached-the-uk/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=earth Thu, 21 Mar 2024 17:38:34 +0000 A huge plume of sulphur dioxide from the latest eruption in Iceland is drifting across Europe, but it isn't expected to cause any significant harm 2423726-sulphur-dioxide-from-iceland-volcano-eruption-has-reached-the-uk|2423726 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26134823-200-its-time-to-accept-that-we-are-in-the-anthropocene-once-and-for-all/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=earth Wed, 13 Mar 2024 18:00:00 +0000 Humans are drastically changing the planet and the Anthropocene is a useful tool to help us deal with that – so let's stop quibbling over definitions mg26134823-200-its-time-to-accept-that-we-are-in-the-anthropocene-once-and-for-all|2422029 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26134810-300-stark-haunting-images-show-kazakhstans-former-nuclear-testing-ground/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=earth Wed, 06 Mar 2024 18:00:00 +0000 These stunning photographs are all shortlisted for the Sony World Photography Awards 2024 mg26134810-300-stark-haunting-images-show-kazakhstans-former-nuclear-testing-ground|2420267 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2420732-surprise-decision-not-to-define-the-anthropocene-shocks-scientists/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=earth Tue, 05 Mar 2024 20:28:14 +0000 A proposal to define the Anthropocene, a geologic epoch defined by human activity, has been rejected – surprising even scientists who consulted the voting group 2420732-surprise-decision-not-to-define-the-anthropocene-shocks-scientists|2420732 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2420411-eerie-green-sunsets-after-1883-krakatoa-eruption-finally-explained/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=earth Mon, 04 Mar 2024 22:07:04 +0000 Mysterious green sunsets were reported after the massive eruption of Krakatoa in 1883 – now simulations show how they were created and just how rare they are 2420411-eerie-green-sunsets-after-1883-krakatoa-eruption-finally-explained|2420411 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26134793-600-stark-mountain-landscapes-exposed-in-canada-as-glaciers-shrink/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=earth Wed, 21 Feb 2024 18:00:00 +0000 Global warming means many of the world’s ancient rivers of ice will be gone within decades, threatening ecosystems that rely on their meltwater, a looming crisis that photographer Edward Burtynsky highlights in his work mg26134793-600-stark-mountain-landscapes-exposed-in-canada-as-glaciers-shrink|2417984 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2418306-largest-volcanic-eruption-in-recorded-history-happened-7300-years-ago/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=earth Wed, 21 Feb 2024 13:58:06 +0000 The Kikai-Akahoya eruption of an underwater volcano off the coast of Japan ejected enough material to fill Lake Tahoe twice, three times as much as the eruption of Mount Tambora in 1815 2418306-largest-volcanic-eruption-in-recorded-history-happened-7300-years-ago|2418306 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2416727-bacteria-could-help-turn-co2-to-rock-under-extreme-conditions/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=earth Wed, 14 Feb 2024 14:57:50 +0000 Microbes that rapidly convert CO2 to rock could lock away the greenhouse gas in deep underground storage sites, such as depleted oil and gas reservoirs 2416727-bacteria-could-help-turn-co2-to-rock-under-extreme-conditions|2416727 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2416365-giant-magma-flow-in-iceland-was-the-fastest-ever-recorded/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=earth Thu, 08 Feb 2024 19:00:27 +0000 As a 15-kilometre crack formed ahead of the recent eruptions, magma flowed into it at the highest rate observed anywhere in the world 2416365-giant-magma-flow-in-iceland-was-the-fastest-ever-recorded|2416365 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2416060-huge-deposit-of-natural-hydrogen-gas-detected-deep-in-albanian-mine/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=earth Thu, 08 Feb 2024 19:00:05 +0000 Companies are searching all over the world for deposits of geologic hydrogen that could be used as clean fuel, and a mine in Albania could give them clues about where to look 2416060-huge-deposit-of-natural-hydrogen-gas-detected-deep-in-albanian-mine|2416060 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2416333-enormous-underwater-mountains-discovered-off-west-coast-of-americas/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=earth Thu, 08 Feb 2024 14:00:29 +0000 An ocean research vessel has just discovered four underwater mountains, the tallest almost 3 kilometres high, that might be hotspots of deep-sea life 2416333-enormous-underwater-mountains-discovered-off-west-coast-of-americas|2416333 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2415868-ocean-thunderstorms-generate-the-most-intense-lightning-ever-observed/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=earth Tue, 06 Feb 2024 15:00:49 +0000 An analysis of satellite observations has identified some extreme thunderstorms over the Indian Ocean and Gulf of Mexico with lightning flashes so frequent that the sky would appear continuously lit 2415868-ocean-thunderstorms-generate-the-most-intense-lightning-ever-observed|2415868 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2415697-lightning-during-volcanic-eruptions-may-have-sparked-life-on-earth/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=earth Mon, 05 Feb 2024 20:00:41 +0000 Lightning strikes during volcanic eruptions could have provided nitrogen in a form that was needed by early life forms 2415697-lightning-during-volcanic-eruptions-may-have-sparked-life-on-earth|2415697 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26134750-200-lithium-mining-looks-set-to-reshape-bolivias-salar-de-uyuni-salt-flat/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=earth Wed, 24 Jan 2024 18:00:00 +0000 Photographer Matjaz Krivic has been charting the effects of lithium mining on locals in the world's largest salt flat in Bolivia since 2016 mg26134750-200-lithium-mining-looks-set-to-reshape-bolivias-salar-de-uyuni-salt-flat|2413418 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2412072-siberias-mysterious-exploding-craters-may-be-caused-by-hot-gas/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=earth Mon, 15 Jan 2024 08:00:20 +0000 Several enormous craters left by explosions have been spotted in Siberia over the past 15 years, and a new explanation links them to hot gas – and climate change 2412072-siberias-mysterious-exploding-craters-may-be-caused-by-hot-gas|2412072 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26134722-100-worlds-first-tunnel-to-a-magma-chamber-could-unleash-unlimited-energy/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=earth Wed, 03 Jan 2024 14:00:00 +0000 In Iceland, scientists are planning to drill two boreholes to a reservoir of liquid rock. One will give us our first direct measurements of magma – the other could supercharge geothermal power mg26134722-100-worlds-first-tunnel-to-a-magma-chamber-could-unleash-unlimited-energy|2410316 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2410467-vast-submerged-area-near-australia-may-once-have-hosted-500000-people/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=earth Tue, 02 Jan 2024 14:13:45 +0000 An area of the seabed north of Australia has been mapped in detail for the first time, revealing that large numbers of people could have lived there until it was inundated by rising seas 2410467-vast-submerged-area-near-australia-may-once-have-hosted-500000-people|2410467 https://www.newscientist.com/article/0-see-a-dazzling-collection-of-the-years-best-northern-lights-pictures/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=earth Wed, 27 Dec 2023 18:00:00 +0000 This spectacular selection of images is taken from the winners of the Northern Lights Photographer of the Year competition, run by Capture the Atlas 0-see-a-dazzling-collection-of-the-years-best-northern-lights-pictures|2409797 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26034712-600-we-might-officially-enter-the-anthropocene-epoch-in-2024/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=earth Tue, 26 Dec 2023 18:00:00 +0000 Scientific bodies are due to make an official decision in the coming year about whether to declare a new geochronological unit precipitated by the impact of humans on Earth mg26034712-600-we-might-officially-enter-the-anthropocene-epoch-in-2024|2409533 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2405911-china-started-drilling-ultra-deep-holes-in-2023-in-a-hunt-for-oil/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=earth Sun, 24 Dec 2023 10:00:05 +0000 A drilling project in the Taklamakan desert is aiming to reach more than 11,000 metres below Earth’s surface as China explores the deep earth for resources 2405911-china-started-drilling-ultra-deep-holes-in-2023-in-a-hunt-for-oil|2405911 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2408674-dead-spacecraft-are-seeding-the-upper-atmosphere-with-metal/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=earth Fri, 22 Dec 2023 14:00:55 +0000 The stratosphere seems to be full of aluminium particles and other metals that come from spacecraft burning up in the atmosphere, and those particles could mess up polar clouds 2408674-dead-spacecraft-are-seeding-the-upper-atmosphere-with-metal|2408674 https://www.newscientist.com/video/2409607-iceland-volcano-watch-the-fagradalsfjall-eruption-live/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=earth Tue, 19 Dec 2023 16:48:05 +0000 Iceland’s Fagradalsfjall volcano, located on the country’s south-west Reykjanes peninsula, has erupted after weeks of earthquake activity 2409607-iceland-volcano-watch-the-fagradalsfjall-eruption-live|2409607 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26034692-100-the-magnificent-medieval-map-that-made-cartography-into-a-science/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=earth Tue, 12 Dec 2023 16:00:00 +0000 Some 550 years ago, a Venetian monk named Fra Mauro set out to create a world map. Rather than myth and religion, it was based on solid evidence for the first time mg26034692-100-the-magnificent-medieval-map-that-made-cartography-into-a-science|2407676 https://www.newscientist.com/video/2405321-popocatepetl-predicting-mexicos-most-dangerous-volcano/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=earth Thu, 30 Nov 2023 11:00:23 +0000 Few volcanos come with more risk than Mexico's Popocatépetl, situated near Mexico City.  To mitigate danger, volcanologist Chiara Maria Petrone is trying to predict its next eruption 2405321-popocatepetl-predicting-mexicos-most-dangerous-volcano|2405321 https://www.newscientist.com/article/10-forget-the-amazon-are-these-the-most-remarkable-rivers-in-the-world/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=earth Thu, 16 Nov 2023 16:00:00 +0000 When most people are asked to name a river, they often reach for the Amazon or Nile, but these aren’t the only remarkable rivers out there. Here are 10 more from around the world – and solar system 10-forget-the-amazon-are-these-the-most-remarkable-rivers-in-the-world|2402386 https://www.newscientist.com/video/2403158-iceland-volcano-current-cycle-of-eruptions-could-last-for-decades/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=earth Wed, 15 Nov 2023 13:15:46 +0000 Iceland is bracing for a volcanic eruption, as thousands of small earthquakes have shaken the southern part of the Reykjanes peninsula since October 2403158-iceland-volcano-current-cycle-of-eruptions-could-last-for-decades|2403158 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2402814-ice-might-be-ubiquitous-but-we-are-still-discovering-things-about-it/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=earth Wed, 15 Nov 2023 18:00:00 +0000 Once seen as miraculous, these days ice is no longer extraordinary. But in a winter season when Antarctic sea ice hit a historic low, it is clear we should cherish it more, says Max Leonard 2402814-ice-might-be-ubiquitous-but-we-are-still-discovering-things-about-it|2402814 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2402892-iceland-volcano-15km-magma-tunnel-under-town-threatens-to-erupt/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=earth Tue, 14 Nov 2023 15:18:23 +0000 A 15-kilometre-long mass of lava has formed underneath the Reykjanes peninsula in Iceland and could erupt at any time 2402892-iceland-volcano-15km-magma-tunnel-under-town-threatens-to-erupt|2402892 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2401149-stunning-image-of-south-americas-largest-lake-hides-a-dark-secret/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=earth Fri, 03 Nov 2023 12:31:34 +0000 Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela, the largest lake in South America, has been captured in detail by the European Space Agency's Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission 2401149-stunning-image-of-south-americas-largest-lake-hides-a-dark-secret|2401149 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2400567-bits-of-an-ancient-planet-called-theia-may-be-buried-in-earths-mantle/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=earth Wed, 01 Nov 2023 16:00:57 +0000 Two strange, high-density blobs buried more than a kilometre underground may have come from the ancient world Theia, which is thought to have slammed into Earth to create the moon 2400567-bits-of-an-ancient-planet-called-theia-may-be-buried-in-earths-mantle|2400567 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2400245-sun-blocking-dust-from-asteroid-impact-drove-the-dinosaur-extinction/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=earth Mon, 30 Oct 2023 16:00:35 +0000 The Chicxulub impact 66 million years ago filled the sky with fine silicate dust, which blocked out sunlight and lingered for 15 years 2400245-sun-blocking-dust-from-asteroid-impact-drove-the-dinosaur-extinction|2400245 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2399064-ancient-river-valleys-discovered-beneath-antarctic-ice-sheet/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=earth Tue, 24 Oct 2023 17:00:42 +0100 A better picture of the hidden landscape beneath the frozen surface of Antarctica could help us understand how the ice will respond to climate change 2399064-ancient-river-valleys-discovered-beneath-antarctic-ice-sheet|2399064 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2396983-earths-core-is-oddly-squishy-and-we-may-now-know-why/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=earth Wed, 11 Oct 2023 19:00:55 +0100 Earth’s iron-rich inner core may owe some of its surprising softness to the motion of atoms, suggest experiments with iron at high temperature and pressure coupled to AI simulations 2396983-earths-core-is-oddly-squishy-and-we-may-now-know-why|2396983 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2394583-huge-earthquake-shook-seattle-1100-years-ago-and-it-could-happen-again/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=earth Wed, 27 Sep 2023 20:00:56 +0100 Analysis of tree rings shows that two faults near Seattle, Washington ruptured at the same time or soon after each other more than 1000 years ago – a repeat today would cause a major disaster in the region 2394583-huge-earthquake-shook-seattle-1100-years-ago-and-it-could-happen-again|2394583 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2393937-nearly-all-mammals-will-go-extinct-in-250-million-years-as-earth-warms/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=earth Mon, 25 Sep 2023 17:00:19 +0100 If humans still exist millions of years from now, they will face inhospitably warm conditions on a supercontinent centred at the equator. Most land mammals won't be able to survive 2393937-nearly-all-mammals-will-go-extinct-in-250-million-years-as-earth-warms|2393937 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2392517-rare-australian-pink-diamonds-emerged-when-a-supercontinent-broke-up/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=earth Tue, 19 Sep 2023 17:00:47 +0100 Understanding how the world’s largest-known collection of pink diamonds came to the surface in Australia around 1.3 billion years ago could help us find hidden deposits elsewhere in the world 2392517-rare-australian-pink-diamonds-emerged-when-a-supercontinent-broke-up|2392517 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2392310-nasas-ufo-task-force-has-released-its-final-report-its-not-aliens/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=earth Thu, 14 Sep 2023 19:25:26 +0100 An independent task force formed by NASA to look into unidentified anomalous phenomena found no evidence of alien craft, and suggests that if we want to find proof of visitors we need better data 2392310-nasas-ufo-task-force-has-released-its-final-report-its-not-aliens|2392310 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2391215-tonga-volcano-unleashed-underwater-flows-that-reshaped-the-seafloor/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=earth Thu, 07 Sep 2023 20:00:42 +0100 The destruction of telecommunications cables during the eruption of Hunga Tonga-Hunga Haʻapai volcano in 2022 shows that underwater debris currents can travel at 122 kilometres per hour 2391215-tonga-volcano-unleashed-underwater-flows-that-reshaped-the-seafloor|2391215 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2383478-sea-level-may-have-been-higher-than-it-is-now-just-6000-years-ago/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=earth Tue, 25 Jul 2023 16:00:45 +0100 Climate researchers thought that current global average sea levels were the highest in more than 100,000 years, but new models suggest oceans just 6000 years ago may have been higher than at the beginning of the industrial revolution, and possibly even higher than today 2383478-sea-level-may-have-been-higher-than-it-is-now-just-6000-years-ago|2383478 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2383756-earth-is-coated-in-ancient-space-dust-that-could-be-from-the-moon/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=earth Mon, 24 Jul 2023 09:00:17 +0100 A 33-million-year-old layer of Earth's crust is laced with helium-3, which is normally only found in space. Now we might have an explanation for how it got there 2383756-earth-is-coated-in-ancient-space-dust-that-could-be-from-the-moon|2383756 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2382749-gps-could-predict-earthquakes-two-hours-ahead-but-theres-a-catch/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=earth Thu, 20 Jul 2023 20:00:59 +0100 An analysis of GPS data has revealed a slow and otherwise undetectable slip of tectonic plates that begins two hours before an earthquake - but detecting this in advance would require more accurate sensors 2382749-gps-could-predict-earthquakes-two-hours-ahead-but-theres-a-catch|2382749 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25934480-300-stunning-image-of-erupting-volcano-reminds-us-of-earths-violent-past/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=earth Wed, 19 Jul 2023 19:00:00 +0100 This photo of Tungurahua, a volcano exploding in the Ecuadorian night, comes from an illustrated book to accompany a TV series about Earth’s deep history mg25934480-300-stunning-image-of-erupting-volcano-reminds-us-of-earths-violent-past|2382779 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2381867-canadian-lake-selected-as-site-to-mark-the-start-of-the-anthropocene/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=earth Tue, 11 Jul 2023 19:00:23 +0100 Geologists hoping to declare a new epoch dominated by humanity’s influence on Earth have chosen Crawford Lake in Canada as the location where the start of the Anthropocene is defined 2381867-canadian-lake-selected-as-site-to-mark-the-start-of-the-anthropocene|2381867 https://www.newscientist.com/video/2381887-chris-packham-were-precipitating-a-mass-extermination-event/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=earth Tue, 11 Jul 2023 15:00:33 +0100 Chris Packham's new BBC series, Earth, looks at significant moments in Earth's history, including anthropogenic climate change and biodiversity loss, "It's not a sixth mass extinction event that we're precipitating," he says, "it's a mass extermination event" 2381887-chris-packham-were-precipitating-a-mass-extermination-event|2381887 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2379320-theres-a-gravity-hole-in-the-indian-ocean-and-now-we-may-know-why/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=earth Sat, 24 Jun 2023 10:00:24 +0100 Earth appears to have less mass beneath a certain part of the Indian Ocean compared with the rest of the planet. Plumes of magma at the location could explain why 2379320-theres-a-gravity-hole-in-the-indian-ocean-and-now-we-may-know-why|2379320 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2378799-humans-have-pumped-so-much-groundwater-weve-shifted-earths-axis/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=earth Sat, 17 Jun 2023 00:06:44 +0100 Changes in the distribution of groundwater around the planet between 1993 and 2010 were enough to make Earth's poles drift by 80 centimetres 2378799-humans-have-pumped-so-much-groundwater-weve-shifted-earths-axis|2378799 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2377739-see-some-of-the-images-up-for-the-earth-photo-2023-competition/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=earth Thu, 08 Jun 2023 18:00:28 +0100 From a photograph of algae choking an Indian river to a shocking depiction of the wearing away of the UK coast, these are some of the pictures in the running for the contest 2377739-see-some-of-the-images-up-for-the-earth-photo-2023-competition|2377739 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2377603-kilauea-volcano-watch-live-footage-of-the-eruption-in-hawaii/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=earth Thu, 08 Jun 2023 12:18:42 +0100 The Kīlauea volcano in Hawaii has begun erupting, spewing volcanic gas and ash across the island 2377603-kilauea-volcano-watch-live-footage-of-the-eruption-in-hawaii|2377603 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2377262-dried-up-lake-may-explain-why-california-is-overdue-major-earthquake/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=earth Wed, 07 Jun 2023 17:00:17 +0100 Pressure on the San Andreas fault from a now-dried lake could have been sufficient to trigger past major earthquakes in California. The lake’s disappearance could explain why there have been no such quakes for nearly 300 years 2377262-dried-up-lake-may-explain-why-california-is-overdue-major-earthquake|2377262 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2376788-why-is-china-drilling-a-hole-more-than-10000-metres-deep/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=earth Fri, 02 Jun 2023 20:36:30 +0100 An oil company in China has started drilling a hole that would be the deepest in the country and among the deepest in the world 2376788-why-is-china-drilling-a-hole-more-than-10000-metres-deep|2376788 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2374488-tonga-volcano-eruption-disrupted-satellites-halfway-around-the-world/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=earth Mon, 22 May 2023 11:00:40 +0100 A link between volcanic activity and rising bubbles of low pressure in the ionosphere has now been proven, which may be why the colossal Tonga volcano eruption in 2022 disrupted satellite communications 2374488-tonga-volcano-eruption-disrupted-satellites-halfway-around-the-world|2374488 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2373406-prehistoric-planet-2-review-attenborough-returns-to-ancient-earth/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=earth Sun, 14 May 2023 09:01:16 +0100 The second series of this show about Earth 66 million years ago is a joy to watch - but it inspires more than it informs. A little more science would have been nice 2373406-prehistoric-planet-2-review-attenborough-returns-to-ancient-earth|2373406 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25834370-100-these-bizarre-lights-in-the-sky-hint-at-a-way-to-predict-earthquakes/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=earth Wed, 03 May 2023 17:00:00 +0100 Semi-mythical "earthquake lights" may be accompanied by changes to Earth's magnetic field. Now researchers say these changes could be used to forecast major tremors mg25834370-100-these-bizarre-lights-in-the-sky-hint-at-a-way-to-predict-earthquakes|2371286 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2369083-worlds-first-drilling-project-to-seek-natural-hydrogen-hits-a-snag/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=earth Fri, 14 Apr 2023 21:59:25 +0100 A well in Nebraska is the first in the world to have been drilled in search of naturally occurring geologic hydrogen, but tests to determine how much of the gas it might supply are on hold because of a broken pump 2369083-worlds-first-drilling-project-to-seek-natural-hydrogen-hits-a-snag|2369083 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2368480-shiveluch-volcano-eruption-in-russia-smothers-nearby-villages-in-ash/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=earth Tue, 11 Apr 2023 15:13:49 +0100 The eruption of the Shiveluch volcano on the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia on 11 April sent plumes of volcanic ash many kilometres into the air and could affect flights 2368480-shiveluch-volcano-eruption-in-russia-smothers-nearby-villages-in-ash|2368480 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2366749-next-10000-years-of-greenland-ice-sheet-could-be-decided-this-century/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=earth Wed, 29 Mar 2023 22:30:53 +0100 Carbon emissions within the next 50 years could lead to a tipping point where large parts of the Greenland ice sheet melt over the next 10,000 years 2366749-next-10000-years-of-greenland-ice-sheet-could-be-decided-this-century|2366749 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2365333-oxygen-on-early-earth-may-have-come-from-quartz-crushed-by-earthquakes/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=earth Mon, 20 Mar 2023 19:00:29 +0000 Billions of years ago, crushed quartz reacting with water could have created the conditions needed for the evolution of the photosynthetic microbes responsible for most of the oxygen now in Earth’s atmosphere 2365333-oxygen-on-early-earth-may-have-come-from-quartz-crushed-by-earthquakes|2365333 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2364671-earliest-evidence-of-a-meteorite-hitting-earth-found-in-australia/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=earth Wed, 15 Mar 2023 20:44:09 +0000 Tiny pieces of stone found in a rock formation in Western Australia may be the oldest evidence of a meteorite impact on Earth, dating back nearly 3.5 billion years 2364671-earliest-evidence-of-a-meteorite-hitting-earth-found-in-australia|2364671 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2363076-gold-hydrogen-is-there-a-huge-reserve-of-clean-fuel-in-earths-crust/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=earth Mon, 06 Mar 2023 21:39:18 +0000 Geologists think there may be vast natural stores of hidden hydrogen gas within Earth, but no one is sure how much there is or how much could be recovered for energy 2363076-gold-hydrogen-is-there-a-huge-reserve-of-clean-fuel-in-earths-crust|2363076 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25734260-200-some-of-the-stunning-winners-of-the-sony-world-photography-awards/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=earth Wed, 15 Feb 2023 18:00:00 +0000 From a sea turtle and diver swimming in harmony in Malaysia to a red-eyed tree frog in its Costa Rican rainforest home, take a peek at some of the winning entries in one of the most prestigious photography competitions mg25734260-200-some-of-the-stunning-winners-of-the-sony-world-photography-awards|2359097 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25734250-600-magnificent-photograph-captures-eruption-of-fagradalsfjall-volcano/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=earth Wed, 08 Feb 2023 18:00:00 +0000 Olivier Grunewald took this image of the Icelandic volcano's central crater filled with lava, forming a fiery lake of liquid rock mg25734250-600-magnificent-photograph-captures-eruption-of-fagradalsfjall-volcano|2357969 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2358603-launching-a-huge-dust-cloud-from-the-moon-could-ease-global-warming/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=earth Wed, 08 Feb 2023 19:00:31 +0000 Launching a million tonnes of moon dust around Earth could dim sunlight across our planet by 1.8 per cent. This would reduce the global temperature, but whether it would be worth the resources, and the risks involved in such a strategy, are unclear 2358603-launching-a-huge-dust-cloud-from-the-moon-could-ease-global-warming|2358603 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2358051-two-major-earthquakes-cause-devastation-across-turkey-and-syria/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=earth Mon, 06 Feb 2023 13:24:06 +0000 At least 1500 people have died in Turkey and Syria after a 7.8-magnitude quake followed by a 7.5-magnitude quake in the same region less than 10 hours later 2358051-two-major-earthquakes-cause-devastation-across-turkey-and-syria|2358051