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'Mega' El Niño may have fueled Earth's biggest mass extinction
Volcanoes spewing carbon dioxide 250 million years ago heated the climate so much that extreme El Niño events became the norm, pushing most life on Earth past its limits.
Best rock tumblers 2024: Beginners, hobbyists, and professionals
If you’re in the market for new gear to support your rock-hunting hobby, check out our list of the best rock tumblers.
Gulf Stream collapse would throw tropical monsoons into chaos for at least 100 years, study finds
If Atlantic Ocean currents collapse due to melting ice sheets, researchers predict there will be huge shifts in tropical monsoon systems — and the effects could be irreversible for at least 100 years.
Successive lightning strikes illuminate eye of tropical cyclone in rare photos from space
Earth from space A pair of 2015 astronaut photos taken just minutes apart shows the eye of tropical cyclone Bansi illuminated by two lightning strikes as the storm raged in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Madagascar.
How fast does evolution happen?
Measuring the pace of evolution is tricky, but some species can evolve as quickly as a few generations.
Tonga eruption that poured 150 metric megatons of water vapor into the stratosphere affected the atmosphere for years
A new study builds on previous research into the underwater volcano's effects on the climate.
When was the last time Antarctica was ice-free?
Antarctica is covered by a miles-thick ice sheet, but was that always the case? And when was the coldest continent ice-free?
Mesmerizing animation shows Earth's tectonic plates moving from 1.8 billion years ago to today
It's the first time Earth's geologic record — information found inside rocks — has been used to create an animation of this kind.
White Shark Café: The mysterious meeting spot for great whites in the middle of the Pacific Ocean
Every winter and spring, great white sharks that usually dwell off the coast of California gather in a remote section of ocean the size of Colorado — and scientists are slowly piecing together why.
