Nature Geoscience
First natural evidence of nickel-rich alloys found deep in Earth’s mantle
A rare snapshot of a “redox-freezing” reaction whereby oxidized melts infiltrate reduced mantle rock.
Deep Earth pulses beneath Africa tearing the continent apart
The mantle beneath Afar is not uniform or stationary.
The study suggests the end of the Earth will happen due to…
How much longer will the oxygen-rich atmosphere be sustained on Earth?
A Breathless future: Supercomputer predicts when Earth will lose oxygen
Extreme heat likely to wipe out humans and mammals in the distant future.
The surface of the Earth’s inner core may be changing
Earth’s inner core is less solid than previously thought.
Tree planting at high latitudes will accelerate global warming
While tree planting is a popular and effective way to mitigate climate change, it's not always effective. A group of scientists at the University...
The cool ocean skin allows oceans to absorb more carbon dioxide
These findings could enhance global carbon assessments.
Ozone pollution reduces new yearly growth in tropical forests
This leaves an estimated 290 million tonnes of carbon uncaptured each year.
How did Earth’s continents form? Study adds new information to the debate
Formation of magmas thought to hold clues.
Venus may share a surprising geological history with Earth
Venus’ “continents” suggest surprising link to early Earth.
Oxygen found 13,000 feet below the ocean
Researchers find oxygen production 13,000 feet below the ocean's surface, challenging the idea that only photosynthetic organisms make Earth's oxygen. Minerals at the deep...
How climate change is altering the Earth’s rotation and day length
The speed of rotation will now also depend much more on the climate.
Basketball-sized meteorite hit Mars almost daily
Seismological data from NASA's Mars InSight lander to derive a new impact rate for meteorite strikes on Mars.
AI reveals Antarctic ice shelves hold twice meltwater than thought
Researchers used artificial intelligence techniques to map slush on Antarctic ice shelves.
Scientists discovered how the river Nile evolved over the past 11,500 years
Crucial shift in River Nile’s evolution during ancient Egypt discovered.
Enceladus’s plume strength may be due to the movement of tiger-stripe faults
Enceladus spills its guts through strike–slip motion.
Scientists found a distinct, thin layer above Earth’s core
Earth's surface water dives deep, transforming core's outer layer.
How capturing carbon in savannas can reduce global warming?
Grasses play an important role in capturing carbon in tropical savannas.
Blowing snow’s impact on Arctic climate change
Arctic warming caused by sea salt aerosols from blowing snow.
Arctic glaciers reveal the source of methane
Groundwater springs in arctic provide significant methane source.
Anthropogenic Effects on climate change
The climate impacts of anthropogenic aerosols and greenhouse gases using several climate models.
Exploring the history of ocean chemistry through deep-sea corals
Ocean currents are not responsible for the increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide.
Earth had a 19-hour rotation in the past, the study
19-hour days for a billion years of Earth's history.
Researchers are exploring how mountains are built
Why mountains form are deeper than previously thought?