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Sothebys Sells Tyrannosaurus Rex Fossil for Record Fifty Million Dollars
3+ hour, 26+ min ago (410+ words) A massive fossilized Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton nicknamed Gus sold for a record-breaking $50.1 million with fees to a telephone bidder at a Sotheby's auction in New York on Tuesday, as reported by The Guardian. The sale price for the 67-million-year-old specimen…...
Trump Appoints Climate Skeptic Matthew Wielicki to Lead Federal Report
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (423+ words) asatunews.co.id The Trump administration selected a former geochemist who frequently criticizes established climate science to oversee the federal government's flagship report on domestic climate impacts, as quoted from The Guardian Matthew Wielicki, who self-identifies as an "Earth science…...
Antarctic and Hawaiian Volcanoes Reveal Unique Geological Phenomena
2+ week, 23+ hour ago (242+ words) asatunews.co.id Active volcanoes in Antarctica and Hawaii are providing scientists with unprecedented insights into earth science through unique elemental emissions and decades of foundational research data compiled as of June 2026.According to research from the New Mexico Institute…...
Scientists Discover First Garnet Mineral Type Inside Martian Meteorite
3+ week, 4+ day ago (538+ words) An international team of scientists announced the discovery of a completely new type of rock containing garnet inside a Martian meteorite on June 17, 2026, revealing a mineral never before detected on the Red Planet. The study was led by Tanya Kizovski,…...
Seismic Waves Bouncing Off Earth Core Shifted Japan After 2011 Earthquake
3+ week, 4+ day ago (799+ words) A new study published in the journal Science reveals that the massive magnitude 9.0 Tohoku-Oki earthquake in March 2011 generated seismic waves that bounced off the core of the Earth, causing the entire country of Japan to suddenly shift eastward by up…...
Why Photosynthesis Does Not Always Lead to More Tree Growth
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (108+ words) asatunews.co.id The geographical scope of the data highlights how widespread this phenomenon is across different ecosystems. At sites in the eastern US, the researchers found about 36% of yearly carbon uptake occurred after the tree growth stopped in late…...
Pacific Volcanic Eruption Reveals New Methane Destruction Mechanism
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (189+ words) A study published in Nature Communications revealed that the massive 2022 underwater eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano in the South Pacific unexpectedly triggered unusually high levels of atmospheric methane destruction. An international research team utilized satellite observations to track…...
UN Climate Chief Blames Fossil Fuels for Record European Heat
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (458+ words) An unprecedented early heat event shattered May temperature records across Western Europe on consecutive days, prompting the United Nations climate chief to call the intense weather a brutal reminder of the intensifying global climate crisis. As reported by The Guardian,…...
Scientists Warn Rising Sea Levels Threaten to Submerge New Orleans
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1558+ words) A new scientific analysis published in Nature Sustainability warns that rising sea levels and coastal erosion could surround New Orleans with open water by the end of this century, prompting experts to urge immediate relocation planning. Coastal Louisiana faces a…...
Seismic Swarm Hits Brawley with Over 100 Earthquakes
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (285+ words) A series of more than 100 earthquakes, headlined by a magnitude 4.5 temblor, struck the Brawley area in Imperial County, California, on Saturday, May 9, 2026. The seismic activity began in the afternoon and continued through the evening, causing widespread shaking across the region....