5+ mon, 3+ week ago  (1107+ words) Volcanoes are nature's most dramatic rocks, and while their eruptions can be awe-inspiring, they also pose serious threats to nearby communities and global climates. Mount Vesuvius is notorious for t. .. - Scientists closely monitor 14 volcanoes worldwide for their potential to disrupt lives…...

8+ mon, 6+ day ago  (575+ words) The federal spending law passed in early July 2025, often called the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, significantly reduces federal funding for efforts to create renewable or sustainable types of fuel that can power aircraft over long distances while decreasing the…...

9+ mon, 1+ day ago  (718+ words) Astronomers have witnessed the birth of a planetary system that could one day resemble the solar system. The discovery offers scientists a proxy to study how our home planetary system formed around the sun around 4. 6 billion years ago. The team…...

18+ hour, 48+ min ago  (480+ words) SANTIAGO, Chile, April 17 (UPI) -- Researchers in Chile have identified a persistent cluster of microearthquakes beneath the capital, Santiago, marking the first documented case worldwide of continuous seismic activity of this kind. It has lasted more than three decades. The tremors…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (374+ words) The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is calling for feedback on a proposal that would lease 36 geothermal parcels, amounting to approximately 114, 000 acres in Washington, Owyhee, Elmore, Twin Falls, Cassia, Clark and Lemhi counties. Geothermal parcels can be defined as "a…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago  (304+ words) If current scientific models are anything to go by, Earth, now 4. 5 billion years old and halfway through its total lifespan, has about a billion years of livable conditions left. After that, the oceans go, slowly boiled away by an aging,…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago  (465+ words) An 81-year-old woman who is losing a second home to coastal erosion has explained why she has continued to live near her village's crumbling cliffs. In 2013, Bryony Nierop-Reading's home in Happisburgh, Norfolk, collapsed into the sea after it was teetering…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1042+ words) The United States produced more energy in 2023 than ever before. That was until 2024, when the domestic energy sector reset the record. Natural gas and crude oil led the way, but the boost in production is owed in no small part…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago  (891+ words) Between 800, 000 and 430, 000 years ago, Earth went through a series of fairly gentle warm-ups that scientists are now calling "lukewarm interglacials." The air over Antarctica was chilly during these interglacials, and carbon dioxide levels were 30 to 40 parts per million lower than…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago  (762+ words) For billions of years, Earth's continents have stood firm, forming the foundation for mountains, rivers, and life itself. But what gave these massive slabs of rock their remarkable stability has long puzzled geologists. Now, new research from Penn State and…...