Earth Science

A Shipwreck, a Robot and an Archival Treasure Hunt Reveal the Diverse History of the Whaling Industry

The anchor of Industry, a whaling ship that sank in 1836 in the Gulf of Mexico. Credit: NOAA Ocean ExplorationLast month, scientists identified a 207-year-old shipwreck in the Gulf of Mexico as the Industry, a whaling ship that tipped over in a harsh 1836 storm.Researchers from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) made the thrilling...

Tiny Magnetic Waves Have Actually Been Found in Earth’s Core

Layout revealing wave-like circulation at the surface of Earth's external core as well as the history of magnetic field linesFelix GerickVariations in Earth's magnetic field that repeat every 7 years can be made use of to penetrate the inner functions of our worldTiny magnetic waves discovered in the Earth's core can aid illuminate what...

6 Mysterious Natural Sensations

Mysterious Natural Phenomena. Credit: our breathing planet.Phantasm Humanity still makes every effort to resolve much of the globe's natural strange phenomena, also after about 6,000 years of people. They come in all kinds, each has its own allure, they all captivate our creative imaginations and some could be straight-out distressing. A number of these...

NASA at Your Table: Climate Change and Its Ecological Influence On Plant Growth

All over the world, farming methods have been established as a feature of topography, soil type, plant kind, yearly rainfall, and custom. This mosaic of six images from the Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Discharge and Representation Radiometer (ASTER) sensing unit on NASA's Terra satellite shows differences in field geometry and size in different parts of...

Humpback Whales off the Endangered Species List

The ComebackAccording to the Guardian, at the peak of the commercial whaling industry, just 1,500 humpback whales were left alive. However, this week, Australian environment minister Sussan Ley announced the removal of the species from the endangered wildlife list.Ley told the independent news channel that removing the humpback from the endangered species list is...

Unexpected Fish and Squid Encountered in the Central Arctic Ocean

The investigators taking part in the global MOSAiC expedition with the Polarstern icebreaker survey have discovered fish and squid in deep water in the mid-Arctic Ocean.Suddenly four very large fish were captured at a depth of 350-400 meters. An added shock to the research study group was the fact that three of the fish...

United States Sea Levels Expected to Rise at a Faster Rate Than in Previous 100 Years

According to the most recent projections, sea levels along the United States coastline rise will rise quicker within the following three decades than they did in the previous 100 years, bringing more flooding to coastal cities like New York and Miami.According to a report led by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, sea levels...

Giant Sponge Gardens Discovered on Seamounts in the Arctic Deep Sea

The dense sponge grounds discovered on the northerly Langseth Ridge seamount structure represent an astonishingly rich ecosystem, demonstrating the ability of sponges and associated microorganisms to exploit a variety of refractory food sources including fossil seep detritus. Credit: Alfred-Wegener-Institut / PS101 AWI OFOS systemGiant sponge gardensLittle food gets to the depths below the perpetually...

The Causes of Arctic Winter Warming East Asian Subtropical Cold Damage

IMELTING ICE ON THE ISLANDS OF SEVERNAYA ZEMLYA (BARENTS AND LAPTEV SEA REGION).CREDIT: GABRIELA SCHAEPMAN-STRUB, ARCTIC CENTURY EXPEDITION, 2021The temps in the Arctic are rising as a result of climate change. According to an international study conducted by UZH experts, Arctic warming causes temperature anomalies and cold damage millions of km distant in East...

Global Elimination of Animal Farming Could Save the Planet

The elimination of all animal agriculture in the following 15 years would severely diminish greenhouse gas emissions and remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.Research into the climatological impacts of raising animals for food implicates that eliminating all animal agriculture has the potentially to considerably change the direction of global warming.The project is a cooperation...