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Yellowstone Earthquakes May Sustain Underground Life

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Yellowstone earthquakes may influence more than the rocks beneath the famous national park. New research suggests that seismic activity can alter underground water chemistry in ways that temporarily increase the chemical resources available to microbes. In a 2025 study, researchers tracked an aquifer nearly 100 meters below Yellowstone and found that periods of stronger seismic […]

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Scientists warn that oxygen levels in Earth’s waters are quietly declining

Climatology, Earth Science /

Scientists from UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography warn that declining oxygen levels in oceans and freshwater systems could push Earth beyond a safe ecological limit, with some impacts lasting centuries. The review examines aquatic deoxygenation, the decline of oxygen in oceans and freshwater systems, and its effects on the nine Earth system processes

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What Functions Do Rare Earth Elements Fulfill?

Earth Science, Geology /

Essential to the production of smartphones, fighter jets, and electric vehicles, rare-earth metals have turned into a key strategic leverage point after China—the leading supplier—imposed export limits earlier this year. As the EU rolls out a plan on Wednesday to boost European production of critical raw materials and reduce reliance on China, here are some

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Air Pollution Can Negatively Impact the Health of Your Lungs

Earth Science, Environmental Science /

We encounter air pollution every day. As soon as we go outside, we breathe in pollutants from sources like smoke, dust, fossil fuel emissions, wildfires and more. In recognition of Lung Cancer Awareness Month, experts at Baylor College of Medicine highlight how air pollution harms our overall health, especially our lungs. Air Pollution Still Threatens

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Eco-Friendly Herbicide Could be Hiding in Walnut Tree Leaves

Earth Science, Environmental Science /

Conventional synthetic herbicides are often harsh and harmful to the environment, making them best avoided whenever possible. In response, a team of Japanese scientists is developing an eco-friendly alternative made from the leaves of the modest walnut tree. The Allelopathic Power of the Manchurian Walnut Tree For years, scientists have observed that few large plants

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Scientists Create Artificial Cloud to Advance Rain Research

Climatology, Earth Science /

Dutch scientists created an artificial cloud in a glass chamber to study rain formation and explore uses in climatology and drought prevention. Miniature Cloud Experiment Replicates the Water Cycle Researchers simulated condensation conditions on a small scale until droplets combined and fell as raindrops. This scaled-down version of a natural process successfully replicated part of

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Scientists Were Amazed to Find a Marine Species that Can Destroy a Major Human Threat

Earth Science, Environmental Science /

For decades, plastic has posed one of the greatest environmental threats to the planet. It builds up in oceans, harms marine life, and can take hundreds of years to break down—particularly durable varieties like polyurethane. Now, however, scientists have been stunned by a new finding: a marine species capable of degrading this very type of

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Ice Shown to Break Down Iron More Quickly Than Water

Earth Science, Environmental Science /

A new study challenges the long-standing assumption that frozen conditions slow chemical activity, offering fresh insight into the mysterious orange tint of Arctic rivers. The research reveals that ice can actually outperform liquid water in extracting iron from common minerals. Arctic Rivers Turning Orange Over recent years, rivers across the Arctic have taken on an

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Atlantic Freshwater Reserves May Help Ease the Global Water Crisis

Earth Science, Oceanography /

This summer, scientists drilled beneath the Atlantic off the U.S. Northeast and uncovered a vast, little-known freshwater reservoir — a finding that could hold major implications for a world grappling with a worsening water crisis. Freshwater beneath the Atlantic has been known for decades but left mostly unexplored. In the 1960s and 1970s, research expeditions

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