Mantle waves buoy continents upward and bedeck them with diamonds
For billions of years, the continents have cruised across Earth’s surface like tectonic vessels, but they have not survived unscathed. […]
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Extreme heat and rain are fueling rising cases of mosquito-borne diseases
When it rains, it pours. And when it pours, mosquitoes pop up. A series of storms slammed the northeastern United
Can scientists make fruits and veggies resilient to climate change?
In 2023, a new type of apple made its commercial debut at a trade show in Berlin. The Tutti is
The asteroid that may have killed the dinosaurs came from beyond Jupiter
Earth’s most famous killer asteroid came from the outer reaches of the solar system, researchers report in the Aug. 16
Your medications might make it harder for you to beat the heat
The pills stocked inside your medicine cabinet may factor into how well you can handle summer heat. Extreme heat can
Summer-like heat is scorching the Southern Hemisphere — in winter
It’s winter in the Southern Hemisphere — but you wouldn’t know it from the thermostat. On August 26, a remote
Climate change is fueling the extreme heat that is roasting France’s Olympics
Extreme Climate Survey Scientific news is collecting questions from readers about how to navigate our planet’s changing climate. What do
Record Coral Sea temperatures threaten the Great Barrier Reef
Australia’s Great Barrier Reef faces critical risk from successive periods of extreme ocean heat. Ocean heat in the Coral Sea
Earthquakes added to Pompeii’s death toll
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Why Japan issued its first mega-earthquake alert
Extreme Climate Survey Scientific news is collecting questions from readers about how to navigate our planet’s changing climate. What do