Bits of glass called Hiroshimaites may have formed by processes similar to those that formed the Sun and the planets.
Nathaniel Scharping
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Antarctica’s Ocean Acidity Set to Rise Rapidly by Century’s End
New research shows acidity levels could as much as double by 2100, imperiling fragile ecosystems in the frigid Southern Ocean.
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Metals Could Reveal Corals’ Past Lives
Examining the role of stable metal isotopes in biological activities such as photosynthesis provides a promising new avenue of research into how coral responds to environmental stressors.
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Iron Snow Ebb and Flow May Cause Magnetic Fields to Come and Go
Lab experiments find that iron crystals in planetary cores may form in bursts, causing periodic dynamos.
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Ocean Vessels May Trigger Lightning Strikes
Previous research indicated aerosols in ship exhaust could enhance lightning. New research indicates the ships themselves may be to blame as well.
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Atlantic Hurricanes Are Intensifying Faster
Warmer waters and other factors are allowing Atlantic hurricanes to grow stronger faster.
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Subducted Seamounts May Lead to Larger Earthquakes
New findings show that underwater mountains may increase friction along subduction zones, building up stress and making larger ruptures more likely.
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Gently Down the Stream: Carbon’s Journey from Land to Sea and Beyond
Movement of carbon from land to ocean and atmosphere plays an important, but understudied, role in the global carbon cycle.
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Did These Curious Rock Formations Inspire the Great Sphinx?
New research says it’s plausible the Great Sphinx started life as a geomorphological oddity known as a yardang.