Icy plumes from Saturn’s moon Enceladus contain phosphorus, part of the biochemistry of life—the first time the element has been found in a liquid environment beyond Earth.
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Las protecciones marinas no afectan la captura de peces en México
La captura de especies como el atún y el pez espada no disminuyeron después de que un área marina protegida del tamaño del estado de Nueva York fuera establecida en las costas de México en 2017.
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Meltwater from Antarctic Glaciers Is Slowing Deep-Ocean Currents
Antarctic ice drives crucial deep-ocean currents that help regulate Earth’s climate. But the system is slowing down.
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A Planet Is Dramatically Losing Its Atmosphere
Helium that was once part of the atmosphere of the extrasolar planet HAT-P-32b is being ripped away and forming two giant streamers of gas several million kilometers long.
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The Inequality of Heat Stress
Residents in historically redlined neighborhoods deal with greater heat stress than other areas.
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Magnetic Tangles Drive Solar Wind
Energetic collisions between magnetic fields produce gusty solar wind.
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Third Time’s the Charm for Iceland’s Fagradalsfjall
The volcanic region, which erupted in both 2021 and 2022 after more than 7 centuries of dormancy, is at it again.
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When the Woods Get Noisy, the Animals Get Nervous
New study uses trail cameras and speakers to isolate what human sounds do to animals.
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La ciudad colombiana que está abriendo el camino para las “Alertas Tempranas para Todos”
Medellín alerta a sus habitantes sobre inundaciones, deslizamientos, incendios, rayos y mala calidad del aire.
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Soil Fungi May Be a Carbon Pool
New research suggests that mycorrhizal fungi take in 13 billion tons of carbon dioxide annually, playing a prominent role in Earth’s carbon cycle.