Researchers argue there needs to be an underground source of heat for liquid water to exist underneath the planet’s south polar ice cap, as predicted by a previous study. Read More �
The new, 22-mile-wide site is only 114 miles from a crater under Hiawatha Glacier, reported in November 2018, but is unlikely to have formed at the same time.Read More �
The new research finds the differences in aurora are likely caused by squeezing of Earth’s magnetotail by the solar wind and the Sun’s magnetic field.Read More �
The first results are published from experiments that aim to illuminate the physics of lava-water interactions, which can sometimes make eruptions more dangerousRead More �
Cooling in the wake of aircraft wings and propellers freezes water droplets in supercooled clouds to tiny ice particles. The falling particles can seed heightened precipitation in underlying clouds.Read More �
Blue whale calls have been mysteriously dropping pitch for decades. A new study describes the same trend in fin whales and suggests the global pitch drop may be a side effect of singing less loudly.Read More �
New research shows that there are more extremely hot days during the summer and more days that are considered extremely hot for the time of year, like abnormally warm days in the winter.Read More �