(Image credit: MARK GARLICK/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Getty Images) The recent experimental campaign at the Wendelstein 7-X stellarator at the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics (IPP) in Greifswald, Germany, has set new records in the field of nuclear fusion and set…
The Earth’s energy imbalance is increasing due to greenhouse gas emissions, although other factors also play a role. (Image credit: NASA/CERES) The Earth’s energy imbalance is growing faster than scientists thought, and they can’t figure out why. Compounding the problem,…
Mount Etna has erupted, sending up a massive plume of ash that towers over Catania, Sicily. (Photo credit: Giuseppe Distefano/AFP via Getty Images) Mount Etna erupted Monday (June 2), sending a torrent of molten material down the volcano’s slope and…
A unique hill in Sudan known as the “Land Lips” is shrouded in mystery. However, researchers have been able to understand how it could have formed. (Image credit: Google Earth/Digital Globe) This fascinating satellite image taken by Google Earth in…
An aerial view of a dredge in an illegal gold mining area in Peru. (Photo credit: ERNESTO BENAVIDES via Getty Images) According to a new study, the gold mining process is actually depleting the Amazon rainforest, creating conditions in which…
Etna: Violenta Eruzione in full – 06.02.2025 – YouTube See more A powerful eruption from Mount Etna on Monday (June 2) produced a huge ash cloud and triggered an avalanche of volcanic material that crashed down the slope of Europe’s…
Satellite technology can now detect one of the first signals indicating a possible volcanic eruption. (Image credit: Gani Pradana Ongko Prastowo/Getty Images) Scientists can tell if a volcano is about to erupt by the brightness of the foliage of trees…
Giant groundsel (Dendrosenecio kilimanjari) is a unique plant found only on the slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro. (Photo credit: Autumn Sky Photography via Alamy) On the slopes of the mid-height of this mountain grows an unusual plant not seen anywhere else…
A panoramic view of the Constantiaberg Mountains near Cape Town in South Africa. A new study suggests the country has been steadily rising between 2012 and 2020 due to drought conditions. (Image credit: David Silverman via Getty Images) Drought and…
Heavy rain falls over a city in Malaysia. (Photo credit: Wong Yu Liang via Getty Images) According to recent research, about 2 billion people could face serious disruptions to their access to water resources if the planet’s temperatures continue to…
Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano is spewing huge lava fountains the likes of which have not been seen for nearly 40 years. On Sunday (May 25), some of those lava fountains shot more than 1,000 feet (300 meters) into the sky. Scientists…
Most of the Earth’s gold and other precious metals are found in the core. (Image credit: Yuri_Arcurs via Getty Images) A new study shows that scientists have found evidence of gold and other precious metals coming from the Earth’s core.…