Earth

Did Earth lose its solar shield? Researchers find 10-million-year beryllium surge in sediments

Beryllium-10 is continuously produced by cosmic rays interacting with Earth's atmosphere.

Power of yearly floods: Study reveals how 603 species shape Earth’s surface

"Animals are not just inhabitants of the natural world; they are its architects," the researchers stated.

Scientists find Earth's inner core's rotation may slow and change direction by 2040

Researchers suggest that changes in inner core's rotation may impact its magnetic field.

‘Consider again that dot’: How NASA's Voyager and Carl Sagan showed us Earth like never before

On February 14, 1990, Voyager 1 took the iconic 'Pale Blue Dot' photo of Earth from 3.7 billion miles away.

Was the emergence of intelligent life on Earth just a fluke? Some scientists think not

The new theory was devised by a team of two geobiologists and two astronomers.

By REUTERS
14/02/2025

'We cannot ignore this rock': ESA raises doubles estimated risk of impact of asteroid 2024 YR4

The asteroid has been given a rating of 3 out of 10, indicating a "close encounter, meriting attention by astronomers."

Underwater Mediterranean Sea telescope records most energetic neutrino ever observed

The KM3NeT telescope comprises two detectors, ARCA and ORCA, utilizing seawater to capture Cherenkov light—a bluish glow produced when neutrinos interact with water molecules.

Recordings from South Sandwich Islands reveal the earth's core is changing

Research reveals structural changes in the inner core's surface, indicated by differences in seismic wave pairs.

Asteroid 2024 YR4 rises to the top of NASA's risk chart

The next close approach of asteroid 2024 YR4 is projected for December 22, 2032, when it may pose a potential danger, with an estimated 1.2% chance of impact.

Lost engineering marvels: How Aboriginal people shaped mysterious Earth Rings across Australia

Sunbury Ring G, one of five earth rings on Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung Country in Sunbury, Victoria, is a remarkable human-made feature rising from the hills.

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