Earth Is Tearing Apart Beneath the Pacific Northwest
Scientists have captured a subduction zone off Vancouver Island actively tearing apart, revealing how these giant systems die piece by piece.
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Research, space, climate and the natural world.
A Cambridge Don’s Doubt About Calculus, and a Modern Mathematician’s Mistake
A Cambridge don doubted his own calculus teaching, a charming tale from the history of mathematics.
Full Moon Rises Over North America as the Harvest Moon Tonight
Tonight's nearly full moon shows the Mare Crisium, Fecunditatis, and Procellarum, plus binocular and telescope targets.
Rose George’s New Book Takes Readers Below Deck to Expose the Hidden Costs of Seafood
Journalist Rose George dives deep into the troubled global fishing industry, revealing fish as sentient beings in peril.
Ancient Meteorite Grains Reveal Early Solar System Had a Strong Magnetic Field
Ancient meteorites reveal a surprising magnetic force that helped build the Solar System, per new MIT research.
Dead Star Produces Shock Wave That Science Says Shouldn’t Exist
A dead star's shock wave defies explanation, raising questions about how matter behaves in the cosmos.
Texas Owlet Released After Months of Care Following Abandoned Nest
A rescued Texas owlet once abandoned by its mother was released back to the wild at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.
Diverse Grassland Mixes May Better Withstand Drought Than Uniform Ones
German researchers find that varied landscapes can buffer grassland drought losses, offering hope for climate-threatened pastures.
Protecting wildlife in working forests can cost money — but it also brings gains, study finds
A review finds that protecting species within production forests can raise costs yet also yield gains — a balance that depends on each forest's particulars.
US-India Satellite Captures a Volcano’s Hourglass-Shaped Plume Over the Pacific
A joint US-India satellite captures time-lapse video of a volcano erupting after nearly five centuries of silence.
Changing Ions Gives Molecules New Electrical Behaviors
A paper proposes new molecular materials whose electronic behavior changes with swapped counterions, a promising but unproven direction.
Super-sized El Niño Could Cause More Than 450,000 Heat Deaths by February, Study Suggests
A super-sized El Niño may cause over 450,000 heat deaths by February, per a Climate Impact Lab report.