3+ hour, 32+ min ago  (384+ words) Iron isotopes show that salty seawater pockets beneath the ice were as cold as "15C. Night Sky This Week This article was originally published at Eos. The publication contributed the article to Space.com's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. In Nature Communications,…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago  (511+ words) A dip in Earth's gravity field beneath Antarctica is helping scientists track deep-Earth changes over tens of millions of years. A "gravity hole" beneath Antarctica is offering scientists a rare glimpse into Earth's deep interior, a dynamic record of slow-moving…...

5+ day, 20+ hour ago  (400+ words) Hundreds of thousands have lost power and nearly 60 million are under severe weather warnings. Since Sunday (Feb. 22) evening, an aggressive blizzard has been inundating the northeast U.S. with piles of snow and wind speeds rivaling those of a hurricane. For instance,…...

5+ day, 23+ hour ago  (672+ words) The mushrooms spread out on the chopping board seemed normal enough. They were rich and dense, and had a strong earthy aroma. In the saucepan, they melted " along with the cheese " to form a creamy pasta sauce. A quick taste…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (313+ words) Marshland in Spain's Do'ana National Park is steadily losing surface water, satellite data reveals. One of Europe's most valuable wetlands is shrinking " and satellite views suggest it could disappear completely within a single human lifetime. The new study, led by…...

3+ week, 32+ min ago  (992+ words) Five ways dismantling NCAR will cost the American people, and two ways to save it. Space.com's Sci-Fi Reader's Club. Read a sci-fi short story every month and join a virtual community of fellow science fiction fans! This article was…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (771+ words) Space.com's Sci-Fi Reader's Club. Read a sci-fi short story every month and join a virtual community of fellow science fiction fans! Our planet has experienced dramatic climate shifts throughout its history, oscillating between freezing "icehouse" periods and warm "greenhouse…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (323+ words) If these new experiments can be replicated on Mars, astronauts could build habitats there using on-site resources. Space.com's Sci-Fi Reader's Club. Read a sci-fi short story every month and join a virtual community of fellow science fiction fans! Surprisingly,…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago  (402+ words) Along with this stunning image is the first-ever global estimate of river water discharge and overall sediment suspension. From fast-moving rivers to trickling creeks, scientists around the world work to measure discharge, or the volume of water flowing past a…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago  (864+ words) The sudden blast may have come as a shock to many Americans after a mostly mild start to winter, but that warmth may have partly contributed to the ferocity of the storm. As atmospheric and climate scientists, we conduct research…...