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Megadrought forced ancient Polynesians to venture into the seas
2+ hour, 3+ min ago (848+ words) Rainfall records from across the South Pacific have revealed that western Polynesian homelands dried while islands farther east grew wetter about 1,000 years ago." That uneven shift in freshwater availability aligns with the last major wave of eastward settlement, reframing those…...
Math trick speeds up seismic calculations to transform earthquake preparedness
2+ hour, 36+ min ago (796+ words) A new mathematical shortcut has cut the core calculations inside earthquake ground-shaking simulations by about 1,000 times without sacrificing accuracy. That leap in speed could make it far easier for scientists and cities to model how strongly the ground would shake…...
Dale Andersen’s Astrobiology Antarctic Status Report: 15 February 2026: Diving Under The Ice At Lake Untersee
4+ hour, 23+ min ago (532+ words) View at Lake Untersee Base Camp on 15 February 2026 showing the prevailing antarctic winds. Copyright Dale T. Andersen Research Team members (dive tenders) assist Dale as he prepares to begin his dive under the ice cover at Lake Untersee. Tenders play a…...
A strange leak in Earth’s core may be pushing ancient gold upward
6+ hour, 12+ min ago (1823+ words) Precious metals may be escaping from the planet's core. This hotly debated subject could help us understand Earth's evolution and determine whether life exists elsewhere in the Universe Tree-covered hills stand watch over a yawning hole in the ground. The…...
How a TikToker and former actress is helping lead California’s earthquake work
7+ hour, 42+ min ago (1371+ words) Wendy Bohon approached a table at the California Geological Survey library in Sacramento and began to give Puck's closing speech from William Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream." Only this time, some of the speech was adapted to be about earthquakes....
Tracking global water circulation using atomic fingerprints
7+ hour, 57+ min ago (309+ words) When this isotope data is combined with hydrological models, it becomes a powerful tool. Scientists can use it to better understand extreme weather events such as storms, flooding and droughts, and to improve projections of how climate change may alter…...
Ancient Rocks Reveal Hidden Climate Motion During Snowball Earth
8+ hour, 25+ min ago (767+ words) Even when Earth was locked in a global deep freeze, its climate may have kept moving. Ancient rocks reveal seasonal and decade scale cycles beneath the ice during Snowball Earth. Researchers at the University of Southampton have discovered signs in…...
Mysterious Particles Emanating from Antarctica? What We Know!
10+ hour, 35+ min ago (181+ words) A NASA device has observed unusual particles in Antarctica. Interestingly, these particles seem to originate from Earth itself, not space! Indeed, ANITA was designed to study these cosmic rays. However, it turned out that the researchers detected particles that seemed…...
Apostle Islands ice caves may reopen Feb. 16 for first time since 2015
11+ hour, 46+ min ago (263+ words) The Apostle Islands National Lakeshore may reopen its famous ice caves near Meyers Beach to visitors beginning Feb. 16 if conditions remain stable. The Apostle Islands National Lakeshore made the announcement Feb. 14 on its Facebook page. The ice caves were last…...
Spark!Lab, Wednesday, February 18, 2026, 10 AM - 4 PM EST - Smithsonian Event | Smithsonian Institution
14+ hour, 27+ min ago (11+ words) Spark!Lab, Wednesday, February 18, 2026, 10am - 4pm EST - Smithsonian Event'Smithsonian...