10+ hour, 50+ min ago   (1015+ words) Lakes across northern North America buried carbon at a steady rate for thousands of years, but that changed dramatically after 1850. Leaves, pollen and washed-in soil sink to the bottom of a lake and settle into mud, and the carbon in…...

7+ hour, 16+ min ago   (673+ words) Tannery wastewater is among the most stubborn industrial effluents to treat. Each tonne of processed hide can generate roughly 30 to 34 cubic meters of tannery industrial effluent, a complex cocktail of organic matter, ammonia, sulfides, oils, suspended solids, and chromium....

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (648+ words) One of the oldest known 3D animal fossils dating back 560 million years has been found in a sheep field. The astonishing discovery of the creature that looked like a "goo-filled bag" when it was alive was made in northern Norway. Scientists…...

10+ hour, 27+ min ago   (424+ words) Buried deep beneath three continents lies evidence of a lost world far larger than anyone imagined. After analyzing tens of thousands of ancient rocks, scientists have uncovered hidden fragments of a supercontinent that once dominated Earth, fragments that were reshaping…...

16+ hour, 42+ min ago   (219+ words) Osama Fathi captured this breathtaking view of Perseids cutting through star trails from Egypt's Western Desert on Aug. 13-14. Fathi imaged the star trails in 240 consecutive 25-second exposures, which captured the apparent motion of the stars in Earth's sky as they…...

19+ hour, 23+ min ago   (620+ words) Home - Environment - A golden coral forest off Costa Rica forced scientists to add an entirely new branch to the tree of life The coral was found by researchers during Schmidt Ocean Institute expeditions in 2019 and 2023. The remotely operated vehicle SuBastian…...

20+ hour, 42+ min ago   (468+ words) Our relatively stable global climate is governed by an incredibly complex set of factors, all interacting with each other in dynamic and changeable ways – but there are a couple of really big, key players in that system....

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (811+ words) Research led by scientists at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette (UL Lafayette) is challenging a long-held belief about how marine animals will respond to climate change. Warmer oceans are expected to make many marine animals smaller by 2100, but a…...

2+ day, 8+ hour ago   (129+ words) Webinar – October 7, 2026 Join Vaisala and expert guest speakers for a webinar on how environmental intelligence can support safer, more resilient Arctic and near-Arctic operations. The discussion will explore how trusted weather and environmental data can strengthen readiness, reduce operational risk,…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago   (1043+ words) Coral reefs are under growing heat stress, but a new field test suggests researchers may have another tool to help them cope. Coral probiotics have worked in tanks for years, where a researcher controls the water and decides when the…...