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A planet in motion: Understanding Earth's changing gravity field
2+ hour, 7+ min ago (217+ words) Everyone has experienced gravity, heard about the falling apple, and knows that gravity governs the motion of planets around our Sun. A static phenomenon that is always present, constant and not changing at all. You could not be further from…...
The digital twin earth for hydrology: A paradigm shift in water management
3+ week, 1+ hour ago (240+ words) Moving from a conceptual model to a functional digital twin is primarily limited by two factors: the spatiotemporal resolution and quality of data, and the complex, often non-linear impact of human intervention on the natural water cycle. Perhaps the most…...
The "whiplash" effect: How earthquakes arrest and how to stop them
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (217+ words) This phase creates a violent "whiplash" ground motion that current anti-quake engineering isn't fully designed to handle, highlighting a new priority for protecting buildings near fault lines. While we often study how earthquakes start, a new discovery from researchers at…...
Tiny arctic particles could hold clues to cloud formation and climate change
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (501+ words) These particles, released from meltwater ponds, form as snow and ice melt during warmer months and are now believed to play a much larger role in atmospheric processes than previously thought. The study, led by researchers at Colorado State University…...
Supervolcanoes: How do giant caldera volcanoes refill?
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (312+ words) Published in Communications Earth & Environment in early 2026, the new study has provided a rare look into the "re-injection" process of supervolcanoes. By studying the mostly underwater Kikai caldera in Japan'site of the largest eruption of the Holocene epoch'researchers have developed…...
How are fossils formed
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (899+ words) Open Access Government How are fossils formed Professor Loren E. Babcock examines the key processes of fossilization in paleontology, highlighting the critical role of rapid burial in preserving organic remains from quick decomposition How do fossils form? This is the most…...
Apollo rocks reveal the Moon had bursts of super-strong magnetism
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (274+ words) University of Oxford researchers have resolved a decades-long scientific debate regarding the Moon's prehistoric magnetic field. For years, scientists were split: some argued the Moon once had a powerful magnetic field like Earth's, while others maintained it was always weak....
Deep Earth movements created Antarctica's "gravity hole"
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (359+ words) Geophysicists have discovered the origins of Earth's weakest gravitational field, located directly beneath Antarctica. A study published in Scientific Reports on 12 February 2026 reveals that slow rock movements deep within the planet's mantle, occurring over 70 million years, shaped this unique "gravity…...
GERICS and the Planetary Science Pavilion at COP30
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (601+ words) The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is an international treaty that entered into force in March 1994 with a total of 198 parties. The ultimate objective of the UNFCCC is to stabilize greenhouse gas concentrations at a level that…...
UK leads ESA's first scout climate mission with Hydro GNSS launch
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (455+ words) Launched on 28 November aboard a Space X rocket, the mission marks the inaugural satellite deployment under the European Space Agency's (ESA) Scout programme. It shows the UK's continuing leadership in low-cost, rapid-deployment Earth observation technology. Hydro GNSS was designed and…...