Geoscience
Why Is Sea Level Rise Worse In Some Places?
One question for Sönke Dangendorf, a coastal flooding researcher at Tulane University.
How Seawater Might Soak Up More Carbon
Giving Earth an antacid could help slow climate change—but it's complicated.
The Moon Smells Like Gunpowder
Why dirt on the moon (and Mars) would be dangerous to live with.
Hear the Wind on Mars
What we can learn from a Martian dust devil—and the sounds of other planets.
The Iceberg Cowboys Who Wrangle the Purest Water on Earth
My journey to meet the people herding frozen leviathans on the maritime frontier.
The Ecological Catastrophe You’ve Never Heard Of
In 12 minutes, a landslide, tsunami, and flood devastated a valley in Canada.
How It Feels to Surf the World’s Biggest Wave
Riding Earth’s mighty forces in Nazaré, Portugal.
Are We Ready for the Next Massive Volcano?
It’s time to get prepared, argues a professor of volcanology.
Life Helps Make Almost Half of All Minerals on Earth
A new origins-based system for classifying minerals reveals the huge geochemical imprint that life has left on Earth. It could help us identify other worlds with life too.
Why We Should Explore the Hottest Places in the Ocean
Raquel Negrete-Aranda says studying the ocean’s “plumbing” can tell us a lot about life, both under and above the sea.
