By pairing rover data with fieldwork in the UAE, the team showed how nearly identical processes can sculpt landscapes on two ...

Rockström is a research professor in earth system science at University Potsdam, the director of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, and co-founder of the Planetary Guardians. The ...

New studies, which utilized AI to monitor the effects of climate change on Earth's spin, have shown that our days are getting increasingly longer and that our planet will get more wobbly in the future ...

About ten years ago, science writer Ferris Jabr started contemplating Earth as a living planet rather than a planet with life on it. It began when he learned that the Amazon rainforest doesn't simply ...

Scientists are testing advanced drones and robot dogs in some of Earth's toughest deserts to prepare for autonomous ...

Earth’s driest ecosystems are a study in extremes: They can be blazingly hot stretches of sand like the Sahara Desert or shatteringly cold expanses of ice such as those in Greenland and Antarctica.

The article highlights the paradox of widespread belief in the abundance of life in the universe juxtaposed with humanity's singular known example on a planet facing rapid climate change. It ...

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Explore the 15 hottest places on Earth, from record-breaking temperatures to sizzling cities with blazing annual averages, ...

Earth researchers have spent generations decoding the Grand Canyon, turning its cliffs and chasms into one of the clearest ...

Most travellers go after the energy of busy markets, crowded landmarks, and humming city streets. But there exists another ...