Glaciers, nature’s slow-moving sculptors, are reshaping our planet in ways we can now measure with unprecedented precision. Using machine learning to study 85% of the world’s modern glaciers, an international research team found that Read More
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New study reveals surprising clues about the beginning of subduction
Subduction, a crucial geological process on Earth, may have begun hundreds of millions of years earlier than traditionally believed. Summary New research suggests that subduction, where one tectonic plate slides beneath another, could have started Read More
UMass Amherst microbiologist James Holden brings decades of expertise in rare microbes to a NASA mission searching for life on Jupiter’s icy moon, Europa. Popular culture often imagines alien life as small green beings Read More
Our first meeting was a bit awkward. One of us is an archaeologist who studies how past peoples interacted with their environments. Two of us are geophysicists who investigate interactions between solar activity and Earth’Read More
Science, Volume 389, Issue 6757, Page 220-221, July 2025. Summary Without knowing the specific content of the Science journal issue, I can only offer a general summary. Volume 389, Issue 6757, pages 220-221, published in July 2025, would likely contain a Read More
Overlooked rock samples from 640 million years ago record microbes hanging on beneath frozen oceans Summary Ancient rock samples from 640 million years ago provide evidence of microbial life persisting under frozen oceans during a period of Read More
A cosmic void could be distorting how we see the universe expand. Sound from the Big Bang may hold the clues. According to astronomers, Earth and the entire Milky Way galaxy might be located within Read More
Modern-day environments in Antarctica contain ponds filled with life forms that closely resemble early multicellular organisms. When Earth entered a deep freeze, where did life manage to survive? According to scientists at MIT, one possible Read More
Science, Volume 388, Issue 6754, June 2025. Summary Without specific content from Science, Volume 388, Issue 6754, June 2025, a precise summary is impossible. However, a general summary based on the nature of Science magazine would likely highlight a diverse range Read More