Some of the deepest parts of the Black Sea are still responding to the climate change demanded by the last ice age, scientists have discovered – a period that officially ended about 12,000 years ago. Analysis of gas hydrate deposits – in this case methane trapped by water molecules, in …
Read More »Summers in the Northern Hemisphere tend to be extremely irregular in length
The weather crisis is affecting our planet to such an extent that summer in the Northern Hemisphere could last for half a year by 2100, scientists have warned. This does not mean staying in the sun for long periods of time, but has a dramatic impact on human health, agriculture …
Read More »Astronomers have found the first evidence of tectonic activity on an exoplanet.
You may not be at all familiar with the planet LHS 3844B, but now it has its own special difference: it is the first planet outside our solar system where astronomers believe they may have evidence of tectonic activity. That evidence is a set of advanced simulations based on observations …
Read More »An astronomer has explored the universe for a possible message from its creator
The universe is a mysterious place. We don’t know why it is, and there are so many unanswered questions about how it is. But what if it was created on purpose by an intelligent entity? Is there a way we can find it? In 2005, a pair of physicists proposed …
Read More »Greenland is melting, and a new Model Dell suggests that we underestimate its impact.
Greenland is the largest island in the world and has the largest ice cap in the Northern Hemisphere. If that ice melts, the sea will rise more than 7 meters. But it’s not going to happen, is it? Well, not soon, but understanding how much of a sheet of ice …
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