Climatic and Environmental Convulsions
More Mysterious Craters Found in Siberia
01/19/2016 19:49
Last summer, the discovery of several new giant craters in Siberia drew worldwide interest, launching wild speculation that meteorites, or even aliens, caused the gaping crevasses. And now, scientists have found even more of them.
In July 2014, reindeer herders discovered a 260-feet-wide (80...
What If Earth's Magnetic Poles Flip?
01/12/2016 18:58
The end of the world as we know it could come in any number of ways, depending on who you ask. Some people believe global cataclysm will occur when Earth's magnetic poles reverse. When north goes south, they say, the continents will lurch in one direction or the other, triggering massive...
Earth May Spin Faster as Glaciers Melt
12/23/2015 18:46
Melting ice triggered by global warming may make Earth whirl faster than before and could shift the axis on which the planet spins, researchers say.
This could also affect sunset times, as the length of Earth's day depends on the speed at which the planet rotates on its axis. Prior research...
'Red Tide' Turns Gulf of Mexico Rust-Colored
12/22/2015 22:07
If you live near the Gulf of Mexico and you observed an unusual tinge of color in the ocean earlier this month, it wasn't your imagination. The strange hue was caused by a phenomenon called a "red tide," and beaches in states from Florida to Texas were closed to protect people from potential...
Venomous Sea Snake Washes Up on California Beach, Surprising Scientists
12/22/2015 21:48
A venomous sea snake washed up on a Southern California beach recently, striking fear in the hearts of beachgoers but eliciting excitement from the scientists who study these marine reptiles.
The stranded snake, which was dead when it was discovered on Dec. 12, was a yellow-bellied sea snake...
2 'Extinct' Sea Snakes Discovered Off Australian Coast
12/22/2015 21:31
Two species of venomous sea snakes that were thought to be extinct have been discovered slithering off the coast of western Australia.
The brownish-purple leaf-scaled sea snake (Aipysurus foliosquama) and the yellowish-brown short-nosed sea snake (Aipysurus apraefrontalis) once lived among...
Earth May Spin Faster as Glaciers Melt
12/16/2015 09:32
Melting ice triggered by global warming may make Earth whirl faster than before and could shift the axis on which the planet spins, researchers say.
This could also affect sunset times, as the length of Earth's day depends on the speed at which the planet rotates on its axis. Prior research...
Earth's Magnetic Field Is Weakening 10 Times Faster Now
12/16/2015 08:50
Earth's magnetic field, which protects the planet from huge blasts of deadly solar radiation, has been weakening over the past six months, according to data collected by a European Space Agency (ESA) satellite array called Swarm.
The biggest weak spots in the magnetic field — which extends...
Scientists say Earth’s magnetic field is not about to flip, as previously thought
11/29/2015 19:20
Earth’s magnetic field is not about to flip. While the intensity of this field has weakened in the last couple hundred of years, researchers have found that this doesn’t mean it’s about to reverse. Humans have lived through dips in magnetic field intensity before. However, there are debates about...
Mars' moon Phobos is beginning to fall apart
11/11/2015 07:23
Martian moon fail, as the kids say. New research suggests Mars' moon Phobos is slowly falling apart.
Shallow ditch-like groves running horizontally across the moon's surface represent underlying structural failures, like cracks in a sidewalk. Ultimately, scientists at NASA predict, these failures...
3-D Image of Joplin's 2011-05-22 Tornado
