Environment
New discovery of brown carbon increases Earth's temperature
Chinese scientists recently discovered that brown carbon released from forest fires actually contributes more to global warming.
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Environment
Record heat waves appear at both poles of the Earth
Parts of Antarctica have risen by 40 degrees Celsius above normal, and at the same time, the Arctic has risen by more than 30 degrees Celsius.
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Why are 90% of the world's earthquakes in the Pacific Ring of Fire?
The Ring of Fire is dominating the Pacific Ocean. It is a chain of at least 450 volcanoes - active and inactive - forming a horseshoe shape, about 40,000km long.
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Two pieces of Earth's crust grind each other more and more tightly, preparing to 'explode'
New US research shows that the San Andreas Fault - created by two pieces of Earth's crust colliding - poses a far greater threat than we know about it.
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If suddenly extinct, what traces of humans will be left on Earth after billions of years?
Plastic, metal or glass... what will last for billions of years?
Space science
Discovered 'green witch' - what makes Earth have life
Earth was once a terrifying ball of fire with a deadly atmosphere full of deadly carbon dioxide.
Space science
Portrait of 'A-Cen Earth' habitable, only 4.37 light-years away
Of the two other solar systems closest to Earth, there must be a rocky, habitable planet that has designed its basic portrait: Earth α-Cen.
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Half-billion-year-old 'zombie' burrows into the Earth's heart, trapped between diamonds
New research has revealed how the explosion of life 541 million years ago left incredible traces deep in the Earth's interior, where the mantle is covered with diamonds.
Science Events
Asteroid nearly 500m has just passed the Earth
NASA says an asteroid with a diameter more than three times larger than the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt flew past Earth today.
Space science
Black hole closest to Earth is now a 'vampire'
HR 6819 aka Be Star, long thought to be the closest black hole to Earth, is something completely different, interesting and terrifying.
Archeology
Findings show: Earth has 2 new species of tyrannosaurs
Based on 40 tyrannosaurs skeletons ever unearthed, archaeologists have shown that the Earth must have up to 3 tyrannosaurs, not 1.
Science story
Asteroid 'crushing' system to protect Earth
The American scientist proposed the idea of launching a spacecraft to crash into the asteroid and make it explode into many pieces so that it is no longer capable of…
Space science
A black spot the size of Earth appears on the Sun
The world's largest solar telescope in Hawaii took pictures of a giant sunspot on the Sun at the end of February.
Science story
Overview of the production process of 'expensive' earthy perfumes in India
The city of Kanoj, India is the only place where this long tradition of handmade perfumery is preserved.
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Scientists discover the largest crater on Earth less than 100,000 years old
A crescent-shaped crater in Northeast China holds the record as the most impactful crater on Earth formed in the past 100,000 years.