Geology, ecosystems, land systems, and the forces shaping our planet.
A study in Earth’s Future found that pumping seawater onto Arctic sea ice during winter made test areas in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, up to 32 centimeters thicker by mid-May. The flooded ice also stayed brighter during the melt season, a key sign that it reflected more sunlight while melting more slowly. The work offers the…
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Researchers with World Weather Attribution have found that human-caused climate change sharply intensified Europe’s record-breaking June 2026 heat wave. Their rapid analysis concluded that the extreme daytime and nighttime heat would have been virtually impossible in June just 50 years ago. The finding puts hard numbers behind an event that has stretched across much of…
Researchers at the IGGCAS announcement have traced Yellowstone’s vast magma system to a surprising driver deep beneath western North America. Their three-dimensional geodynamic model points to an eastward flow of hot mantle material, described as a mantle wind, that helps generate magma beneath one of Earth’s most famous volcanic regions. The work, published in Science…
A study in The Seismic Record has revealed a striking underground feature in south-central Alaska. Researchers led by Meghan Miller of the Australian National University used machine learning to identify thousands of tiny earthquakes, including about 1,750 that trace a nearly straight 250-kilometer line beneath the Alaska Range. That line appears to mark the sharp…
