# Earth - ARGO.net Science > Geology, ecosystems, land systems, and the forces shaping our planet. Canonical URL: https://www.argo.net/earth/ RSS feed: https://www.argo.net/earth/feed/ ## Published Stories - [Scientists thickened Arctic sea ice with pumped seawater and it stayed brighter as it melted](https://www.argo.net/scientists-thickened-arctic-sea-ice-with-pumped-seawater-and-it-stayed-brighter-as-it-melted/index.html.md): 2026-07-16 - 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... - [Automated seafloor search reveals 73 hidden volcanic calderas](https://www.argo.net/automated-seafloor-search-reveals-73-hidden-volcanic-calderas/index.html.md): 2026-07-16 - A study in Communications Earth & Environment reports 73 previously unknown volcanic calderas on the ocean floor, found through a semi-automated search of global seafloor maps. The work,... - [NASA’s Landsat 8 reveals painting-like ripples on an ancient Bahamas seafloor](https://www.argo.net/nasas-landsat-8-reveals-painting-like-ripples-on-an-ancient-bahamas-seafloor/index.html.md): 2026-07-16 - NASA Earth Observatory has revisited a mysterious stretch of shallow ocean where the seafloor looks almost painted from space. In a Landsat 8 view of the Great Bahama... - [Record-breaking ocean drilling uncovers a hidden trigger behind Japan’s deadly 2011 tsunami](https://www.argo.net/record-breaking-ocean-drilling-uncovers-a-hidden-trigger-behind-japans-deadly-2011-tsunami/index.html.md): 2026-07-15 - A Science study reports that a thin, weak layer of clay beneath the Japan Trench helped the 2011 Tohoku-oki earthquake rupture toward the seafloor. That shallow break allowed... - [NOAA says El Niño could become very strong and last into spring 2027. What could it mean for California?](https://www.argo.net/noaa-says-el-nino-could-become-very-strong-and-last-into-spring-2027-what-could-it-mean-for-california/index.html.md): 2026-07-14 - NOAA's latest assessment describes a climate pattern that is still gathering strength across the Pacific, leaving California's coming winter surrounded by consequential questions. The agency gives El Niño... - [Earthquake damage may reach 60 miles beyond fault lines](https://www.argo.net/earthquake-damage-may-reach-60-miles-beyond-fault-lines/index.html.md): 2026-07-14 - Researchers at UCLA have found evidence that active faults may weaken rocks across distances of up to about 100 kilometers. The study, published in Science on May 21,... - [Veryovkina Cave plunges 2,212 meters beneath the Caucasus near the Black Sea, a descent nearly seven Eiffel Towers deep that takes cavers four days through icy waterfalls and immense shafts, ending in chambers where darkness, exhaustion and sensory deprivation can make the human brain generate flashes of light](https://www.argo.net/veryovkina-cave-plunges-2212-meters-beneath-the-caucasus-near-the-black-sea-a-descent-nearly-seven-eiffel-towers-deep-that-takes-cavers-four-days-through-icy-waterfalls-and-immense-shafts-ending-in/index.html.md): 2026-07-10 - By lowering a weighted line into a remote underground lake, explorers from the Perovo-Speleo Team extended the measured depth of Veryovkina Cave to 2,212 meters in March 2018.... - [Climate change pushed Europe’s June heat wave into record territory](https://www.argo.net/climate-change-pushed-europes-june-heat-wave-into-record-territory/index.html.md): 2026-07-09 - 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... - [Yellowstone’s supervolcano may be powered by a hidden mantle wind](https://www.argo.net/yellowstones-supervolcano-may-be-powered-by-a-hidden-mantle-wind/index.html.md): 2026-07-06 - 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... - [Thousands of tiny Alaska earthquakes reveal a razor-sharp hidden microplate](https://www.argo.net/thousands-of-tiny-alaska-earthquakes-reveal-a-razor-sharp-hidden-microplate/index.html.md): 2026-07-03 - 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... - [Scientists are decoding Arctic permafrost inside a Pennsylvania lab](https://www.argo.net/scientists-are-decoding-arctic-permafrost-inside-a-pennsylvania-lab/index.html.md): 2026-07-03 - Researchers at Penn State are recreating Arctic permafrost inside a Pennsylvania lab to learn how frozen soil responds to microwave signals. Their work could help scientists read satellite... - [A 166-million-year-old dinosaur highway in England reveals Europe’s longest sauropod trackway, with hundreds of footprints still preserving Jurassic stride patterns](https://www.argo.net/a-166-million-year-old-dinosaur-highway-in-england-reveals-europes-longest-sauropod-trackway-with-hundreds-of-footprints-still-preserving-jurassic-stride-patterns/index.html.md): 2026-06-25 - Researchers at the University of Oxford have announced new discoveries from Oxfordshire's Jurassic Highway, where a return excavation uncovered Europe's longest known sauropod dinosaur trackway. The 220-meter sequence... - [The Kola Superdeep Borehole reached 12,262 meters beneath the Arctic, then 356°F heat made ancient rock behave like plastic and stopped the deepest dig ever attempted](https://www.argo.net/the-kola-superdeep-borehole-reached-12262-meters-beneath-the-arctic-then-356f-heat-made-ancient-rock-behave-like-plastic-and-stopped-the-deepest-dig-ever-attempted/index.html.md): 2026-06-25 - Researchers affiliated with the Geological Institute of the Kola Scientific Centre have revisited the engineering and scientific legacy of the Kola Superdeep Borehole, a Soviet drilling project that... - [World’s Richest 10% May Owe Earth a $5.7 Trillion Environmental Bill](https://www.argo.net/worlds-richest-10-may-owe-earth-a-5-7-trillion-environmental-bill/index.html.md): 2026-06-21 - A study in Communications Sustainability found that the world's top 10% of consumers may be linked to $1.7 trillion to $5.7 trillion in environmental damage each year. The... - [NASA Satellite Captures Tropical Storm Arthur as It Soaks the Gulf Coast](https://www.argo.net/nasa-satellite-captures-tropical-storm-arthur-as-it-soaks-the-gulf-coast/index.html.md): 2026-06-20 - NASA's Terra satellite captured Tropical Storm Arthur over the U.S. Gulf Coast on June 17, 2026, shortly after the official advisory from the National Hurricane Center identified the... - [Al Gore-Founded Climate TRACE Database Undercounted Urban Vehicle CO2 by 70%, Study Finds](https://www.argo.net/al-gore-founded-climate-trace-database-undercounted-urban-vehicle-co2-by-70-study-finds/index.html.md): 2026-06-19 - Researchers at Northern Arizona University have found that a major global greenhouse gas database may be substantially undercounting carbon dioxide from cars and trucks in U.S. cities. The... - [Giant Fan-Shaped Structure Discovered Beneath East Antarctica’s Ice](https://www.argo.net/giant-fan-shaped-structure-discovered-beneath-east-antarcticas-ice/index.html.md): 2026-06-17 - A study in Nature Geoscience has identified a giant fan-shaped province of buried basins beneath the East Antarctic Ice Sheet. The structure connects some of the continent's best-known... - [Everest Is Highest, but Chimborazo Reaches Farther From Earth’s Center](https://www.argo.net/everest-is-highest-but-chimborazo-reaches-farther-from-earths-center/index.html.md): 2026-06-17 - NOAA's National Ocean Service explains that Earth's highest point depends on the ruler being used. Mount Everest remains the world's highest peak above global mean sea level, while... - [Dinosaur-Killing Asteroid Left an 8-Million-Year Hot-Water World Beneath Chicxulub](https://www.argo.net/dinosaur-killing-asteroid-left-an-8-million-year-hot-water-world-beneath-chicxulub/index.html.md): 2026-06-17 - A study in Communications Earth & Environment found that the buried hot-water system beneath the dinosaur-killing Chicxulub crater lasted for at least 8 million years. The result pushes... - [China’s Worst Soil Loss Follows a Famous 1935 Line Across the Map](https://www.argo.net/chinas-worst-soil-loss-follows-a-famous-1935-line-across-the-map/index.html.md): 2026-06-15 - A study in Communications Earth & Environment has found that China's most severe water erosion clusters along the Hu Line, a famous 1935 boundary that still captures one...