Earth

A new view of the frozen continent could improve predictions for sea-level rise

The shift, which may be linked to climate change, can affect sea levels and the distribution of heat and nutrients

Originally published in February 1857

While the changes are not yet permanent, they provide a glimpse into a possible future

Increasing or decreasing the altitude of aircraft by a few thousand feet to avoid thin layers of humidity could make a major reduction to contrails’ contribution to climate change.

There’s a portal to the center of the earth in the wreckage of an abandoned project site in Murmansk, Russia. What’s it for? And why is the Internet Googling “Kola Superdeep Borehole screams?”

Ice cores from a Tibetan glacier reveal the first deposits of industrial revolution pollution, starting in layers dated to about 1780.

Even if the V-day leaves you meh, the geology of gemstones is still pretty great

Developing economies continue to build coal power plants, and growth in oil and gas has been persistent

Climate change may in part be spurring the acceleration, which could change how heat and nutrients are pushed around the oceans

The vast region may stay wet—or dry up and burn—depending on whether indigenous people want to continue to work the land

In the next two decades, sea-level rise, storm surge and winds will chew away at Florida’s $1-trillion economy, a new report warns