Natural Disasters
Big Earthquakes May Be More Likely During New and Full Moons
When the sun, moon and Earth are aligned, high tidal stress may increase the chances that an earthquake will grow bigger than it otherwise might have been.
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July/August Best o' the Geoblogosphere
Thrills! Chills! Exploding mountains! And some of the prettiest images of the Grand Canyon you ever did see
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Mud Mountain Dam: Good Clean Fun!
Mud Mountain Dam is a fascinating, record-breaking earthen dam—and right on the way to one of our favorite volcanoes!
Evolution
20 Big Questions about the Future of Humanity
We asked leading scientists to predict the future. Here’s what they had to say
Conservation
Road Noise Makes Birds' Lives Tougher
By playing road noise where there was no road, researchers were able to gauge the effect of the noise on bird behavior without having to deal with the effect of the road itself. ...
Conservation
World Wilderness Down 10 Percent in 20 Years
South America and central Africa lost the most wilderness in a decline since the 1990s that saw the planet's wild areas down by a tenth
Environment
Drilling for Earthquakes
Scientists are increasingly confident about the link between earthquakes and oil and gas production, yet regulators are slow to react
Public Health
Shark Fins Contain Toxic "One–Two Punch"
Sharks can accumulate both methylmercury and a toxin called BMAA, which can have synergistic effects on human consumers. Christopher Intagliata reports.
Climate Change
How to Survive in a Warmer World [Interactive]
A map of Earth in 2100 reveals where livelihoods are at stake due to climate change—and what people are doing to prepare for that future
Climate Change
Most Cities Will Be Too Hot to Host 2088 Summer Olympics
The marathon was used as a benchmark, coupled with climate change models and heat stress measurements
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Discovering the Discovery Lab!
Today, we visit the Discovery Lab at the Burke Museum and get to act like a bunch of exploring kids!
Climate Change
What Life Will Be Like on a Much Warmer Planet
A map based on new data reveals where climate change threatens peoples’ ways of life—and what they are doing to prepare for the future
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The Permanent, Unmistakable Mark Human Beings Have Left on Planet Earth
Our influence is written in the geologic strata
The Future of Humanity
We have changed the world irrevocably and may soon transform ourselves as a species. Here's a status report on the human experiment
To Bennu and Back
The OSIRIS-REx probe's journey to the asteroid Bennu will answer questions about our deepest past and possible futures
Environment
Pesticides Act as Honeybee Contraceptives
Environmental concentrations of certain insecticides slashed honeybee drones' living sperm counts. Christopher Intagliata reports.
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Cascades, Volcanoes and Fantastic Fossils! Seattle's Burke Museum, Part 2
Welcome to the second leg of our Burke Museum visit! In this one we get to meet a very awesome sabre kitty, enjoy some of the prettiest rocks and fossils ever, and lie in the center of a volcano...
Climate Change
2015 Set a Frenzy of Climate Records
Temperatures, CO2, ocean heat and Arctic sea ice changes all saw sobering firsts
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Gemstones and Dinosaurs--Oh My! Seattle's Burke Museum, Part 1
Visiting Seattle with kids? Want geology? In this installment of our occasional series on the subject, we're visiting Burke Museum, which has got plenty of hands-on geology and paleontology for the kids (and adults) to experience!...
South China Sea Blue Hole Could Be World's Deepest
Dragon Hole, or Longdong, is reportedly more than 300 meters deep. If confirmed, that would be far deeper than the previous record holder, Dean's Blue Hole in the Bahamas
