Earth

Here are some brief reports about science and technology from all over, including one from Israel about what DNA reveals about the Dead Sea Scrolls’ parchment. 

After years of warning, sea ice coverage and other indicators are beginning to push outside the bounds of the former “normal” climate

A U.N. report reveals that countries worldwide have failed to meet key conservation targets set for 2020

Chemical analyses of ancient sediments allowed scientists to put together one of the most comprehensive climate histories of the planet

The finding of a baby dinosaur fossil in the Arctic implies that some dinos nested in the region, which was milder than today but not toasty.

A study estimates that 200 million trees in the tropics are mowed down by lightning annually.

Here are some brief reports about science and technology from all over, including one from Antarctica about how there’s something funny about penguin poop.

Surface melting that causes fractures in the ice could threaten more than half of the continent’s floating ice platforms

Unchecked climate change, urban development and population rise could all contribute to more people being exposed to punishing heat

Deep-sea minerals, including nickel, copper, manganese and cobalt, are crucial to building clean-energy technologies

Sea ice loss could ultimately beat the record low season of 2012