earth-science

Nature Communications, Published online: 25 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41467-026-73717-6 This study shows that garnet affects the 660-km seismic discontinuity. High-pressure experiments reveal that the post-garnet transition induces the post-spinel transition, explaining observed structural variations and supporting a pyrolitic mantle.

Long-running partnership with Saildrone aims to improve hurricane forecasting and rapid intensification models Saildrone announced plans to deploy 10 Saildrone Explorer unmanned surface vehicles (USVs) during the 2026 hurricane season in partnership with National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The mission will support hurricane forecasting and storm research across the Atlantic ba…

Hurricanes are among the most closely monitored weather events in the world. Modern forecasting technology allows meteorologists to track storms days before landfall, giving communities valuable time to prepare. But many people still wonder: How are hurricanes actually tracked? Why do forecasts change so often? And what do terms like “spaghetti models” and “cone of uncertainty” really mean? This …

Group have been stuck in flooded cave in central Laos for five days after heavy rain caused landslides Divers who helped in the dramatic rescue of a young Thai football team in 2018 have joined efforts to free seven people who have been trapped for five days inside a remote, flooded cave in central Laos. The group entered the cave in Xaysomboun province on Wednesday to hunt for wildlife and searc…

Nature Geoscience, Published online: 25 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41561-026-01988-1 Dust derived from Antarctic sources measured in an ice core from the Allan Hills spanning the peak of the Last Interglacial suggests that the Ross Sea was probably open at the time, coincident with a reduction in the volume of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet.

After a fierce blizzard tore through the ice, missing cargo from a remote Antarctic station reappeared in a place that made recovery far more complicated.

Nature Communications, Published online: 25 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41467-026-71536-3 CO2-rich magmas beneath Pagan Volcano are stored near Moho depths and ascend to the surface within weeks to months. These findings link deep, rapid magma ascent to carbonate capped seamount subduction and highlight the role of recycled carbon in arc volcanism.

Carbonatites don’t come only from the mantle. Using petrological analysis of Himalayan meta-marls, we show that they can also form in the orogenic crust by melting carbonate-rich sediments.

Scientists have identified a new species of marine reptile which dominated the oceans more than 80 million years ago. The creature, named Tylosaurus rex, was a massive 43-foot-long mosasaur that inhabited waters covering present-day northern Texas. Researchers chose the name, which translates to "king of the tylosaurs," to set it apart from the famous land-dwelling Tyrannosaurus rex, meaning "tyr…

Deep beneath the Pacific Ocean, something strange happened inside Earth around 2010. Scientists have discovered that part of the planet’s liquid outer core unexpectedly reversed direction, challenging long-held ideas about how Earth’s deep interior behaves. The finding comes from a new study that analyzed data collected between 1997 and 2025 using both ground observations and […] The post Earth’s…

La Brea Tar Pits – the only urban, active ice age excavation site in world – gets a mammoth face lift for the first time in nearly 50 years Los Angeles is known for famous museum such as the Getty and the Lacma, but perhaps fewer people are aware that – in the heart of the city – lies a museum that contains one of the world’s most remarkable fossil sites. The La Brea Tar Pits and Museum is home t…

Deep beneath Antarctica’s frozen surface, researchers uncovered something extraordinary. Hidden inside the ice was the oldest air ever recovered, remarkably well preserved.

Scientific Reports, Published online: 24 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41598-026-54683-x A comprehensive analysis of factors influencing CO 2 -oil displacement in sandstones under reservoir conditions by online nuclear magnetic resonance testing

This paper presents an allegorical discussion of modern physics through the imaginedcivilization of intelligent fish living within a fish bowl while being taught from birth that thebowl is “empty.” The allegory is used to explore how foundational assumptions in sciencecan shape generations of interpretation, funding priorities, publication standards, andconceptual understanding. Within the story,…

The search for a unified theory has spanned a century. The Standard Model has 19 free parameters. String theory has a landscape ofvacua. Neither derives the dimensionless constants of nature.This paper presents an alternative: a single geometric axiom from which everything follows. Full Portfolio at: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1fdKdo3edGqXVx95IntIumXlzKq22s-yw?usp=drive_link

Scientific Data, Published online: 23 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41597-026-07486-8 New inventory of glaciers in Tajikistan from 3 m PlanetScope imagery (2024): the Tajikistan Glacier Inventory (TGI)

Rocket Lab’s latest launch places a Japanese radar satellite in orbit, boosting urban planning and disaster response capabilities.