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'Is it really necessary to generate another image?': UN scientist explains how everyday people can limit AI's environmental impact12 Comments -
The 'Doomsday Glacier' is poised to lose its ice shelf this year. An Antarctic researcher explains what that means for global sea levels5 Comments -
War has brought Iran's water crisis to a breaking point: 'Things will collapse unless there is meaningful structural change'6 Comments
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Colossal scars of 60 million-year-long continental collision streak across warped mountains in PakistanEarth from space A 2011 satellite photo shows off an "imbricate fan" of alternating rocks in Pakistan's Sulaiman Range. The striking structure formed along the boundary of two tectonic plates that have long been locked in a geological tug-of-war.
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What does 'seamount' mean?Science word of the day Pronunciation: SEE'-mount
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What does 'pando' mean?Science word of the day Pronunciation: PAN'-doh
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What does 'Cenozoic' mean?Science word of the day Pronunciation: See-noh-ZOH'-ihk
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What does 'abiotic' mean?Science word of the day Pronunciation: Ay-bye-AH'-tik
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What does 'abiogenesis' mean?Science word of the day Pronunciation: Ay-bye-oh-JEN'-ih-sis
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Greenland meltwater will drive a 'strong weakening, but not a shutdown' of key Atlantic currents, study findsNew modeling suggests meltwater from the Greenland ice sheet has a big weakening influence on the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, but the runoff likely won't cause a complete and irreversible collapse.
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Giant, milky-green vortex swirls across massive 'cryptodepression' lake in Southern EuropeEarth from space A 2020 astronaut photo shows a massive, milky-green vortex in Lake Skadar, which lies on the border between Montenegro and Albania.
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What does 'autotroph' mean?Science word of the day Pronunciation: AW'-tuh-trohf
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