A billion-year history of Earth’s interior shows it has changed shape more than previously thought

Scientists have known of the existence of blobs for a long time, but how they have behaved over Earth’s history has been an open question.

Nicolas Flament, The Conversation

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Andrew Merdith, The Conversation

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Ömer F Bodur, The Conversation

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Simon Williams, The Conversation

· Apr 10, 2022 · 11:30 pm

Tonga volcanic eruption was so powerful that it caused Earth’s atmosphere to ring like a bell

The pulse registered as perturbations in the atmospheric pressure lasting several minutes as it moved over North America, India and Europe.

Kevin Hamilton, The Conversation

· Jan 24, 2022 · 11:30 pm

Earth’s inner core is expanding more on one side than the other

Here’s why the planet isn’t tipping.

Jessica Irving, The Conversation

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Sanne Cottaar, The Conversation

· Aug 04, 2021 · 11:30 pm

Magnetism of Himalayan rocks reveals the mountains’ complex tectonic history

Earth’s magnetic field locks information into lava as it cools into rock. Millions of years later, scientists can decipher this data.

Craig Robert Martin, The Conversation

· Nov 06, 2020 · 11:30 pm

No, ‘global warming’ was not rebranded as ‘climate change’ because of a failed prediction

Although that is what climate change deniers would have us believe.

Giulio Corsi, The Conversation

· Mar 16, 2020 · 11:30 pm

The Earth’s magnetic north pole is shifting. Will the northern lights move too?

As the Earth’s magnetic north pole heads towards Siberia, concerns have been raised that the northern lights.

Nathan Case, The Conversation

· May 23, 2019 · 09:30 pm

How a small town near Mumbai has lived through over 1,000 earthquakes in four months

In Maharashtra’s Palghar district, tremors have become a frequent occurrence since November 2018.

Nupur Anand, qz.com

· Mar 01, 2019 · 08:30 pm

Earthrise: 50 years ago, a photo of the blue planet from space changed the way we see the world

December 24 marks half a century since astronaut William Anders captured the iconic image.

Dr Simon Torok, The Conversation

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Colleen Boyle, The Conversation

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Jenny Gray, The Conversation

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Julie Arblaster, The Conversation

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Rachel Webster, The Conversation

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Ruth Morgan, The Conversation

· Dec 22, 2018 · 08:30 pm

‘Meghalayan Age’: Latest phase in Earth’s history named after Indian state, began 4,200 years ago

This stage is part of a longer period known as the Holocene Epoch, which began about 11,700 years ago.

Scroll Staff

· Jul 19, 2018 · 11:34 am

How has the Earth managed to exist for so long? Scientists may have finally found an explanation

Researchers have found an explanation for the Gaia hypothesis, which proposes that the planet has a self-regulatory mechanism.

James Dyke, The Conversation

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Tim Lenton, The Conversation

· Jul 07, 2018 · 11:30 pm

Ozone is posing a challenge to food security – especially in India and China

When present in the lowest atmospheric layer – the troposphere – ozone becomes a concern for human and plant health.

Sofie Mortensen, The Conversation

· Apr 09, 2018 · 08:30 pm

September 2017 Mexico City earthquake was a rare ‘bending’ kind – and it could happen again

A new study on the quake that killed 300 finds that both its location and cause were unusual.

Diego Melgar, The Conversation

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Xyoli Pérez-Campos, The Conversation

· Mar 16, 2018 · 11:30 pm