Earth

Moving and shaking for 4.5 billion years

The physical processes that sculpt our Earth are dramatic — earthquakes, weather, volcanic eruptions, tectonic motions, climate change. Now, decades of research into the intricately intertwined system that links all oceans and freshwater, the atmosphere and our land is moving us forward toward a better understanding of our world. Here we watch it unfold.

A new study suggests a correlation between volcanic activity and heavy rainfall, but other volcanologists are skeptical.
Rebecca Boyle, Contributor
New research suggests that national monument designations have not harmed local economies, and in some ways they may have helped.
Nala Rogers, Staff Writer
The first fracking-induced earthquake to claim human lives shows why magnitude may underestimate the danger such earthquakes pose.
Nala Rogers, Staff Writer
Superbolts unleash a thousand times more energy than typical lightning.
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Researchers examined some of the oldest rocks in western Greenland to probe the beginnings of today’s continents.
Ramin Skibba, Contributor
A month worth of cool science stories, summed up.
Alistair Jennings, Contributor
Bacteria help drive Earth's chemical cycles and climate. Viruses drive the bacteria.
Nala Rogers, Staff Writer
International efforts, including the Paris agreement, may not be able to solve the climate change crisis on their own.
Yuen Yiu, Staff Writer
The water contains bacterialike shapes that researchers plan to test for DNA.
Nala Rogers, Staff Writer
Climate change may cause trees to live faster and die younger, releasing their carbon into the atmosphere.
Gabriel Popkin, Contributor
New data sheds light on the impact of an ancient drought.
Charles Q. Choi, Contributor
As the air travel industry grows, we need to find alternative jet fuels that have less of an impact on the planet.
Karin Heineman, Executive Producer