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Earth & Environment

Glacier Cliffs Collapse Faster Than Models Predict — Then Stop Themselves

New research using over 15,000 satellite images shows that glacier cliffs can collapse faster than some models predict, but this process is self-limiting due to ice thickness, not a runaway scenario. This finding refines sea-level rise projections, making some higher-end estimates more plausible while ruling out extreme "doomsday" collapses.

Dr. Elena Ortiz· Oct 16· 4 min read
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New Nature Study Reveals Unexpected Risks, Complicating Ocean Alkalinity Climate Solution

Mateo Rojas · Oct 6
A desolate, sun-baked landscape with dry, cracked earth under a harsh sun, symbolizing the impact of global warming and extreme heat.

Global warming fuels record July temperatures and extreme weather

Dr. Elena Ortiz · Sep 19
The Earth suffering from extreme weather and a broken thermometer graphic showing a temperature exceeding the 1.5C climate target.

Global warming: UN 1.5C climate target now unattainable

Mateo Rojas · Sep 2
A vast, dark subglacial lake teeming with ancient life, hidden miles beneath the Antarctic ice sheet, representing a unique climate observatory.

Subglacial Lakes and Aquifers Now Serve as Climate Observatories

Mateo Rojas · Aug 3
A miniature six-millimeter optical component, smaller than a pencil eraser, deployed on a solar telescope, capturing detailed images of the Sun's magnetic fields.

Six-Millimeter Component for Smallest Window on the Sun Observations

A six-millimeter optical component, smaller than a pencil eraser, has been deployed at a major solar telescope.

Mateo Rojas· Jun 13· 3 min
Abstract glowing strands of RNA and DNA precursors self-organizing in a primordial chemical soup on an alien planet.

NASA study finds phosphorus and nitrogen key for life origin

In a lab at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, scientists watched a chaotic soup of mixed RNA-DNA precursors spontaneously sort themselves into distinct, replicating strands.

Mateo Rojas· Jun 13· 3 min