<![CDATA[ Latest from Live Science in Planet-earth ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth Sat, 21 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0000 en <![CDATA[ Science news this week: Super El Niño looms, an Acropolis marble fragment resurfaces, and a pure hexagonal diamond is born ]]> https://www.livescience.com/science-news-this-week-super-el-nino-looms-an-acropolis-marble-fragment-resurfaces-and-a-pure-hexagonal-diamond-is-born E3e6qzwWDD3Lsj5bznJG5n Sat, 21 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Human-driven climate change is slowing Earth's rotation at a rate not seen in 3.6 million years ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/climate-change/human-driven-climate-change-is-slowing-earths-rotation-at-a-rate-not-seen-in-3-6-million-years EwpEK2WbvDqjoQRcxtgcfD Fri, 20 Mar 2026 15:02:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'Dark oxygen' discovery on the seafloor is 'fundamentally at odds with thermodynamics' and should be retracted, experts say ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/rivers-oceans/dark-oxygen-discovery-on-the-seafloor-is-fundamentally-at-odds-with-thermodynamics-and-should-be-retracted-experts-say aRaCb2uXjtUbmiJyXkHaj9 Thu, 19 Mar 2026 16:24:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ Drought paradox study reveals plants around Colorado River turn to groundwater when it gets too hot and dry, reducing flow into the already strained basin ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/rivers-oceans/scientists-discover-plants-around-the-colorado-river-are-sucking-up-groundwater-during-hot-summers tygCbZp5FQvdHD3mz7ddcT Wed, 18 Mar 2026 16:11:55 +0000 Thu, 19 Mar 2026 16:51:03 +0000 <![CDATA[ Brazil's underprotected Cerrado savanna stores a staggering amount of carbon, study finds ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/climate-change/brazils-underprotected-cerrado-savanna-stores-a-staggering-amount-of-carbon-study-finds XCQYfVGFcpxbkwFFmgBn5V Tue, 17 Mar 2026 13:22:06 +0000 Thu, 19 Mar 2026 19:50:19 +0000 <![CDATA[ Iran war could create a 'fertilizer shock' that impacts agriculture and raises food prices ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/iran-war-could-create-a-fertilizer-shock-that-impacts-agriculture-and-raises-food-prices o25mJ7waiPaWfqnAp3pAwS Tue, 17 Mar 2026 12:59:46 +0000 Wed, 18 Mar 2026 12:03:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'We got evidence of boars, deer, bears, aurochs': Ancient DNA reveals sunken realm Doggerland had habitable forests during the last ice age ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/rivers-oceans/we-got-evidence-of-boars-deer-bears-aurochs-ancient-dna-reveals-sunken-realm-doggerland-had-habitable-forests-during-the-last-ice-age FJtRL3bqPDJiMeRMqXAcm5 Tue, 17 Mar 2026 12:03:25 +0000 Wed, 18 Mar 2026 12:03:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ Live Science Today: Super El Niño looms and Starlink hits 10,000 satellites in orbit ]]> https://www.livescience.com/live-science-today-super-el-nino-looms-and-starlink-hits-10-000-satellites-in-orbit Ciur8ZHCBgmpLtiiopbog6 Tue, 17 Mar 2026 11:56:17 +0000 Tue, 17 Mar 2026 13:58:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ Rainbow-colored phantom lakes emerge around Namibia's 'Great White Place' — Earth from space ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/rainbow-colored-phantom-lakes-emerge-around-namibias-great-white-place-earth-from-space sqJJDH9J3oSQur7Lf9FZPQ Tue, 17 Mar 2026 08:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'Super El Niño' could push global temperatures to unprecedented highs, forecasters say ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/weather/super-el-nino-could-push-global-temperatures-to-unprecedented-highs-forecasters-say KDwUzohoLz9ARyUVe5oLYR Mon, 16 Mar 2026 18:03:47 +0000 Tue, 17 Mar 2026 10:36:40 +0000 <![CDATA[ How plants moved from sea to land and changed Earth forever ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/plants/how-plants-moved-from-sea-to-land-and-changed-earth-forever DvjX6KjRbzM2v4emoSDMUe Mon, 16 Mar 2026 16:56:53 +0000 Wed, 18 Mar 2026 12:03:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ Sørvágsvatn: The lake that 'floats' above the ocean thanks to a unique optical illusion ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/rivers-oceans/sorvagsvatn-the-lake-that-floats-above-the-ocean-thanks-to-a-unique-optical-illusion 68DEDBL2HxQetXKwowLUD7 Fri, 13 Mar 2026 14:25:06 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'Blackwater' lakes and rivers in the Congo Basin are now emitting ancient carbon into the atmosphere ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/blackwater-lakes-and-rivers-in-the-congo-basin-are-now-emitting-ancient-carbon-into-the-atmosphere pWvkteneNjoKEc6b8RTDKb Thu, 12 Mar 2026 17:47:52 +0000 Fri, 13 Mar 2026 11:32:48 +0000 <![CDATA[ Early warning indicator hidden within the Gulf Stream could signal the collapse of key Atlantic currents, study finds ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/rivers-oceans/early-warning-signal-hidden-within-the-gulf-stream-could-signal-the-collapse-of-key-atlantic-currents-study-finds tXw8J6JxvUWecHZpKzkadN Thu, 12 Mar 2026 11:52:04 +0000 Thu, 12 Mar 2026 21:58:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ The world is being held hostage by its reliance on oil. How can we break free from the fossil fuel? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/fossil-fuels/the-world-is-being-held-hostage-by-its-reliance-on-oil-how-can-we-break-free-from-the-fossil-fuel CYLRGLvZMdB2rNhd3vnmqQ Wed, 11 Mar 2026 18:18:06 +0000 Tue, 17 Mar 2026 15:25:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ Gemstone-filled river and striped mountain ridge form massive 'Y' in China's revitalized desert — Earth from space ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/gemstone-filled-river-and-striped-mountain-ridge-form-massive-y-in-chinas-revitalized-desert-earth-from-space dfwgXXYNmBYBoKXRDDFjxk Tue, 10 Mar 2026 08:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ California's wildfire season is shifting, with more blazes after the traditional high-risk window, study finds ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/climate-change/wildfire-season-is-shifting-but-its-new-time-windows-vary-across-canada-and-the-us-drought-prone-west C7bP5cSzfpu5RctGBL6SrA Mon, 09 Mar 2026 16:59:14 +0000 Tue, 10 Mar 2026 16:06:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'The warming trend nearly doubled after 2014': The rate of global warming has accelerated more in the past decade than ever before ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/climate-change/the-warming-trend-nearly-doubled-after-2014-the-rate-of-global-warming-has-accelerated-more-in-the-past-decade-than-ever-before fAwKYF285BKwN8bKjdxjbc Sat, 07 Mar 2026 14:00:00 +0000 Mon, 09 Mar 2026 11:00:22 +0000 <![CDATA[ Planting trees in the sea could act as a huge carbon sink and save millions of dollars in storm damage every year. What is stopping us from doing it? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/climate-change/planting-trees-in-the-sea-could-act-as-a-huge-carbon-sink-and-save-millions-of-dollars-in-storm-damage-every-year-what-is-stopping-us-from-doing-it uQirHNJQWLsHBZfzzfKA3a Fri, 06 Mar 2026 16:43:10 +0000 Fri, 20 Mar 2026 17:53:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'Humans can't be considered to be separate from the environment': Award-winning scientist Meha Jain on using satellites and real world experiences to help farmers in India facing a precarious future ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/climate-change/seeing-how-important-agriculture-was-for-daily-livelihoods-and-how-uncertain-and-precarious-agriculture-had-become-in-these-times-it-just-made-me-feel-very-passionate-about-working-on-this-issue LTC8sC8ihmMXrUf7d8tWhH Wed, 04 Mar 2026 14:08:56 +0000 Thu, 12 Mar 2026 11:57:47 +0000 <![CDATA[ When was the last time Antarctica was ice-free? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/antarctica/when-was-the-last-time-antarctica-was-ice-free n2azC67iu8QqpnqFfp2gKo Wed, 04 Mar 2026 12:23:14 +0000 Wed, 04 Mar 2026 22:58:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ Vanuatu's 'barefoot volcanologist' stands at ash- and sulfur-spewing Mount Yasur in award-winning photograph ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/volcanoes/vanuatus-barefoot-volcanologist-stands-at-ash-and-sulfur-spewing-mount-yasur-in-award-winning-photograph QWTEoLbmzDBHbMQCeuFyQm Tue, 03 Mar 2026 14:30:40 +0000 Wed, 11 Mar 2026 10:45:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ 3 rivers merge into striking half-and-half waterway in Guyana — Earth from space ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/rivers-oceans/3-rivers-merge-into-striking-half-and-half-waterway-in-guyana-earth-from-space QX63RTB9vid2UWvrXJCN6i Tue, 03 Mar 2026 08:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Incomplete remains of world's 'youngest' impact crater spotted lurking in Chinese forest — Earth from space ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/geology/incomplete-remains-of-worlds-youngest-impact-crater-spotted-lurking-in-chinese-forest-earth-from-space zNAEfZSv22ExCHCRF87YnT Tue, 24 Feb 2026 08:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ How can deserts form next to oceans? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/how-can-deserts-form-next-to-oceans 5FJyYsxFFV9MC2cWdoHxH6 Sun, 22 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Ancient 'Asgard' microbe may have used oxygen long before it was plentiful on Earth, offering new clue to origins of complex life ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/ancient-asgard-microbe-may-have-used-oxygen-long-before-it-was-plentiful-on-earth-offering-new-clue-to-origins-of-complex-life ryipYdPhCRxsJ7Gs4bfewN Fri, 20 Feb 2026 22:36:04 +0000 <![CDATA[ Solar flares may be triggering earthquakes, controversial study claims ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/solar-flares-may-be-triggering-earthquakes-controversial-study-claims X76sVktRcQDmD8vYzXpRjT Thu, 19 Feb 2026 16:30:00 +0000 Fri, 20 Feb 2026 22:56:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ The biggest trees in the Peruvian Amazon store the most carbon — and they also face the greatest threat from humans ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/the-biggest-trees-in-the-peruvian-amazon-store-the-most-carbon-and-they-also-face-the-greatest-threat-from-humans BmASvCWvkfRuFDfvf5NuFP Wed, 18 Feb 2026 16:33:57 +0000 Fri, 20 Mar 2026 17:53:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ Missing megaflood: How did the Mediterranean transform from a salt-filled bowl to a deep sea if it wasn't a cataclysmic deluge? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/weather/missing-megaflood-how-did-the-mediterranean-transform-from-a-salt-filled-bowl-to-a-deep-sea-if-it-wasnt-a-cataclysmic-deluge JLoLjzGxRR2hrqiE3rno6S Wed, 18 Feb 2026 11:42:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ Hidden slippery clay on seafloor may have worsened devastating 2011 tsunami in Japan ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/earthquakes/hidden-slippery-clay-on-seafloor-may-have-worsened-devastating-2011-tsunami-in-japan jAfabQ49xCiHyw7459PErm Tue, 17 Feb 2026 16:31:36 +0000 Wed, 18 Feb 2026 10:39:38 +0000 <![CDATA[ Vanishing lakes in Tibet may have triggered earthquakes by awakening faults in Earth's crust ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/earthquakes/vanishing-lakes-in-tibet-may-have-triggered-earthquakes-by-awakening-faults-in-earths-crust AKebSaXQdRXCFk9HCSFXe Tue, 17 Feb 2026 11:39:15 +0000 Wed, 18 Feb 2026 10:39:38 +0000 <![CDATA[ Hidden beauty of Zimbabwe's 2.5 billion-year-old 'geological marvel' revealed in striking astronaut photo — Earth from space ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/geology/hidden-beauty-of-zimbabwes-2-5-billion-year-old-geological-marvel-revealed-in-striking-astronaut-photo-earth-from-space faa3tAPZMT3sgpnsyRdXW6 Tue, 17 Feb 2026 08:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'Impossible' mantle earthquakes actually occur all over the world, study finds ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/earthquakes/impossible-mantle-earthquakes-actually-occur-all-over-the-world-study-finds DZH5u6KVdZG8nWVkpqaGsY Sat, 14 Feb 2026 14:05:00 +0000 Mon, 16 Feb 2026 12:10:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ There's 13 Great Lakes' worth of water hidden beneath the contiguous US, new map reveals ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/theres-13-great-lakes-worth-of-water-hidden-beneath-the-contiguous-us-new-map-reveals qgSPymsssjGi7ijUudQ5ZG Sat, 14 Feb 2026 13:15:00 +0000 Mon, 16 Feb 2026 12:10:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ Science news this week: China turns a desert into a carbon sink, a Viking Age grave holds a giant who had brain surgery, real-life inception, and a last-minute Valentine's gift idea from nature ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/science-news-this-week-china-turns-a-desert-into-a-carbon-sink-a-viking-age-grave-holds-a-giant-who-had-brain-surgery-real-life-inception-and-a-last-minute-valentines-gift-idea-from-the-natural-world V34tUVo9o2spXE2oVw6BND Sat, 14 Feb 2026 12:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Trump is bringing car pollution and other greenhouse gases back to America's skies. Here are the health risks we all face from climate change. ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/climate-change/trump-is-bringing-car-pollution-and-other-greenhouse-gases-back-to-americas-skies-here-are-the-health-risks-we-all-face-from-climate-change WX5itRdfgjc5nEXYR4DHCm Fri, 13 Feb 2026 18:01:39 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'It's telling us there's something big going on': Unprecedented spike in atmospheric methane during the COVID-19 pandemic has a troubling explanation ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/climate-change/its-telling-us-theres-something-big-going-on-unprecedented-spike-in-atmospheric-methane-during-the-covid-19-pandemic-has-a-troubling-explanation p3AXEDNQCdxRsVGHFD9RMD Fri, 13 Feb 2026 14:45:13 +0000 Mon, 23 Feb 2026 10:33:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ Canada could remove 5 times its annual carbon emissions by planting trees on edge of boreal forest, study finds ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/plants/canada-could-remove-5-times-its-annual-carbon-emissions-by-planting-trees-on-edge-of-boreal-forest-study-finds tUYvLsSyu9XPBkbx4MR96D Fri, 13 Feb 2026 09:49:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ China banned all fishing to save the Yangtze River. This 'nuclear' option appears to be working. ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/rivers-oceans/china-banned-fishing-in-its-biggest-river-and-species-are-starting-to-recover 9uRSC3T6aCN3D7EPkJ8uT9 Thu, 12 Feb 2026 20:02:42 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 10:48:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ China's emissions are flatlining — and may be falling — in critical turning point for biggest emitter, report says ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/climate-change/chinas-carbon-emissions-may-have-reached-a-critical-turning-point-sooner-than-expected VsdVP4iEzRJ8xNbWHZwssc Thu, 12 Feb 2026 17:42:32 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:13:45 +0000 <![CDATA[ Permafrost thaw and 'shrubification' have tipped Alaska's North Slope into a wildfire regime not seen for 3,000 years ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/arctic/wildfires-in-northern-alaska-are-the-worst-theyve-been-in-3-000-years VcyNjSg2brvEtZJCpJGxfX Wed, 11 Feb 2026 17:33:26 +0000 Thu, 12 Feb 2026 15:29:11 +0000 <![CDATA[ China has planted so many trees around the Taklamakan Desert that it's turned this 'biological void' into a carbon sink ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/plants/china-has-planted-so-many-trees-around-the-taklamakan-desert-that-its-turned-this-biological-void-into-a-carbon-sink ZkBo8i5Vqfso8y3QJhGE8n Wed, 11 Feb 2026 11:43:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ The largest reservoir of hydrogen on Earth may be hiding in its core ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/geology/the-largest-reservoir-of-hydrogen-on-earth-may-be-hiding-in-its-core JpojtV6UGgHBh3L2ZCXzf8 Tue, 10 Feb 2026 16:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Astronaut snaps salty, pink Valentine's Day 'heart' shining in Argentina — Earth from space ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/astronaut-snaps-salty-pink-valentines-day-heart-shining-in-argentina-earth-from-space RgkDMg9MForbHjq9qhcba7 Tue, 10 Feb 2026 08:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Microbes in Iceland are hoarding nitrogen, and that's mucking up the nutrient cycle ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/microbiology/microbes-in-iceland-are-hoarding-nitrogen-and-thats-mucking-up-the-nutrient-cycle fpdERJY2eFDcsC9ENyEXKX Sun, 08 Feb 2026 14:00:00 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:39:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'Maybe they're waiting for something that only happens thousands of years later': The hidden life 'sleeping' deep beneath Earth for millions of years ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/evolution/maybe-theyre-waiting-for-something-that-only-happens-thousands-of-years-later-the-hidden-life-sleeping-deep-beneath-earth-for-millions-of-years XmfsgCP8DYxp3E882QJmJQ Sun, 08 Feb 2026 09:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Clean energy is surging — with or without Trump ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/renewable-energy/clean-energy-is-surging-with-or-without-trump GZhCFP68tV6LEMWdB8e9xK Sat, 07 Feb 2026 12:15:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Science news this week: Anomalies inside Earth, leak on Artemis II, and how psychedelics may help treat PTSD ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/science-news-this-week-anomalies-inside-earth-leak-on-artemis-ii-and-how-psychedelics-may-help-treat-ptsd rZmqL9fZ7dU6fyjYwwyYeR Sat, 07 Feb 2026 12:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Scientist accidentally stumbles across bizarre ancient ‘wrinkle structures’ in Morocco that shouldn't be there ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/geology/scientist-accidentally-stumbles-across-bizarre-ancient-wrinkle-structures-in-morocco-that-shouldnt-be-there kLTEabtup8xZCQ5aTQXuxi Fri, 06 Feb 2026 16:35:40 +0000 <![CDATA[ Bandera Volcano Ice Cave: The weird lava tube in New Mexico whose temperature is always below freezing ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/geology/bandera-volcano-ice-cave-the-weird-lava-tube-in-new-mexico-whose-temperature-is-always-below-freezing CNdAG6pvrAcLM678vttHnL Fri, 06 Feb 2026 13:00:00 +0000 Sat, 07 Feb 2026 02:09:51 +0000