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Eleanor Imster
Listen to a spiderweb
Spiders are master builders, expertly weaving strands of silk into intricate 3D webs. Now, scientists report they have translated the complex structure of a web into music. Listen here.
April 18, 2021
Carbon dioxide levels now higher than at any time in past 3.6 million years
Levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane continued to rise in 2020, said NOAA, despite the economic slowdown caused by the coronavirus pandemic response.
April 14, 2021
Guatemala’s Pacaya volcano still erupting
The Pacaya volcano in Guatemala is still erupting, spewing rivers of lava and ash clouds. See photos, video, and satellite images.
April 7, 2021
Newly-discovered dino named the ‘one who causes fear’
Around 80 million years ago, as tyrannosaurs ruled the Northern Hemisphere, Llukalkan aliocranianus - or the ‘one who causes fear’ - flourished in the southern continents.
April 6, 2021
Stunning images of Fagradalsfjall volcano in Iceland
After 800 years of dormancy, Fagradalsfjall volcano on Iceland’s Reykjanes peninsula began a magnificent eruption on March 19. See video and images.
March 25, 2021
Air pollution returning to pre-Covid levels
In early 2020, satellite data showed a decline in air pollution coinciding with Covid lockdowns. One year later, as lockdown restrictions loosen and regular activity resumes, air pollution is bouncing back to pre-Covid levels.
March 24, 2021
China’s largest dust storm in a decade hits Beijing
A satellite image shows an enormous plume of sand and dust that blanketed northern China on March 15, 2021.
March 19, 2021
Climate change altering Earth’s rivers
A new study suggests that climate change is the key driver of changes in water flow in rivers worldwide.
March 17, 2021
How Antarctica was linked to old Gondwana neighbors
A new animation illustrates how Antarctica was linked to its ancient neighbors – today’s Australia, India and South Africa – as part of the ancient Gondwana supercontinent.
March 16, 2021
