Read More Scince News Nature an hour ago How Thermal Runaway Supercharged the 2024 Calama Quake Researchers found that the 2024 Calama earthquake evolved from dehydration embrittlement into a thermal runaway, amplifying shaking at depth. The discovery changes how scientists assess seismic hazard in subduction zones.
Read More Scince News Nature 3 hours ago 750 Million at Risk: Day Zero Droughts Accelerate Now New climate-model research warns that Day Zero Droughts — when water demand exceeds supply — will become widespread within decades, threatening about 750 million people and stressing reservoirs worldwide.
Read More Scince News Nature a day ago China's Supergiant Gold Finds Could Be Worth $80+ Billion Two "supergiant" gold deposits reported in China — Wangu and Dadonggou — could total over 2,000 metric tons. Experts caution that valuations depend on recoverability, grade, geology and market conditions.
Read More Scince News Nature 4 days ago Most Dog Breeds Carry Detectable Wolf DNA, Study Finds A genomic survey finds wolf ancestry in over 64% of modern dog breeds. The study reveals recent interbreeding, traces of wolf DNA in companion and village dogs, and links to size, scent, and behavior.
Read More Scince News Nature 5 days ago Shear-Driven Bubbles: The Hidden Trigger in Volcanoes New experiments show shear forces inside rising magma can nucleate gas bubbles, altering eruption style. Shear-driven bubbles can trigger explosive ascent or create degassing channels that calm eruptions.
Read More Scince News Nature 5 days ago Coastal Upwelling Is Making Oceans Acidify Faster New University of St Andrews research shows coastal upwelling amplifies ocean acidification beyond global trends, threatening fisheries and coastal economies. Coral records and regional models reveal faster pH decline in key upwelling zones.
Read More Scince News Nature 5 days ago Plants That Mine Metals: Ferns Could Unlock Rare Earths Scientists found ferns forming microscopic monazite that concentrates rare earth elements. This plant-driven phenomenon could enable phytomining as a greener source for REEs used in clean-energy tech.
Read More Scince News Nature 7 days ago Mexico’s Ox Bel Ha: The Underwater Cave Keeps Growing Sistema Ox Bel Ha, near Tulum, Mexico, has been mapped to 524 km of underwater passages. Learn how cave divers mapped this flooded labyrinth, why it matters for aquifers and archaeology, and what comes next.
Read More Scince News Nature 7 days ago Why Juvenile Pikas Are Disappearing in the Rockies Long-term monitoring at Niwot Ridge, Colorado, shows a sharp drop in juvenile American pikas. Researchers link the decline to warming summers, habitat fragmentation, and reduced dispersal, raising alarms for alpine ecosystems and water resources.
Read More Scince News Nature 7 days ago Parasitic Ant Sparks Matricide: How Queens Are Overthrown New Current Biology research reveals how parasitic Lasius queens use formic acid to mask scent, provoke workers to kill their own queen, and then take over nests — a dramatic example of chemical deception in ant societies.
Read More Scince News Nature 8 days ago Wild Wolf Uses Tool to Steal Crab Trap — First Evidence Remote cameras in British Columbia recorded a female wolf towing a submerged crab trap ashore and chewing netting to reach bait. Researchers call this the first potential tool use in wild wolves, with implications for animal cognition and conservation.
Read More Scince News Nature 9 days ago Golden Orb Two Miles Deep: Mysterious Find Off Alaska A NOAA ROV recovered a soft, golden orb 3,300 meters below Alaska. Scientists debate whether it’s an egg, a sponge, or a coral — and genetic analysis may reveal a new chapter in deep‑sea biology.
Read More Scince News Nature 12 days ago Why Africa Still Harbors Earth’s Largest Land Animals Why does Africa still harbor the world’s largest land animals? This article explains how ancient coexistence with Homo sapiens, evolutionary filtering, and behavioral adaptation helped African megafauna survive global extinction waves.
Read More Scince News Nature 13 days ago Century-Long Cold Spot Traced to Slowing Atlantic Currents New research links a century-old cold patch south of Greenland to a long-term slowdown of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), revealing consequences for weather, ecosystems, and climate forecasts.
Read More Scince News Nature 16 days ago Bumblebees Read Morse-Like Light Signals to Find Food Researchers trained Bombus terrestris bumblebees to distinguish long and short light flashes — a Morse-like code — and use that timing to locate sugar. The study shows bees can process temporal visual cues and has implications for cognition and robotics.
Read More Scince News Nature 16 days ago Amazon Lakes Reached 41°C, Killing Hundreds of Dolphins During a brutal 2023 drought, Amazon floodplain lakes heated to 41 °C, killing hundreds of dolphins and thousands of fish. Scientists link the mass mortality to ocean warming, El Niño and extreme local conditions.
Read More Scince News Nature 17 days ago How CO2 Fuels Kimberlite Eruptions That Bring Diamonds New modeling shows how CO2 and water in kimberlite magmas determine buoyancy and explosive ascent. The results explain why volatile-rich eruptions deliver most natural diamonds from deep mantle depths.
Read More Scince News Nature 19 days ago Mysterious Blue Volcanic Goo Hides Alkaline Life Clues Researchers recovered startlingly blue serpentinite mud near the Mariana Trench and found intact microbial lipids in extremely alkaline, nutrient-poor conditions. The discovery sheds light on deep biospheres and possible origins-of-life environments.
Read More Scince News Nature 23 days ago Maya Cosmogram: Aguada Fénix, a 3,000-Year-Old Sky Map New excavations and LIDAR mapping at Aguada Fénix reveal a 3,000-year-old Maya cosmogram — a cross-shaped landscape with directional pigments and offerings — challenging assumptions about early monumental labor and social hierarchy.
Read More Scince News Nature 25 days ago Hidden 11-Million-Year Meteor Impact Revealed in Australia Tiny glass beads called ananguites found in South Australia reveal an 11-million-year-old meteor impact. Geochemical fingerprinting and argon dating separate these tektites from the younger Australasian strewnfield.
