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Gorgeous images capture coral breeding breakthrough
Cryopreserved coral sperm could be used for future breeding programmes to restore damaged reefs
Dark oxygen: New deep sea expedition to explore mysterious discovery
The shock discovery that metallic nodules could be producing oxygen in the deep sea made headlines last year – now the team behind it is launching a new project to confirm and explain the findings
Towering structures in Earth’s depths may be billions of years old
New measurements suggest mysterious continent-sized masses in our planet’s lower mantle may be extremely stable features
La Niña is finally here but it won't stay for long
After months of delay, the cool La Niña climate pattern has emerged in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean, which increases the risk of drought in parts of the Americas
Oil extraction may have triggered over 100 earthquakes in the UK
Earthquakes that occurred near an oil extraction site in Surrey, UK, in 2018 and 2019 had been put down to coincidence, but a new analysis with an updated look at the geology of the area suggests the seismic events may indeed have been linked to drilling
Incredible images tell the tale of the world’s most prized marble
In Land of Marble, photographer Alessandro Gandolfi explores the past and future of Italy's striking marble quarries
Electric fields could mine rare earth metals with less harm
Smartphones, electric vehicles and wind turbines rely on environmentally destructive rare earth mining operations. Harnessing electric fields could make this mining more sustainable
Zooplankton research highlights key role in marine carbon storage
Zooplankton are one of the most diverse and abundant groups of organisms on Earth. New research outlines their essential role in marine carbon storage
Kenneth Libbrecht: How to grow a perfect snow crystal
The largest snow crystal ever measured was 10 millimetres across. Ken Libbrecht explains the complex physics involved
Remarkable images capture the diversity of Earth's ice formations
In the new photographic collection Our Frozen Planet, Michael Hambrey and Jürg Alean set out to celebrate the world's ice in all its forms
The most powerful images of the natural world from 2024
A large number of damaging and deadly hurricanes, volcanic eruptions, wildfires, floods and droughts this year were photographed from land, air and space
The Anthropocene was officially spurned in 2024, but the idea lives on
Geologists surprisingly declined to formally declare a new epoch, but proponents of the Anthropocene will continue to highlight humanity’s impact on the planet
Supersized snowflakes: A scientific quest to make enormous snow
New Scientist embarks on a quest to make record-breaking snowflakes. This is our journey into the complex world of snow physics
Monitoring ocean chlorophyll could reduce impact of warming seas
How chlorophyll data from satellites is helping scientists understand and mitigate changes in warming oceans