An enormous supervolcano may be hiding under Alaskan islands
A mysterious, previously undiscovered supervolcano may be lurking beneath Alaska’s Aleutian Islands. A new study...
50 years ago, Earth’s magnetic field was tied to extinctions
Effects of Earth’s magnetic field — Science News, November 21, 1970 Earth’s magnetic field has...
Technology and natural hazards clash to create ‘natech’ disasters
In August, a dry lightning storm over California sparked an intense wildfire that raged through...
STEVE may be even less like typical auroras than scientists thought
The atmospheric light show nicknamed STEVE may be even weirder than skywatchers thought. STEVE, short...
With Theta, 2020 sets the record for most named Atlantic storms
It’s official: 2020 now has the most named storms ever recorded in the Atlantic in...
50 years ago, scientists were looking for ways to predict earthquakes
Warnings from the wells — Science News, October 10, 1970 Seismologists are studying ways to...