Journey through the forces, places and systems that define our extraordinary planet.
Inside an eruption cloud, colliding ash, ice and fragmented rock can separate electric charge until the plume discharges like a violent thunderstorm.
Sep 16, 2026 • 4 min readRead the discovery →New stories, explanations and research from Earth & The Planet.
Atmospheric rivers are long, concentrated corridors of water vapour that transport moisture from warm regions and can produce beneficial rain, heavy snow or damaging…
Sep 24, 2026 • 12 min read
Dripping water deposits thin layers of carbonate in caves, building formations whose chemistry, growth bands and isotopes can preserve evidence about past rainfall and…
Sep 24, 2026 • 12 min read
Lightning is a rapid electrical discharge produced when separated charges create an electric field strong enough to break down the insulating air. Thunder is…
Sep 23, 2026 • 14 min read
Deltas grow where rivers deposit sediment faster than waves, tides and sinking remove it, making their coastlines records of both natural processes and human…
Sep 23, 2026 • 12 min read
Moving and fracturing ice produces vibrations that seismometers can record, giving researchers another way to follow hidden motion, calving and changing meltwater systems.
Sep 23, 2026 • 12 min read
Layered polar ice stores old air, volcanic fallout, dust and water chemistry that scientists use to reconstruct past climates.
Sep 21, 2026 • 12 min read
Earthquakes send different kinds of waves through the planet, allowing researchers to map boundaries, materials and motion far below any drill.
Sep 19, 2026 • 12 min read
Inside an eruption cloud, colliding ash, ice and fragmented rock can separate electric charge until the plume discharges like a violent thunderstorm.
Sep 16, 2026 • 4 min read
Seismometers, satellite positioning, seabed pressure sensors and coastal gauges transform an offshore disturbance into a rapidly updated warning.
Sep 13, 2026 • 13 min read
Ocean floors are created and consumed, continents collide and landscapes rise and erode within one measurable planetary system.
Sep 13, 2026 • 13 min read
Layered polar ice stores old air, volcanic fallout, dust and water chemistry that scientists use to reconstruct past climates.
Sep 21, 2026 • 12 min read
Earthquakes send different kinds of waves through the planet, allowing researchers to map boundaries, materials and motion far below any drill.
Sep 19, 2026 • 12 min read
Seismometers, satellite positioning, seabed pressure sensors and coastal gauges transform an offshore disturbance into a rapidly updated warning.
Sep 13, 2026 • 13 min read
Ocean floors are created and consumed, continents collide and landscapes rise and erode within one measurable planetary system.
Sep 13, 2026 • 13 min readOne remarkable idea at a time—nature, science, history and beyond.
