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Sunspots and solar flares created by the sun’s magnetism can affect the Earth’s surface

Hale’s discovery of solar magnetism about 50 years after the Carrington event, along with records showing that auroras had an 11-year cycle similar to that of the sun, formed the basis of our modern understanding of the 'solar-terrestrial relationship.'

14 November 2024, 04:56 IST

Sunspots and solar flares created by the sun’s magnetism can affect the Earth’s surface

Sunspots and solar flares created by the sun’s magnetism can affect the Earth’s surface

Sunspots and solar flares created by the sun’s magnetism can affect the Earth’s surface

14 November 2024, 04:56 IST

Earth's climate will keep changing long after humanity hits net-zero emissions, says research

Reaching net-zero is vital. Global greenhouse gas emissions hit record highs in 2023. At the same time, Earth experienced its hottest year.

31 October 2024, 06:20 IST

Earth's climate will keep changing long after humanity hits net-zero emissions, says research

Earth's climate will keep changing long after humanity hits net-zero emissions, says research

Earth's climate will keep changing long after humanity hits net-zero emissions, says research

31 October 2024, 06:20 IST

Ancient meteorite was 'giant fertilizer bomb' for life on Earth

Earth was a much different place during the Paleoarchean Era when this occurred, and meteorite impacts were larger and more frequent.

22 October 2024, 10:09 IST

Ancient meteorite was 'giant fertilizer bomb' for life on Earth

Ancient meteorite was 'giant fertilizer bomb' for life on Earth

Ancient meteorite was 'giant fertilizer bomb' for life on Earth

22 October 2024, 10:09 IST

More than 20% of Earth’s plant species found only on islands – and time is running out to save them

Islands are also centres of species diversity. It has long been speculated that islands support exceptionally high amounts of global biodiversity, but the true extent was unknown until now.

19 October 2024, 06:04 IST

More than 20% of Earth’s plant species found only on islands – and time is running out to save them

More than 20% of Earth’s plant species found only on islands – and time is running out to save them

More than 20% of Earth’s plant species found only on islands – and time is running out to save them

19 October 2024, 06:04 IST

Covid-19 lockdown led to reduction in temperature on Moon: Study

This decrease in temperature has been attributed to significant decrease in the terrestrial radiation (TR) on Earth during the said period.

30 September 2024, 11:42 IST

Covid-19 lockdown led to reduction in temperature on Moon: Study

Covid-19 lockdown led to reduction in temperature on Moon: Study

Covid-19 lockdown led to reduction in temperature on Moon: Study

30 September 2024, 11:42 IST

Our taste for flesh has exhausted the earth

Meat production today accounts for somewhere between 10% and 20% of total greenhouse gas emissions, depending on how you measure it. Reducing those emissions is vital if the world is to reduce the hazards of planetary heating.

23 September 2024, 23:02 IST

Our taste for flesh has exhausted the earth

Our taste for flesh has exhausted the earth

Our taste for flesh has exhausted the earth

23 September 2024, 23:02 IST

Hidden craters reveal Earth may once have had a ring – like Saturn

The existence of such a ring, forming around 466 million years ago and persisting for a few tens of millions of years, could explain several puzzles in our planet’s past.

16 September 2024, 04:35 IST

Hidden craters reveal Earth may once have had a ring – like Saturn

Hidden craters reveal Earth may once have had a ring – like Saturn

Hidden craters reveal Earth may once have had a ring – like Saturn

16 September 2024, 04:35 IST

Explained | Earth has just ended a 13-month streak of record heat, what to expect next?

From June 2023 until June 2024, air and ocean surface water temperatures averaged a quarter of a degree Celsius higher than records set only a few years previously.

18 August 2024, 06:32 IST

Explained | Earth has just ended a 13-month streak of record heat, what to expect next?

Explained | Earth has just ended a 13-month streak of record heat, what to expect next?

Explained | Earth has just ended a 13-month streak of record heat, what to expect next?

18 August 2024, 06:32 IST

Asteroid that doomed the dinosaurs originated beyond Jupiter

C-type asteroids, among the solar system's most ancient objects, are the most common asteroid type, followed by stony S-type asteroids and rarer metallic M-type asteroids. Compositional differences among asteroids arise from how far from the sun they formed.

16 August 2024, 02:06 IST

Asteroid that doomed the dinosaurs originated beyond Jupiter

Asteroid that doomed the dinosaurs originated beyond Jupiter

Asteroid that doomed the dinosaurs originated beyond Jupiter

16 August 2024, 02:06 IST

NASA smacked a spacecraft into an asteroid – and learned details about its 12-million-year history

Five new studies published in Nature Communications journal today have used the images sent back from DART (Double Asteroid Redirection Test) and its travel buddy LICIACube to unravel the origins of the Didymos-Dimorphos dual asteroid system. They’ve also put that data in context for other asteroids out there.

31 July 2024, 08:32 IST

NASA smacked a spacecraft into an asteroid – and learned details about its 12-million-year history

NASA smacked a spacecraft into an asteroid – and learned details about its 12-million-year history

NASA smacked a spacecraft into an asteroid – and learned details about its 12-million-year history

31 July 2024, 08:32 IST