Temperature records from measurements of oxygen isotopes in the ice reveal that this area experienced a gradual, long-term ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The Arctic Ocean became a major source of greenhouse gases around 56 million years ago, during a ...

On October 14, 2025, in Shaanxi, China. @Zhānghóngjūnshared a video of a fun experiment in science class. In the video, a group of students experienced the thrill of science firsthand. Guided by their ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: The floor of the ocean off the coast of the Pacific Northwest has sprung a leak. The spring, known as Pythia’s Oasis, is likely venting water from ...

Antarctica’s coastal seafloor is changing. In the Ross Sea, researchers are now seeing patches where fluid and gas move up through sediments and into the water. They call these spots on the Antarctic ...

(CNN) — Hovering blue flames that flicker over bogs and marshes have inspired ghostly folktales for centuries. Known as “will-o’-the-wisp,” “jack-o’-lantern,” “corpse candle” and “ignis fatuus” ...

Under a midnight moon, Luigi Garlaschelli peered out over graves. He was scouting for glowing balls of light known as will-o’-the-wisps. Like a ghostbuster, Garlaschelli, a chemist formerly at the ...

Bubbles merging in water can spontaneously generate electric sparks powerful enough to ignite methane, which could explain mysterious flashes of light known as will-o’-the-wisps. In bogs, swamps and ...