Humanity
Changes in human nighttime activity are mapped using daily satellite photos collected over a ten-year period.
Researchers have discovered that, between 2014 and 2022, Earth's city lights, as observed from space at night, have become extremely erratic, with numerous locations frequently brightening and dimming over brief intervals. Because of this fragility, the glow of cities becomes a sensitive indicator of global disruption, policy changes, and unequal development.
By Francis Dami6 months ago in Earth
Under Antarctica, a robot submarine discovers unidentified constructions before losing communication and vanishing.
After travelling underwater for about 10 miles into the centre of the Dotson Ice Shelf in West Antarctica, an autonomous submarine investigating the shelf reported odd under-ice features before going silent. After spending weeks examining a region of about fifty square miles of ice, the vehicle known as Ran discovered patterns that defied basic melt models.
By Francis Dami6 months ago in Earth
While some parts of Earth are becoming darker at night, the planet is becoming brighter overall.
Have you ever observed how a city appears to be breathing at night? Imagine that vista from space now. The Earth doesn't just glow silently; it pulses, flickers, and changes to show how people live, construct, suffer, and develop.
By Francis Dami6 months ago in Earth
Ocean temperatures on Earth hit record highs in 2025, and there is no stop in sight.
The majority of the planet's excess heat ends up in the ocean, but air temperatures make headlines. There, it can persist for decades, subtly influencing marine ecosystems, weather extremes, and sea levels. The amount of energy absorbed by the ocean is revealed by a recent worldwide investigation.
By Francis Dami6 months ago in Earth
🌍 World Enters Relax Mode After Rising War Tensions
🌍 World Enters Relax Mode After Rising War Tensions After months of rising tensions, military alerts, and global uncertainty, the world is finally entering what many experts are calling a “Relax Mode” from war fears. Diplomatic talks, ceasefire agreements, and renewed cooperation among nations are helping reduce anxiety and bring hope back to millions of people around the globe.
By Wings of Time 6 months ago in Earth
The Imposible Landing
On July 19, 1989, United Airlines Flight 232 departed Denver for Chicago, carrying 296 people across a clear Iowa sky. The DC-10 was a massive three-engine aircraft, a workhorse of the era, manned by a highly experienced crew. One hour into the flight, a violent jolt rocked the cabin as the rear engine, mounted on the tail fin, suffered a catastrophic failure.
By Edge Words6 months ago in Earth
Trees
The Astonishing Intelligence of the Forest THE LISTENING FOREST 👂 For centuries Western science classified trees as passive organisms that responded mechanically to light, water, and nutrients without any form of intelligence, awareness, or communication, but research over the past two decades has shattered this assumption by revealing that trees possess sensory capabilities, communication systems, memory functions, and decision-making processes that while radically different from animal intelligence constitute a genuine form of biological intelligence that challenges our understanding of what it means to be aware and what it means to be alive in ways that have profound implications for how we treat the forests that cover approximately thirty percent of the Earth's land surface and that provide the oxygen, climate regulation, and biodiversity that human civilization depends on 🌲🔬
By The Curious Writer6 months ago in Earth
