Articles for category: Ecology, Energy

These Forests Hum With Natural Electricity

These Forests Hum With Natural Electricity

Andrew Alpin

Deep in ancient woodlands, an invisible symphony plays continuously. Not the rustle of leaves or chirp of birds, but something far more mysterious: the gentle hum of flowing through towering trees and pulsing beneath the forest floor. Scientists have discovered what generations of forest dwellers might have sensed intuitively. Our oldest forests are natural power ...

Horizon with scattered earthquake lights during sunset.

How Earthquakes Can Cause Strange Blue Lights in the Sky

Trizzy Orozco

Picture this: the ground trembles, windows rattle, and just as panic begins to rise, an otherworldly blue glow bursts across the night sky. It’s not a scene from a science fiction movie—it’s a phenomenon that has left countless eyewitnesses awestruck and even terrified. These mysterious blue lights, known as “earthquake lights,” have been reported for ...

Strange Magnetic Pulses Detected in the Arizona Desert

Strange Magnetic Pulses Detected in the Arizona Desert

Gargi Chakravorty

The parched landscape of Arizona has become an unlikely frontier for cutting-edge geomagnetic research. Scientists working across the desert state have documented unusual electromagnetic phenomena that challenge our understanding of Earth’s magnetic behavior. New data suggests mysterious underground magnetic waves are coursing through Arizona’s geological formations, creating patterns that researchers are still struggling to decode. ...

northern lights over snow capped mountian.

What Makes the Northern Lights Glow?

Trizzy Orozco

Imagine standing under a velvet-black sky, your breath curling in the icy air, when suddenly shimmering ribbons of green and violet dance above your head. The northern lights—also known as aurora borealis—are one of nature’s most breathtaking spectacles. But behind their beauty lies a story as dramatic as the lights themselves, woven from the invisible ...

The Boiling Waters of Yellowstone’s Hot Springs

5 Places in the U.S. That Have Been Mistaken for Alien Landscapes

Trizzy Orozco

Picture this: you’re watching your favorite sci-fi movie, and suddenly you see familiar red rocks jutting up from an endless desert floor. Your brain starts to wonder – have you been to this “alien planet” before? The truth is, you probably have. Hollywood has been using our own backyard as the backdrop for otherworldly adventures ...

Fire, Forests, and Biodiversity: The Effects of Changing Land Management

Linnea H, BSc Sociology

The intricate dance between fire, forests, and biodiversity paints a picture of nature’s resilience and vulnerability. As land management practices evolve, the delicate balance between these elements shifts, with profound implications. Forests, often viewed as Earth’s lungs, host a myriad of life forms, each playing a role in the ecosystem. However, fire—both a natural and ...

Scientists Detect Mysterious Lights Beneath Alaska's Ice

Scientists Detect Mysterious Lights Beneath Alaska’s Ice

Andrew Alpin

Deep beneath Alaska’s frozen surface, something extraordinary is happening. While most of us are familiar with the dancing aurora that illuminates the state’s winter skies, researchers are now uncovering an entirely different kind of light phenomenon occurring beneath the ice. This discovery is challenging everything scientists thought they knew about life in extreme cold environments. ...