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Scientists warn: something has shifted in Antarctica... and it could speed up everything

Antarctica study

Antarctica has long been an exception in the face of global warming. But since 2015, the sea ice has been retreating at high speed. A study now reveals how three interlocking mechanisms pushed the region into a melting spiral.

18/05/2026 futura-terre ⚙ Auto-translated

Photo of the week: an animal is hiding in this snowy mountain, will you be able to see it?

By only taking a casual look, we can miss the surprises that nature has in store for us. Some of the winning images from the 2026 competition of the German Society for Nature Photography invite us to slow down. And to really watch…

17/05/2026 futura-terre ⚙ Auto-translated

The Earth hides a deep mechanism that could explain the formation of continents over billions of years

formation study

A recent study highlights a little-known geological process, relamination, which allows fragments of continental crust to become incorporated into the Earth's mantle during plate collisions. This mechanism could explain the origin of certain magmas and play a key role in...

17/05/2026 futura-terre ⚙ Auto-translated

What researchers just found under Antarctica should worry coasts around the world

Antarctica

East Antarctica may not be as “sheltered” from global warming as previously thought. Under the Fimbulisen barrier, a hidden geometry could accelerate the melting and weaken this immense ice platform.

16/05/2026 futura-terre ⚙ Auto-translated

27 meters, 30 tonnes: the nagatitan, “the last titan of Thailand”, is one of the largest dinosaurs discovered in Asia

Thailand Dinosauria

113 million years ago, a giant roamed what is now northeastern Thailand. More than 27 meters long and weighing nearly 30 tonnes, this unique dinosaur could well be the largest ever discovered in Southeast Asia. But beyond its dimensions...

15/05/2026 futura-terre ⚙ Auto-translated

“Objectively huge”: a new giant dinosaur identified in Thailand

Thailand Dinosauria excavation

The first remains of the enormous creature were discovered a decade ago by residents of northeastern Thailand, but the excavation was not completed until 2024.

15/05/2026 sciencesetavenir ⚙ Auto-translated

Is Africa splitting itself into several pieces? Geologists see a troubling signal in another region

Zambia discovery tectonics

While the East African Rift is already slowly carving up the continent, geochemical clues detected in Zambia suggest that another tectonic divide could be awakening. A discovery that sheds light on the deep mechanisms of continental fragmentation.

13/05/2026 futura-terre ⚙ Auto-translated

A giant 11,000-carat ruby ​​has just been discovered, and its value could be crazy

discovery

In the Mogok Mountains, in Burma, miners unearthed an exceptional raw ruby ​​weighing 2.2 kilos, or approximately 11,000 carats. This rare discovery brings renewed attention to one of the most famous deposits in the world, where geological wealth, economic issues and...

11/05/2026 futura-terre ⚙ Auto-translated

The day an eruption caused temperatures to drop across the planet for several years

Indonesia

Large volcanic eruptions are capable of altering the planet's climate, and in the past, some have had a major impact that lasted for years. This is what happened on April 5, 1815 on the island of Sumbawa in Indonesia: the Tambora volcano erupted and it...

08/05/2026 futura-terre ⚙ Auto-translated

Incredible discovery: life forms survived in total darkness 180 million years ago

Morocco dating discovery

Researchers have uncovered, in the mountains of Morocco, biological traces dating back 180 million years buried in abyssal marine sediments. These structures, normally absent from such environments, call into question what we thought we knew about ecosystems...

08/05/2026 futura-terre ⚙ Auto-translated

This fossil finally proves a 200-year-old theory

reproduction fossil evolution mammals

This small fossilized nodule was discovered in 2008. It has only just revealed its secrets: enough to validate a theory almost two centuries old on the evolution of reproduction among the ancestors of mammals.

28/04/2026 sciencesetavenir ⚙ Auto-translated

The oldest cannabis leaf? A museum makes an astonishing discovery

museum discovery

The Berlin Natural History Museum has dated what appears to be the footprint of a Cannabis genus plant in dried mud.

22/04/2026 sciencesetavenir ⚙ Auto-translated

This phenomenon in the heart of the Earth explains why certain regions are so rich in gold

study

Why do certain regions of the world concentrate much more gold than others? A study shows that the answer lies in the depths of the Earth, through an unsuspected process.

19/04/2026 futura-terre ⚙ Auto-translated