Articles by

Nikk Ogasa

Why devastating tsunamis didn’t follow the Russia earthquake

When a magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck offshore of the Kamchatka Peninsula in eastern Russia on July 29,...

Harmful heat doesn’t always come in waves

In recent weeks, extreme heat waves have broiled the United States, China and Europe. But scientists are...

Small earthquakes can have a big impact on the movements of major faults

Seismic symphonies of minor earthquakes may affect grand movements on major faults. Small and distant earthquakes can...

A dwarf galaxy just might upend the Milky Way’s predicated demise

It may come down to a coin toss as to whether the Milky Way collides with the...

Venus’ tectonics may be actively reshaping its surface

Things may be moving on Venus’ surface. In 1983, researchers discovered that the planet’s surface was speckled...

Skyborne specks of life may influence rainfall patterns

Sprinklings of life appear key to the recipe for rain. Lofted flecks of organic material like bacteria,...

Before altering the air, microbes oxygenated large swaths of the sea

Ancient oxygen-making microbes may have oxygenated large swaths of Earth’s seafloor hundreds of millions of years before...

Hidden Antarctic lakes could supercharge sea level rise

Beneath the great, white expanse of the Antarctic Ice Sheet, a mysterious realm of streams and lakes...