They're in the forest, in your garden, even on your lawn. These little blobs can look like bright yellow aliens, whose thready networks keep stretching out to … somewhere. In the lab, they've ...

As the planet warms, it’s becoming increasingly rare to see cooler than average conditions across vast stretches of the ocean, particularly as an expected super El Niño scorches parts of the Pacific.

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The mysterious North Atlantic "cold blob"—an unusually cool patch of ...

The science of climate change is complex, but the overall effect is pretty simple – the planet is getting warmer. Except, however, for a cool ‘blob’ just southeast of Greenland that no one has ever ...

The so-called North Atlantic “cold blob,” located south of Greenland and Iceland, is one of the most puzzling anomalies in today’s climate system. While the planet and its oceans continue to warm, ...

Over the past 150 years, Earth’s entire surface has been warming, except for one patch of the north Atlantic. Located south-east of Greenland, this area has cooled by as much as 1°C and is known as ...

Millions of squishy, bright blue blobs are washing ashore along the Pacific coast, creating a striking spectacle—and a pungent smell—on beaches in California, Oregon and Washington. The alien-looking ...

On the Monday, May 11, 2026, episode of The Excerpt podcast: La Niña is gone, but NOAA researchers warn its climate impacts may persist. As scientists monitor the Pacific for signs of El Niño, ...

An immense pocket of hot rock deep beneath the Appalachians may be a wandering relic of the breakup between Greenland and North America 80 million years ago. Researchers suggest this slow-moving ...

Thousands of bright blue, jellyfish-like sea creatures are washing up on beaches across California. The critters - called velella velella or by-the-wind sailors - typically appear in the early spring, ...

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