New Scientist - Earth

1. Iceland’s Reykjanes volcanic eruption captured in stunning drone shots
   A new volcanic eruption has occurred on Iceland’s Reykjanes peninsula, the seventh this year
2. We may have solved the mystery of what froze Earth's inner core
   A supercomputer simulation of iron and carbon atoms in Earth’s inner core may explain how a molten ball at the centre of our planet froze solid
3. Next Mauna Loa eruption could be forecast months in advance
   An analysis of crystals in lava from the 2022 eruption of Mauna Loa has revealed an unknown magma reservoir within the volcano, which could extend forecasts of eruptions from minutes to months
4. Striking image shows well-preserved wreck of Shackleton’s doomed ship
   Endurance sank beneath the ice during Ernest Shackleton’s legendary Antarctic expedition. More than a hundred years later, researchers document their own saga of how they found the vessel
5. Forget Hollywood, science has real plans to defend us from asteroids
   Forget Armageddon-sized rocks, just one of 25,000 smaller asteroids could destroy a city on Earth. How to Kill an Asteroid by Robin George Andrew shows how science plans to save the planet
6. Some wildfires are growing twice as fast as they did two decades ago
   In the western US, the average maximum growth rate of fires has more than doubled over the past two decades
7. Folklore uncovers a tsunami that rocked Hawaii hundreds of years ago
   A story passed down in folklore led scientists to evidence of an 8-metre tsunami that hit an island in Hawaii hundreds of years ago
8. El Niño pattern can bring wet weather to UK one year later
   El Niño and La Niña cycles driven by ocean temperatures in the Pacific can influence weather in the North Atlantic 12 months later – a finding that could improve long-range forecasts
9. How 'river piracy' made Mount Everest grow even taller
   Rapid erosion caused by a geological act of “piracy” tens of thousands of years ago may have raised Earth’s crust and elevated Mount Everest by as much as 50 metres
10. Why physicists are air-dropping buoys into the paths of hurricanes
    A sprawling research program aims to improve hurricane forecasts by collecting data at the chaotic interface of ocean and atmosphere