New Scientist - Earth

1. Dark oxygen: New deep sea expedition to explore mysterious discovery
   The shock discovery that metallic nodules could be producing oxygen in the deep sea made headlines last year – now the team behind it is launching a new project to confirm and explain the findings
2. Towering structures in Earth’s depths may be billions of years old
   New measurements suggest mysterious continent-sized masses in our planet’s lower mantle may be extremely stable features
3. Oil extraction may have triggered over 100 earthquakes in the UK
   Earthquakes that occurred near an oil extraction site in Surrey, UK, in 2018 and 2019 had been put down to coincidence, but a new analysis with an updated look at the geology of the area suggests the seismic events may indeed have been linked to drilling
4. La Niña is finally here but it won't stay for long
   After months of delay, the cool La Niña climate pattern has emerged in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean, which increases the risk of drought in parts of the Americas
5. California wildfires fuelled by months of unusual extreme weather
   Fast-moving wildfires are burning long after the regular fire season is over due to an unlikely sequence of extreme weather events that may have been exacerbated by climate change
6. Incredible images tell the tale of the world’s most prized marble
   In Land of Marble, photographer Alessandro Gandolfi explores the past and future of Italy's striking marble quarries
7. Electric fields could mine rare earth metals with less harm
   Smartphones, electric vehicles and wind turbines rely on environmentally destructive rare earth mining operations. Harnessing electric fields could make this mining more sustainable
8. Zooplankton research highlights key role in marine carbon storage
   Zooplankton are one of the most diverse and abundant groups of organisms on Earth.  New research outlines their essential role in marine carbon storage
9. Kenneth Libbrecht: How to grow a perfect snow crystal
   The largest snow crystal ever measured was 10 millimetres across. Ken Libbrecht explains the complex physics involved
10. Remarkable images capture the diversity of Earth's ice formations
    In the new photographic collection Our Frozen Planet, Michael Hambrey and Jürg Alean set out to celebrate the world's ice in all its forms