Earth Sciences

Earth Sciences

New Insights on Volcanic Forcing Over 2,000 Years

A team of scientists led by Michael Sigl and Joe McConnell of Nevada's Desert Research Institute (DRI) has completed the most accurate and precise…

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Antarctic Winds Shift: New Sea Level Threat Emerges

Changes to Antarctic winds have already been linked to southern Australia’s drying climate but now it appears they may also have a profound impact on warming…

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Tropical Storm Douglas Weakens Over Eastern Pacific Region

NOAA's Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite or GOES-West satellite captured visible data on Douglas just after sunrise on July 3 at 13:15 UTC…

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Martian Salts Need Ice To Create Liquid Water, Study Finds

Liquid water is an essential ingredient for life as we know it. Mars is one of the very few places in the solar system where scientists have seen promising…

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Ancient Arctic Sharks Thrived in Brackish Waters 50 Million Years Ago

The study indicates the Eocene Arctic sand tiger shark, a member of the lamniform group of sharks that includes today's great white, thresher and mako sharks,…

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High CO2 Levels Drive Tropical Warming Trends

However, past temperature records have suggested that warming is largely confined to mid-to-high latitudes, especially the poles, whereas tropical temperatures…

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Mysterious features spotted on Titan reveal the moon's seasonal changes, says Stanford scientist

At first glance, Titan has little in common with Earth. The largest moon of Saturn, temperatures on Titan's surface dip nearly 300 F below zero, its seas slosh…

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Ancient Ocean Currents and Their Impact on Ice Ages

Climate scientists have long tried to explain why ice-age cycles became longer and more intense some 900,000 years ago, switching from 41,000-year cycles to…

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Extinct undersea volcanoes squashed under Earth's crust cause tsunami earthquakes, according to new research

Tsunami earthquakes happen at relatively shallow depths in the ocean and are small in terms of their magnitude. However, they create very large tsunamis, with…

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Jurassic Parasite: Bloodsucking Evolution Adapts to Salamanders

With it, the animal could adhere to salamanders and suck their blood with its mouthparts formed like a sting. To date no insect is known that is equipped with…

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Grinding Away at History Using ‘Forensic’ Paleontology and Archeology

Over four years the scientific team located millstones by visiting historical localities in Ohio, then studied them and identified unique characteristics…

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Understanding the Ocean's Role in Greenland Glacier Melt

 

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Study Links Atmospheric Variations to Regional Weather Extremes

Variations in high-altitude wind patterns expose particular parts of Europe, Asia and the US to different extreme weather conditions, a new study has shown.

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Tropical Depression Hagibis Regenerates: Latest Satellite Insights

On June 17 at 10:30 UTC (6:30 a.m. EDT) the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission or TRMM satellite passed over the regenerated Hagibis and the Precipitation…

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TRMM Monitors Rainfall from Dissipating Hurricane Cristina

Hurricane Cristina had sustained winds of over 130 knots (almost 150 mph) on June 12, 2014 making her the second hurricane in the eastern Pacific Ocean this…

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Stanford Breakthrough Reveals Underground Water Sources

Superman isn't the only one who can see through solid surfaces. In a development that could revolutionize the management of precious groundwater around the…

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