Rocky pillars dotting Iceland’s Skaelingar valley were projectiles tossed into the fields by warring trolls.That, at least, is the tale that University at…
But scientists haven't found direct evidence of the in-between phase — an ocean basin that was opening, starting instead to close — until now.Thanks to new…
This is found in a new doctoral thesis from the University of Gothenburg which also conclusively confirms the first case of human long-distance overseas…
“Essentially, we would be leaving the world as we know it,” says Sebastian Ostberg of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, Germany. Ostberg and…
Even if global warming is limited to 2 degrees above pre-industrial levels, 500 million people could be subject to increased water scarcity – while this number…
At first glance, Mars' clouds might easily be mistaken for those on Earth: Images of the Martian sky, taken by NASA's Opportunity rover, depict gauzy,…
Scientists have discovered huge ice channels beneath a floating ice shelf in Antarctica. At 250 metres high, the channels are almost as tall as the Eiffel…
In Saurichthys curionii, an early ray-finned fish, the vertebral arches of the axial skeleton doubled, resulting in the elongation of its body and giving it a…
Hydroxyl (OH) radicals – known as the detergent of the atmosphere – decompose isoprene in the air. This leads to the creation of new OH radicals, which are…
Andrew Dessler, a Texas A&M atmospheric sciences professor, and colleagues from the University of Colorado, NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric…
Geologists and geophysicists of the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI), discovered traces of large ice sheets from…
This paper, “Environmental Exposure and Flux of Thallium by Industrial Activities Utilizing Thallium-Bearing Pyrite”, written by professor CHEN Yong-Heng et…
Tungsten is a naturally occurring metal that is primarily used for incandescent light bulb filaments, drill bits and an alternative to lead in bullets. Though…
Micro-Electro-Mechanical System (MEMS) accelerometers measure the rate of acceleration of ground motion and vibration of cars, buildings and installations. In…
HIRAD identified an area of heavy rains and and likely strong winds in Hurricane Ingrid by measuring surface wind speeds and rain rates using its rectangular…
A scientific paper published today details the investigation of a chemical in the Martian soil that interferes with the techniques used by the Curiosity rover…
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