Earth Sciences

Earth Sciences

Gasoline Fuels More Air Pollution Than Diesel, Study Finds

“The surprising result we found was that it wasn't diesel engines that were contributing the most to the organic aerosols in LA,” said CIRES research scientist…

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Sand Layers Shield Permafrost in Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

Some studies have shown that ground temperature in regions of windblown sand within the permafrost zone of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau are higher than in regions…

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Characterizing Winter Organic Aerosols Impacting Beijing Air Quality

Organic aerosol is a large and important fraction of PM1 and has great impact on human health, especially because of some of the compounds have proved to be…

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Primary Exhalative Hydrothermal Dolostone Discovered in Xinjiang

Wright (2004) experimented with Kulong lake water under normal surface temperature and pressure conditions to precipitate dolomites. His study offered…

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Sea Ice Decline’s Impact on Arctic Air Pollutants

The connection between changes in the Arctic Ocean's ice cover and bromine chemical processes is determined by the interaction between the salt in sea ice,…

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NASA Satellite Captures Tornadic Weather Movement in Real-Time

NOAA's Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite, GOES-13, captures visible and infrared images of weather over the eastern U.S. every 15 minutes. NOAA…

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NASA Satellites Track Tropical Cyclone Irina Near Mozambique

The low pressure area called System 92S that tracked across northern Madagascar this week and brought flooding rains has moved into the Mozambique Channel,…

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NASA Discovers Rapid Melting of Arctic Multi-Year Ice

The thicker ice, known as multi-year ice, survives through the cyclical summer melt season, when young ice that has formed over winter just as quickly melts…

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Listening for Gas Bubbles: New Insights in Leak Detection

When natural gas is released from the seafloor, it produces bubbles; similarly, gas leaking from a pipeline also produces bubbles.Instead of traditional…

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Protecting La Selva Geothermal System: Key Monitoring Strategies

Monitoring the construction of wells, avoid over-exploiting cold groundwater close to hot groundwater, and controlling mineral water extraction. These are the…

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Scientific Teams Explore Antarctic Ice for Hidden Treasures

That quest by Russian, British and American scientific teams for water samples is the topic of an article in the current edition of Chemical & Engineering…

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New Ancient Camels Discovered in Panama Canal Excavation

Appearing online this week in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, the study is the first published description of a fossil mammal discovered as part of an…

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T. Rex's killer smile revealed

Until recently most researchers only noted the varying size of T. rex's teeth when they studied the carnivore's smile.But now a University of Alberta…

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NASA's TRMM Satellite Measures Heavy Rainfall In Madagascar from System 92S

System 92S didn't have very strong winds when it passed over the coastal city of Vohemar on Madagascar's northeastern coast over the last couple of days, but…

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Sea Level Rise: Economic Impacts on California Beaches

While some beaches may shrink or possibly disappear, others are poised to remain relatively large — leaving an uneven distribution of economic gains and…

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A*STAR Institute of Microelectronics and Petroleum Geo-Services to develop Novel Sensor Technology for Seismic Survey

Singapore has a vibrant ecosystem in the Oil and Gas Industry with the presence of first tier companies in oilfield services and downhole systems, offshore and…

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