Researchers are largely agreed on Queen Arsinoë II’s importance from the day that she was deified. She was put on a level with the ancient goddesses Isis and…
They have established that an ancient wind brought life to the region – and was then instrumental in the preservation of the dead.Sarah Gabbott, Jan…
Researchers demonstrate that the extinction of dinosaurs 65 million years ago made way for mammals to get bigger – about a thousand times bigger than they had…
Mid-level clouds are so understudied, Nasiri says, that scientists have yet to develop a common nomenclature for them. “We do not have a unified definition, so…
Philipp Schneider and Simon Hook of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., used satellite data to measure the surface temperatures of 167 large…
Even when equipped with compressed-air bottles and diving regulators, humans reach their limits very quickly under water. In contrast, unmanned submarine…
The study, which also involved the University of East Anglia (UK) and other global institutions, is part of the annual carbon budget update by the Global…
The research, just published in the journal PLoS One, showed that a significant number and amount of bacterial forms were present, even in temperatures near…
Months of volcanic restlessness preceded the eruptions this spring of Icelandic volcano Eyjafjallajökull, providing insight into what roused it from its…
But though gulf residents fear that they will be forgotten as cleanup crews pack up and leave, the inquiry into the oil leak is only beginning on scientific…
A new analysis of sediment cores from the burned area revealed that this was the most destructive tundra fire at that site for at least 5,000 years. Models…
This estimate of domestic rare earth deposits is part of a larger report that includes a review of global sources for REE, information on known deposits that…
Drumlins generally consist of an accumulation of glacial debris – till – and are found in areas that were covered by ice sheet. As the ice advanced, it moved…
Now, scientists at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) have observed ocean crust forming in an entirely unexpected way—one that may influence those…
The results of the study reveal that mineral dust from the African regions of the Sahara and Sahel, which emit between 600 and 700 tonnes of dust a year,…
No change in epoch has shaped the history of the human race like the Neolithic Revolution. The cultural transition from the gathering to the producing economy…
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