Earth Sciences

Earth Sciences

Microbes’ Role in Climate Warming: New Research Insights

Researchers at UC Irvine, Colorado State University and the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies have found that as global temperatures increase,…

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New Pterosaur Genus Aetodactylus Halli Discovered in Texas

A 95 million-year-old fossilized jaw discovered in Texas has been identified as a new genus and species of flying reptile, Aetodactylus halli.Aetodactylus…

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Earth Microbes May Contaminate the Search for Life on Mars

The search for life on Mars remains a stated goal of NASA’s Mars Exploration Program and Astrobiology Institutes. To preserve the pristine environments, the…

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Soil Microbes Emit Less CO2 Than Anticipated Amid Climate Change

In dark, rich soils on every continent, microbes dealing with the effects of climate change aren't accelerating global warming the way scientists had…

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Underwater Asphalt Volcanoes Discovered Near Santa Barbara

About 10 miles off the Santa Barbara coast, at the bottom of the Santa Barbara Channel, a series of impressive landmarks rise from the sea floor.They've been…

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Scientists Find Ancient Asphalt Domes Off California Coast

About 35,000 years ago, a series of apparent undersea volcanoes deposited massive flows of petroleum 10 miles offshore. The deposits hardened into domes that…

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New Antarctic Research Uncovers Unique Greenhouse Gas Mechanism

Now, a research team led by biogeochemists from the University of Georgia has discovered at the site a previously unreported chemical mechanism for the…

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Ancient Asphalt Domes Discovered Off California Coast

About 35,000 years ago, a series of apparent undersea volcanoes deposited massive flows of petroleum 10 miles offshore. The deposits hardened into domes that…

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Cyclone 24S Transforms Into Tropical Storm Sean

When a weather system develops it is given a weather system number to keep track of it. For example, Sean was “born” as System 91S on April 21 about 630…

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91S Becomes Tropical Cyclone 24S as NASA's TRMM Captures its Rainfall

TRMM, managed by NASA and the Japanese Space Agency (JAXA) passed over System 91S early today, April 22 at 3:08 Eastern Daylight Time (0708 UTC) and captured a…

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On 'Earth week,' world is no longer our oyster

As we prepare to celebrate Earth Day on April 22, we can add another species, one of widespread ecological and economic importance, to the list of the…

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NASA's Terra satellite keeps eye on Eyjafjallajökull's ash plume

The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) instrument on NASA's Terra satellite captured visible image of the ash plume (consisting of fine…

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USGS Awards $2.7 Million in Stimulus Funding to Improve the Detection of Changes in the Earth’s Crust

Monitoring these small changes (undetectable except through the methods of advanced geodesy) is an integral part of assessing the likely rate of large…

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Iceland’s Volcano Spews Unusual, Continental Rock

One aspect of Iceland’s volcanoes of particular interest to geoscientists is that within the magmas being extruded there are small amounts of lightweight,…

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NASA Satellites Capture Stunning Ash Plume From Iceland Volcano

NASA's Aqua and Terra satellites fly around the world every day capturing images of weather, ice and land changes. Over the last three days these satellites…

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Volcanic Ash Research Reveals Jet Stream Transport Insights

A University at Buffalo volcanologist, an expert in volcanic ash cloud transport, published a paper recently showing how the jet stream – the area in the…

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