According to a strong theory, this would have resulted from the commencement of rice cultivation in East Asia. However, a study conducted at the University of…
December temperatures (preliminary)Global composite temp.: +0.28 C (about 0.50 degrees Fahrenheit) above20-year average for December.Northern Hemisphere: +0.32…
On Monday, January 11 at 10 a.m. ET (1500 UTC) Edzani's maximum sustained winds were near 52 mph (45 knots). Edzani's center was about 970 nautical miles…
The international study, led by scientists at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), found that the repeated opening and closing of the narrow…
On January 8 at 10 a.m. ET (1500 UTC), Cyclone Edzani had maximum sustained winds near 155 mph! That's 135 knots or 250 kilometers per hour, and it has higher…
Several Russian rivers enter the Arctic Ocean particularly in the Laptev Sea north of Siberia. One of the main rivers flowing into the Laptev Sea is the Lena,…
The Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission or TRMM satellite's main mission is to monitor rainfall in the global tropics but has also proven very useful for…
These results force us to reconsider our whole picture of the transition from fish to land animals, says Per Ahlberg of Uppsala University, one of the two…
Jason, designed and operated by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution for the National Deep Submergence Facility, utilized a prototype, high-definition…
Researchers previously thought that meltwater simply lubricated ice against the bedrock, speeding the flow of glaciers out to sea.Now, new studies have…
The research, publishing in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences’ Early Edition, incorporates into global computer models the significant impact…
It was not long before Garven's “outdoor laboratory” yielded an unexpected discovery. While drilling into an area on Tufts' campus known as “The Quad,” Garven…
Getting the most out of every drop of water is a high priority for grape growers in the southern Napa Valley, where summers are hot and dry and vines have to…
Now scientists have discovered more small events, lasting one to 70 hours, which occur in somewhat regular patterns during the 15-month intervals between…
In a pilot project that could help better manage the planet's strained natural resources, space-age technologies are helping a Washington state community…
“Earth system science is a relatively young science,” said Marc Imhoff, project scientist for the mission and a researcher at NASA's Goddard Space Flight…
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