Earth Sciences

Earth Sciences

Studying Rivers to Uncover Insights on the Global Carbon Cycle

Aaron Packman, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering in the McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science, is collaborating with…

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New Hybrid Vehicle Tested in Ocean by WHOI Researchers

Taking a page out of a science fiction story, researchers from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) and Webb Research Corporation (Falmouth, Mass.)…

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Natural Ocean Thermostat Could Safeguard Coral Reefs

The research will be published Saturday, 9 February in Geophysical Research Letters, a journal of the American Geophysical Union.The research team, led by Joan…

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Computer simulations strong support for new theory of earth’s core

It has long been known that the inner core of the earth, a sphere consisting of a solid mass with a radius of about 1,200 km, is mainly made up of iron….

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Antarctic Expedition Reveals Southern Ocean’s Climate Role

In the Southern Ocean, large quantities of surface-drifting plankton algae are able to significantly reduce the carbon dioxide content of the surface waters,…

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Core Samples Collected from Japan’s Subsea Fault System

The third expedition of the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program’s Nankai Trough Seismogenic Zone Experiment (NanTroSEIZE) completed its mission off the Kii…

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Cross-Border Partnership Enhances Earthquake Research in Middle East

Hoping to mitigate the risks, Tel Aviv University seismologist Hillel Wust-Bloch from the Department of Geophysics and Planetary Sciences recently masterminded…

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First Active Fault Map for Gibraltar Arc Aims to Prevent Quakes

A group of researchers from the Andalusian Institute for Earth Sciences (CSIC) and the Department of Geodynamics of the University of Granada described for the…

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Exploring Africa's Heartbeat – Earth Science Program between South Africa and Germany

The GeoForschungsZentrum views a closer cooperation with the AEON Institute (Africa Earth Observatory Network) at the University of the Cape Town in the future…

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Understanding Earthquakes: Why Do They Stop?

The underlying structure of a fault determines whether an earthquake rupture will jump from one fault to another, magnifying its size and potential…

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Tipping elements in the Earth's climate system

In the renowned magazine “Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences” (PNAS) an international team of researchers describes, where small changes can have…

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‘Tipping points’ could come this century

Published today by the prestigious international journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Science (PNAS), the researchers have coined a new term,…

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Leicester Scientist Advocates Geological Time Exhibition

Sediments accumulate on deep ocean floors at a rate of a few centimetres every thousand years. The study of this – called stratigraphy – involves drilling…

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NASA Data Links Pollution to Southeast Rainy Summer Days

The link between rainfall and the day of the week is evident in data from NASA's Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission satellite, known as TRMM. Midweek storms…

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Rainfall Patterns Show Weekend Calm with Cleaner Air

The link between rainfall and the day of the week is evident in data from NASA's Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission satellite, known as TRMM.Midweek storms…

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Humans Impact Water Flow in the Western U.S.

All could lead to dire consequences for the water supply in the Western United States, including California. Scientists have noted that water flow in the West…

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