Earth Sciences

Earth Sciences

Fossilised Midges Unveil Insights Into Future Climate Change

The episodes were discovered at a study in Hawes Water in Northern Lancashire, where the team used a unique combination of isotope studies and analysis of…

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Klyuchevskoy Volcano Erupts: Ash Soars 32,000 Feet High

Klyuchevskoy (pronounced Kloo-shef-skoy), a stratovolcano located in the north central region of the Kamchatka Peninsula, is blasting ash up to 32,000 feet in…

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Satellite Images Show Urban Growth’s Impact on Rainfall Patterns

''The exciting thing is really for the first time, using a time series of satellite images, we can monitor Earth in a way that we haven't been able to,'' Seto…

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UCL Research Aims to Minimize Future Tsunami Impact

“Tsunami are water waves generated by earthquakes, underwater landslides, volcanic eruptions or major debris slides,” said Dr Rossetto. “The waves travel…

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New Undersea Images Transform Understanding of Antarctic Ice

Images of areas below the Eastern Ross Sea, next to West Antarctica, provide evidence that the subcontinent was involved in the general growth of the Antarctic…

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NASA satellite captures first view of 'night-shining' clouds

The first observations of these clouds by the Aeronomy of Ice in the Mesosphere (AIM) satellite occurred above 70 degrees north on May 25. Observers on the…

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Earth and Mars: New Insights Into Their Core Differences

This latest research which was carried out by scientists from Oxford University along with colleagues from University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and the…

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Tectonic Signatures Revealed in Aeolis Mensae Images

Illuminated by the Sun from the west (right side in the image), the pictures are of a ground resolution of approximately 13 metres per pixel. The region,…

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MIT Tool Assesses Landslide Risk in Tropical Regions

Engineers at MIT have devised a simple yet effective system for determining an area's landslide risk, a tool that could help planners improve building codes,…

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NASA’s Airborne Expedition Tackles Climate and Ozone Challenges

The study will begin the week of July 16 with coordinated observations from satellites, high-flying NASA research aircraft, balloons and ground-based radar….

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Uranium Insights: Exploring Colonie’s Geological Innovations

Recent research by the Department of Geology at University of Leicester, and at the British Geological Survey aims to improve understanding of how depleted…

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University of Arizona Unveils Research Initiative at Biosphere 2

The University will lease the 34.5-acre (14 hectare) Biosphere 2 campus in Oracle, Ariz. for a nominal annual fee to conduct such advanced research. A gift…

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Desert Droughts Accelerate Snow Loss in San Juan Mountains

Led by Tom Painter, the study found seasonal snow coverage in the sub-alpine and alpine areas of the San Juan Mountains of southwestern Colorado disappeared by…

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New picture of Earth's lower mantle emerges from laboratory studies

A team of scientists, led by Sébastien Merkel, of the University of California, Berkeley, made the first laboratory study of the deformation properties of a…

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Antarctic icebergs — Hotspots of ocean life

Global climate change is causing Antarctic ice shelves to shrink and split apart, yielding thousands of free-drifting icebergs in the nearby Weddell Sea….

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Warm Rock Technology: A Solution for Coastal Flooding

Of coastal cities, New York City would sit 1,427 feet (435 meters) under the Atlantic, New Orleans would be 2,416 feet (736 meters) underwater and Los Angeles…

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