Earth Sciences

Earth Sciences

A new network of GPS stations to measure movement of the earth’s crust

One aim of this project is to increase understanding of seismic risks throughout the Alpine chain and the surrounding regions. Urban zones in full development,…

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Earth’s Ancient Magnetic Field: New Findings Uncovered

The findings, which are contrary to previous studies, suggest that even in its earliest stages the Earth was already well protected from the solar wind, which…

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IARC Scientist Leads Groundbreaking Sea Ice Expedition

This movement causes a buildup of stress within the ice. Under enough stress, the ice cracks or buckles in a cataclysmic process that resembles the energy…

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Nevada Experts Enhance Tsunami Warning System Effectiveness

Through work at the Nevada Seismological Laboratory on the Nevada campus, important data on seismological events throughout the world is compiled, including…

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How Media Bias Affects Earthquake Intensity Reports

Seismologists rely on written accounts, mostly local newspaper articles, to judge how strongly the ground shook during earthquakes that predate the use of…

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ESA Satellite Images Enhance Arctic IPY Expeditions

Using their onboard Iridium phone, researchers can connect to the Internet, log into a specified website and click on any image they wish to view. Once an…

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Sandia Researchers Advance Understanding of Climate Change

Sandia National Laboratories researchers Mark Ivey and Bernie Zak are members of a research team from around the world whose work on the cold tundra in…

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Global Oil Production Near Peak: Insights from Fredrik Robelius

These are the estimates made by Fredrik Robelius, whose doctoral dissertation estimates future oil production on the basis of the largest oil fields. The…

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Himalayan Glacier Melting: Insights from Satellite Imagery

Satellite-imagery derived glacier surface topographies obtained at intervals of a few years were adjusted and compared. Calculations indicated that 915 km2 of…

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Cassini Reveals Saturn’s Bizarre Hexagon Formation

An odd, six-sided, honeycomb-shaped feature circling the entire north pole of Saturn has captured the interest of scientists with NASA's Cassini mission. …

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New evidence puts 'Snowball Earth' theory out in the cold

Analyses of glacial sedimentary rocks in Oman, published online today in Geology, have produced clear evidence of hot-cold cycles in the Cryogenian period,…

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Evidence of Early Plate Tectonics Found in Greenland Crust

Identification of the oldest preserved pieces of Earth's crust in southern Greenland has provided evidence of active plate tectonics as early as 3.8 billion…

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EUREKA’s GEODETECT: New Solution for Soil Subsidence Detection

EUREKA project E! 2579 GEODETECT has developed an effective and totally novel product for detecting soil subsidence – vital for avoiding costly damage to…

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New evidence puts 'Snowball Earth' theory out in the cold

Analyses of glacial sedimentary rocks in Oman, published online today in Geology, have produced clear evidence of hot-cold cycles in the Cryogenian period,…

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New Tool Tracks Carbon Dioxide Sources for Better Insights

The online data framework distinguishes between changes in the natural carbon cycle and those occurring in human-produced fossil fuel emissions. It also…

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Future Sentinel-1 Images: IceSAR Campaign Insights

Carrying a Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR), the images that Sentinel-1 will provide are particularly well suited for applications based on mapping sea ice….

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