Researchers working at a Duke University outdoor test facility found that loblolly pines growing under carbon-dioxide levels mimicking those predicted for the…
A team led by Sean Willett, a University of Washington geologist, has found that the culprit is likely massive erosion, triggered by a sudden drop in the level…
The loss of ice has been occurring about five times faster from Greenland's southeastern region in the past two years than in the previous year and a half. The…
James Elsner of Florida State University in Tallahassee examined the statistical connection between the average global near-surface air temperature and…
The map shows the known seafloor locations of minerals, such as copper, gold, silver and diamond, compiled from survey information gathered over many decades.The result of a major research initiative between the CSIRO’s Wealth from Oceans Flagship, and Geoscience Australia – together with CSIRO Exploration and Mining and the State and Territory Geological Surveys ¬- the map was launched today by the Minister for Industry, Tourism and Resources, Ian Macfarlane, and the Minister for Education, Science and Training, Julie Bishop….
A new analysis of ocean-floor sediments collected near the North Pole finds that the Arctic was extremely warm, unusually wet and ice-free the last time…
Researchers have long recognized that a massive release of greenhouse gases, probably carbon dioxide or methane, occurred during the PETM. Surface temperatures…
An innovative solution for the man-made carbon dioxide fouling our skies could rest far beneath the surface of the ocean, say scientists at Harvard University….
The teeth hold evidence of the type of vegetation that grew in a particular location at a particular time, and that in turn provides information about climate…
The discovery, reported in the latest issue of the journal Science, signifies a new use for the data from NASA's two GRACE satellites and offers a possible new…
Continents drift on the surface of the Earth in response to a recycling of oceanic plates, with new plates formed at rifts which are mostly located as…
A University of Florida geologist is among a team of geologists that is the first to observe “anthropogenic influence” in hydrothermal deposits, according to…
The first step towards any solution is understanding the problem, and that’s where the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) – in separate collaborations with…
The four hurricanes that crossed the Sunshine State in August and September 2004 dumped as much as 27 inches of rain (nearly double the historical values) in…
The field campaign, called NASA African Monsoon Multidisciplinary Analyses 2006, runs from Aug. 15 to mid-September in the Cape Verde Islands, 350 miles off…
The study, which appears in the July 28 issue of the journal Science, involved researchers from the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, a part of The Earth…
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