Earth Sciences

Earth Sciences

Fewer Lakes Found Under East Antarctic Ice Sheet Than Expected

In the course of an extensive Antarctic expedition, researchers from the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research recently…

Earth Sciences

New Research Reveals Punctuated Earthquakes in New Madrid

In 1811 and 1812, the region around New Madrid, Missouri, experienced a number of major earthquakes. The final and largest earthquake in this sequence occurred…

Earth Sciences

INFACT Launches Trials for Non-Invasive Mineral Exploration

In its recently published action plan for batteries which identifies EU sources for the minerals required to produce batteries, the European Commission has…

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Micro-Earthquakes: Early Warning Signs Before Istanbul’s 4.2 Quake?

In a new study, led by Peter Malin and Marco Bohnhoff of the GFZ German Research Center for Geosciences, the authors report on the observation of foreshocks…

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NASA's CloudSat gets a slice of Typhoon Yutu's eye

CloudSat flew over the eye of Typhoon Yutu on October 28, 2018 at 12:58 a.m. EDT (0458 UTC) as the storm was approaching the Philippines in the Western North…

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AI Bot ClaRAN Scans for Galaxies in Radio Telescope Images

The result is an AI bot named ClaRAN that scans images taken by radio telescopes.

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Exploring New Technologies in Ocean Energy Innovation

An integrated systems approach is necessary for their successful commercialisation.

Earth Sciences

Seabed Changes Spark Concerns for Ocean Future

The ocean floor as we know it is dissolving rapidly as a result of human activity.

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New Method Quickly Identifies Outliers in Air Quality Data

In practice, manual inspection is often applied to identify these outliers. However, as the amount of data grows rapidly, this method becomes increasingly…

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Rice U. Scientists Explore Fluid’s Role in Cascadia Tremors

Rice postdoctoral researcher and seismologist Jonathan Delph and Earth scientists Fenglin Niu and Alan Levander make a case for the incursion of fluid related…

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Solid Rock Acts Like Fluid: Unraveling Meteorite Crater Formation

Much has been written and discussed about the gigantic crater with a diameter of about 200 kilometers, the center of which lies near the Mexican port city of…

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Giant Mite Fossil Found in Amber: A Unique Discovery

Mites are the most diverse arachnids, with more than 50,000 living species described. Most of them are tiny and largely inconspicuous. Fossil mites remain…

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New Research Reveals Ways to Mitigate Volcanic Ash Impact on Air Travel

Ash is sometimes seen as a secondary danger in volcanoes when compared to more visual hazards, such as lava and pyroclastic flows. However, ash can have a…

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Challenges of Long-Distance Travel for Migratory Birds

Migratory birds have fascinated humans for centuries. Every year, millions of individuals travel between their summer breeding grounds and their wintering…

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Mineral Discoveries in Galapagos Islands Spark Formation Debate

The Galapagos archipelago is one of the most famous groups of islands in the world. Many of the animal and plant species are unique because of the islands'…

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Pando Aspen Clone Faces Decline: Research Uncovers Key Findings

Utah State University researchers Paul Rogers and Darren McAvoy have conducted the first complete assessment of the Pando aspen clone and the results show…

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