Earth Sciences

Typhoon Francisco Bears Down On Japan

according to the Joint Typhoon Warning Center. On Oct. 22, Japan's southern islands were all under ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 22 2013 - 2:40pm

Mammoths: The Misunderstood Giants

in general, we tend to hold up our hands and blame our naughty ancestors for killing all of the ...

Article - Oliver Knevitt - Nov 13 2013 - 8:34am

Subarctic Lakes Drying Up At A Rate Not Seen For 200 Years

completely. "It's difficult to predict all the repercussions of this habitat loss," admits ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 27 2013 - 1:58pm

Jupiter Geology: Ganymede Gets Global

Propulsion Lab, was part of the team during postdoctoral studies at Brown. "I'm so glad all that ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 12 2014 - 4:54pm

"Even Weirder Than We Imagined"- Anzu Wyliei, The Dinosaur Chicken From Hell

their oviraptorid cousins, all of which have been found in rocks that were deposited under arid to ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 19 2014 - 4:36pm

Accelerated Soil Carbon Loss Increasing The Rate Of Climate Change

experiments all measured how extra CO2 in the atmosphere affects plant growth, microbial production of carbon ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 25 2014 - 2:22pm

Climate Change: Arctic Amplification Phenomenon Leads To Fewer Cold Weather Extremes

decreases in temperature variability in all seasons, except summer. Article: 'Arctic amplification ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 15 2014 - 2:21pm

Is Severe Drought Causing The Western US To Geologically Lift?

a Scripps assistant research geophysicist, kept noticing the same pattern over the 2003-2014 period: All of ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 22 2014 - 6:30am

If Trees Could Talk What Tales They'd Tell

Earth's history—the Anthropocene, the Age of Humans.  Measuring and understanding the real effect of all ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 28 2014 - 12:00pm

How Does The IPCC Know Climate Change Is Happening?

the 13 warmest years on record have all occurred within the past 16 years. Future changes The ...

Article - The Conversation - Dec 29 2014 - 6:23pm