Earth Sciences

Saturn Moon Enceladus Has Icy Crust That Moves Like A 'Conveyor Belt'

Earth-like spreading of the icy crust, but with an exotic difference-- the spreading is almost all in one ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 15 2008 - 6:22pm

Dinosaur Dads Were Best Babysitters But They Slept Around

study," he said. The parental care study found that Troodon, Oviraptor and Citipati all had large eggs ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 18 2008 - 3:16pm

Carbonates Found On Mars Adds To Mystery

have trapped an ancient atmosphere," Ehlmann said, "we have found evidence that not all of ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 25 2008 - 11:02pm

Illuminating The Problem Of Light Pollution

(including letters from Congress), all sorts of goodies for the kids (educational materials for teachers and ...

Article - Becky Jungbauer - Jan 17 2009 - 2:20am

Global Food Shortage Due To Warming Is A Big Threat By 2100, Says Study

even move from the lands where they live now," Naylor said. "When all the signs point in the ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 9 2009 - 12:52am

MINOS, Neutrinos And Iron Mines

particles that rarely interact with matter. Although they are present all around us, they are extremely ...

Article - Chris Rollins - Jan 23 2009 - 2:21am

The Echo Of Mass Extinction From 65 Million Years Ago

be supported in almost all the provinces, and the strength of that support was predictable based on ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 22 2009 - 3:11pm

Dinosaur Social Snapshot- Herd Of Dinosaurs Died At The Same Time

Sereno said. Usually, weathering, scavenging or transport of bone have long erased all direct evidence of ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 16 2009 - 1:53am

Band-i-Amir On The Road To Civilization: Afghanistan Gets Its First National Park

input into all management decisions. The park will provide employment, tourism-derived revenue, and ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 22 2009 - 1:31am

A Shale Solution To The Looming Energy War?

than on reviving stalled pipeline diplomacy. "For all the United States' good intentions, ...

Article - News Staff - May 7 2009 - 4:34pm