Earth Sciences

Giardia Pathogen From Runoff Contaminates Mussels On California Coast

needles in a haystack, instead of sifting through all that straw," says coauthor Patricia Conrad of ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 2 2014 - 10:24am

Ancient Horse Fossil Contains Unborn Foal

"Almost all of the bones of the fetus are still articulated in their original position. Only the skull is ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 6 2014 - 12:35pm

PCBs, Banned Since 1979, Could Have Changed Thyroid Levels In Pregnant Women

which is technically true, along with a whole lot of foods. There is no way to get rid of all endocrine ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 4 2014 - 2:45pm

Organic Yields Are Only 20 Percent Lower Than Traditional Agriculture, Says Meta Analysis

in real life it may not be any different at all because they did no actual studies. That is the ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 9 2014 - 9:45pm

How Much Plastic Is Floating In The World's Oceans?

ONE, they gathered data from 24 expeditions collected over a six-year period (2007-2013) across all ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 10 2014 - 4:49pm

Conservation Scientists Say Nuclear Energy Is Necessary For Biodiversity

impacts to biodiversity compared to all other energy sources." They argue that there is strong ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 15 2014 - 3:00pm

Bárðarbunga Volcano Eruption Led To Earth Growing A New Layer Underneath

were surprised at this complexity, but it turns out we can explain all the twists and turns with ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 15 2014 - 1:12pm

Soil-Carbon Cycle Model: The Carbon Stores In Soil Freed By CO2 Could Be Substantial

researchers say that the carbon in soil, which contains twice the amount of carbon in all plants and ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 31 2014 - 5:26pm

Volcanic Eruption On Cape Verde Island- Largest In 60 Years

are currently being investigated, although they mean that an all-too-close approach to the eruption ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 18 2015 - 9:30am

New Polymer Gel Stores Light Energy

fundamental biological functions such as copying DNA and protein synthesis, and underlie all motion processes. ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 20 2015 - 2:00pm