Earth Sciences

Lower Sea Level In Europe Caused By Ocean Surface Slope

all of the factors involved. Researchers at the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) have discovered ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 28 2015 - 1:59pm

Rural China's Unsustainable Ecological Decline

techniques. "By bringing all this information together, we have been able to track the condition of the ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 16 2015 - 12:18pm

Stockholm, The World's Most Sun-Deprived Capital, Has A Lab With Solar 24 Hours A Day

laboratory resembles a square tin. All surfaces are covered with metal that can handle the power, radiation ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 25 2015 - 10:18am

Where Emperor Penguins Survived The Last Ice Age Interglacial

last out of all regions of Antarctica. Due to changes in wind patterns associated with climate change, ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 1 2015 - 9:49am

Bioengineering: Bacteria Use Magnetic Particles To Create A Natural Battery

this work. The flow of electrons is critical to the existence of all life and the fact that magnetite ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 4 2015 - 11:35am

Detecting Earthquakes On Venus Using Sound

meteor air blasts all have their own 'hum' that can be detected. In recent years, says Los ...

Article - News Staff - May 1 2015 - 3:08pm

Bacterial Steroids: They Get 'Pumped Up' By CO2 From Dying Phytoplankton

are at an all-you-can-eat buffet, and significantly reduce the amount of sinking detritus while ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 28 2015 - 9:19am

Groundwater Detected Under Antarctica's McMurdo Dry Valleys?

almost all surface and near-surface environments on Earth. Tiny pore spaces filled with hyper-saline ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 30 2015 - 8:37am

Tropospheric Hot Spot Predicted In Global Warming Models Detected

that looked more like sudden one-off shifts from these natural variations and removed them. All of this ...

Article - News Staff - May 20 2015 - 12:58pm

Tanzania's Disappearing Serengeti

and washouts. The wet season has also shifted. All these factors create challenges for vegetation, ...

Article - News Staff - May 21 2015 - 6:17pm