Earth Sciences

Acidification Acceleration: The 300-Million-Year Upward Curve In Oceans

scientists see in sediment cores today. As many as half of all species of benthic foraminifera, a group of ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 8 2012 - 6:01am

Japanese Nuclear Reactor Future: Another High Tech Sarcophagus?

again. Now one year later, we witness what was expected across all media: The reporting is basically ...

Article - Sascha Vongehr - Mar 13 2012 - 11:26am

Bioremediation of environmental pollution

capability of degrading all naturally occurring compounds; this is known as the principle of microbial ...

Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - May 16 2012 - 3:01pm

Methanogens: Microbes Make Eco-Friendly Methane

derived from the atmosphere, and all of the electrical energy comes from renewables or nuclear power, ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 1 2012 - 11:16am

An Earthquake At 90 Degree Angles?

all, he says, "If other earthquake ruptures are able to go this deep or to connect as many fault ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 8 2012 - 3:00pm

Thinner, Younger: Melt Ponds Cause Arctic Sea Ice To Melt More Rapidly

how much solar energy penetrated the ice at a total of 6000 individual points all with different ice ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 20 2013 - 11:32am

Odd Couple: 250 Million Years Ago A Mammal Forerunner And An Amphibian Lived (And Died) Together

response to aridity and absence of food resources," Abdala says. Piecing all the clues together, the ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 23 2013 - 5:36pm

Stadium Wave Propagation Could Explain Lull In Global Warming

patterns of variability shared by all indices analyzed, which characterizes the 'stadium wave.' ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 10 2013 - 10:52am

CO2 Injections Blamed For Texas Earthquakes

injection and extraction, as well as gas produced, remained fairly constant in all three oil and gas fields. ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 5 2013 - 11:50am

Contrary To What You May Think, Salmon Scatter When They Hit The Ocean

young salmon scatter in all directions as they first enter the ocean, which is contrary to previous ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 11 2013 - 11:25am