Earth Sciences

Back To Nature: Old Oil And Rubber Plants Get New Attention

reaction common rubber sometimes does. Lesquerella produces oil similar to that of castor. All U.S. castor ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 5 2008 - 1:54pm

The Rocks Versus Clocks Debate: When Did Modern Birds Exist?

I did was apply all of these new methods to the problem of the origin of modern birds, with each method ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 5 2008 - 6:54pm

Fossils Show Effects Of Ancient Climate Change On Insects

feeding occurred in all plant species and that a more diverse array of insects fed on the leaves. The ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 14 2008 - 6:30am

Researchers Confirm Discovery Of Earth's Innermost Core

traveling in all directions through the core,” Sun said. “Since the seismic waves we studied were generated ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 10 2008 - 11:33am

Did The Monito Del Monte Make Its Way From South America To Australia- And Back- Millions Of Years Ago?

ago. It is a kind of Australian Eve, possibly the mother of all the continent's unusual pouched ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 25 2008 - 7:49pm

The Magnesium Secret To Continental Staying Power

have happened at all if it weren't for some laboratory serendipity. "I'd acquired some ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 1 2008 - 11:38am

Scientists Use Lasers To Create Electrical Activity In Thunderclouds For The First Time

generate plasma channels that lived long enough to conduct lightning all the way to the ground. The plasma ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 13 2008 - 11:35pm

Lack Of 65 Million Year Old Coal Plants Leads To A Carbon Cenosphere Mystery

Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula. Some geologists had thought all carbon particles resulting from the impact was ...

Article - News Staff - May 5 2008 - 8:09pm

Using Feces To Save Some Animal Species

all the species studied use the area surrounding the park, but that farms with less than 30 percent of ...

Article - News Staff - May 12 2008 - 10:40am

How Much Warming Would It Take To Turn Earth Into Venus?

"The cycle of heating can be kicked off long before that happens. All that's required is enough ...

Article - News Staff - May 12 2008 - 4:53pm