Earth Sciences

Volcano Birth- It's Complicated

volcanism. "We are still far from understanding all of these processes. But with the current study, we ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 17 2013 - 9:21am

Constructive Conservation: The Wave Of Our Biodiversity Future

be a little more practical- after all, if keeping things untouched is the goal, environmentalists ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 17 2013 - 11:15am

Australian Bush Fires- The Worst Could Be Still Ahead

control.  Those New South Wales firefighters have probably done all they could have done to tackle the ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 19 2013 - 11:18am

Citizens Produce Forest And Emissions Data Equal In Quality To Government Employees

forests they rely on for their incomes. Despite agreement among all parties that REDD+ must include local ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 29 2013 - 5:30am

Trees Sleep Longer During A Warmer Winter

explains Technische Universitaet Muenchen  This applies above all to native tree species such as beech and oak, ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 30 2013 - 9:31am

Even If Emissions Are Halted, Carbon Dioxide Could Warm Earth For Centuries

entered the atmosphere, all carbon dioxide emissions suddenly stopped. Scientists commonly use the ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 25 2013 - 8:29am

Arctic Seafloor Methane Releases Are Double Previous Estimates

the need for further exploration of the subsea Arctic. "I believe that all other arctic shelf ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 25 2013 - 6:45pm

Convection: Pollution And The Lingering Clouds

the models re-created the storm clouds well. The team found that in all cases, pollution increased the ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 1 2013 - 11:03am

Paranthropus Boisei: A Ruggedly Built, Tree-Climbing Human Ancestor

have more well-formed forearm muscles that were used for climbing, fine-manipulation and all sorts of ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 6 2013 - 5:01am

Antarctica's Pine Island Glacier Melt- Blame El Nino

westerly winds in the surrounding area were easterly almost all through late 2011 and early 2012, and those ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 2 2014 - 7:16pm