Earth Sciences

The Origin Of "Breathable" Atmosphere On Earth

“Of course, there was no life on land at the time, so it wouldn’t have been all that comfortable.” The ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 29 2007 - 12:34am

Discovery: New Active Fault Is Building More Dalmation Islands

"We leave an antennae fixed to a rock and record its movement all the time. We basically just watch it ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 24 2011 - 3:37pm

Cydonia: The Face On Mars

on many Web pages. Despite all this, the formal scientific interpretation has never changed: the face ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 8 2010 - 3:27pm

El Nino Blamed For Intense Regional Storms In The US

and resources all over the world," said Schubert. "Researchers in the past have tended to ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 28 2008 - 3:13pm

Pacific Ocean Acidity Up In North America- Researchers

blooms, upwelling patterns, water movement and natural terrain. Upwelled water can be pushed all the way ...

Article - News Staff - May 22 2008 - 7:18pm

The Mystery Of Surface Waves From Large Earthquakes Triggering Small Ones Across The World

distances. The new study is the first to systematically analyze all the world’s big quakes during 1992-2006 ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 24 2011 - 3:23pm

Will Conservation Work If Wealthy Nations Pay?

to convert land to grow crops and raise livestock, accounts for about a fifth of all human-caused ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 23 2008 - 3:44pm

Using Microwaves To Extract Water From The Moon

the Moon,” said Kaukler. “It’s true that not all parts of the Moon have water. Where the Apollo ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 23 2008 - 12:35pm

Radon Exposure At Old Uranium Plant Underestimated- Study

locations within areas of the facility: the "production area," which included all production ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 23 2008 - 12:03pm

Sticky Lunar Dust- Sun's Elevation Made The Difference

pull of lunar gravity counteracted the adhesive forces and made the dust start falling off. All dust ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 19 2009 - 11:12am