Earth Sciences

Permian Mass Extinction May Have Happened 10X Faster Than Previously Thought

instantaneous collapse of all global ecosystems. To confirm whether the Siberian Traps are indeed the ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 11 2014 - 5:00am

Virtual Power Plants May Mean The End Of The Electrical Grid As We Know It

Smart and dynamic management systems ensure that energy is used efficiently all the time," explains ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 25 2014 - 9:35am

Making Wind Viable: How To Reduce Power Losses Of Downstream Turbines

interferences among multiple turbines are limited to SRWT systems with all the turbines rotating in the same ...

Article - News Staff - May 22 2014 - 11:54pm

Methane Emissions- Blame Sheep Guts

"microbiomes" (the microbes living in the rumen) play in this process. Microbiomes are all the latest rage, ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 17 2014 - 12:43pm

The Downside To Biofuels- They Can Be Invasive Crops

invasiveness at all – just greenhouse gas emissions related to their production. "Last summer, the EPA ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 7 2014 - 12:32pm

Fukushima Report Questions US Nuclear Safety Culture

industry was intimately involved with regulation prior to the 1990s, and that all agencies expect ...

Blog Post - Brandon T. Bisceglia - Aug 13 2014 - 8:18am

Where The River Meets The Sea, Renewable Energy Happens

supply all of the power required for treatment.” Finding equilibrium in nature The team based its model ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 20 2014 - 8:56am

19,000 Years Ago, Arctic Sea Ice Influenced Force Of The Gulf Stream

clearly identify short-term climate fluctuations at all. "The markers provide us with astonishing ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 24 2014 - 6:00pm

Ozone Pollution In India Kills Enough Crops To Feed 94 Million

optimization of plants, superior to all genetic modification schemes of the last 12,000 years, have allowed ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 4 2014 - 12:30pm

Not So Simple Climate Science: Past Temperature In Greenland Adjusted

all wrong even if it's not always right- exceptions validate the rules, on occasion. In the three ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 4 2014 - 5:30pm