Earth Sciences

Grid-Scale Batteries Work Well For Storing Solar Power, But Not Wind

efficiently, power supply needs to match power demand at all times, but with renewables, that's not always ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 9 2013 - 1:52pm

Holistic Conservation: Forget 20th Century Claims About People And Species Extinction

agricultural. Since 99.999% of all extinct species we never even knew existed it was always difficult to claim ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 18 2014 - 4:28pm

Electricity And Seismic Waves Give New View Of Mount Rainier's Volcanic Plumbing

or all of the present sites of the Port of Tacoma, Seattle suburbs Kent and Auburn, and the towns ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 17 2014 - 5:33am

Why Ice Sheets Will Keep Melting For Centuries To Come

10-20% larger than the one we see today over all of Antarctica. During warm periods in between ice ages ...

Article - The Conversation - Sep 28 2014 - 8:00am

Toxic Playgrounds: Broken Hill Kids Exposed To Poisonous Dust

involve the whole community, the city’s mining companies and government at all levels. Mark Patrick ...

Article - The Conversation - Oct 16 2014 - 3:30pm

Biofortification: The New ‘Green Revolution’ Of Genetically Engineered, More Nutritious Crops

beta-carotene-fortified cassava in Nigeria, all produced through conventional plant breeding methods. HarvestPlus program ...

Article - Genetic Literacy ... - Nov 1 2014 - 4:40pm

Was The 1896 Heatwave Deleted From The Record?

earlier data are available on the Bureau’s website. For instance, data for Bourke, NSW, are available all ...

Article - The Conversation - Nov 16 2014 - 11:30am

How To Assess A Supervolcano Without Making It Erupt

eruption. A volcano scientist monitoring Campi Flegrei uses all these senses to understand what he would see ...

Article - The Conversation - Jan 15 2015 - 7:01pm

New Ice Age Is Coming, By 2030, Says Analysis

a noticeable change in the temperature distribution and air flow all over the Earth. Ultraviolet rays cause ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 17 2015 - 4:23am

Jonathan Lundgren Says USDA Suppressed Him Over Neonicotinoids- They Say He's An Activist Not Doing His Job

such as butterflies and bees. “We’re using all of these pesticides because we’ve created a pest ...

Article - Jon Entine - Mar 16 2016 - 2:48pm