Tag: Earth Science

Credit: Alvin/WHOI Scientists at Caltech and Occidental College have discovered a methane-fueled symbiosis between worms and bacteria at the bottom ...

Extreme rainfall days in metropolitan São Paulo have risen four-fold in seven decades

Study by researchers at Brazil's National Disaster Surveillance and Early Warning Center (CEMADEN) also shows a rise in the number ...

NASA-NOAA satellite catches Tropical Cyclone Harold develop near Solomon Islands

Credit: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite passed over the Southern Pacific ...

NASA sees tropical cyclone Irondro developing an eye

Credit: Credit: NASA Worldview As Tropical Cyclone Irondro continues to move through the Southern Indian Ocean, NASA's Terra satellite saw ...

Tooth be told: Earless seals existed in ancient Australia

Credit: James Rule A fossilised seal tooth found on a Victorian beach could hold the key to uncovering the history ...

Coronavirus Vaccine: Where are we and what’s next? (video)

Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, April 3, 2020 -- You might have heard that COVID-19 vaccine trials are underway ...

Study synthesizes what climate change means for Northwest wildfires

Credit: Darryl Lloyd Recent years have brought unusually large and damaging wildfires to the Pacific Northwest - from the Carlton ...

NASA finds heavy rain potential in new Tropical Cyclone Irondro

Credit: NASA/NRL NASA analyzed the cloud top temperatures in the newly formed Tropical Cyclone Irondro using infrared light to determine ...

Our oceans are suffering, but we can rebuild marine life

Credit: Manu San Felix, National Geographic It's not too late to rescue global marine life, according to a study outlining ...

Fourth new pterosaur discovery in matter of weeks

Credit: Megan Jacobs, Baylor University, Texas You wait ages for a pterosaur and then four come along at once. Hot ...

Wits researchers unravel the mystery of non-cotectic magmatic rocks

Research answers question on how some magmatic rocks contain random proportions of minerals than what is expected for rocks of ...

Climate-related disasters increase risks of conflict in vulnerable countries

Aust-German research shows opportunity triggered armed violenceCredit: InsideClimate News Researchers have found strong evidence that the risk for armed conflict ...

Discovery of life in solid rock deep beneath sea may inspire new search for life on Mars

Bacteria live in tiny clay-filled cracks in solid rock millions of years oldCredit: Caitlin Devor, University of Tokyo, CC BY ...

Impacts of cover crop planting dates on soil properties after 4 years