Tag: Earth Science

WASHINGTON -- Coral reefs around the world face growing danger from a changing climate, on top of the historic threats ...

NASA reveals Tropical Cyclone Vayu’s compact center

Credit: NASA /NRL Visible imagery from NASA's Aqua satellite showed Tropical Cyclone Vayu has a compact central dense overcast cloud ...

Monkeys face climate change extinction threat

Credit: University of Stirling Monkeys living in South America are highly vulnerable to climate change and face an "elevated risk ...

Baby pterodactyls could fly from birth

New discovery shows extinct flying reptile had the remarkable ability to fly from birth A breakthrough discovery has found that ...

New study shows legacy of DDT to lake ecosystems

Credit: Josh Kurek New findings of a multi-university research team show the pesticide DDT persists in remote lakes at concerning ...

Marine oil snow

UD's Andrew Wozniak investigates consequences of Deepwater Horizon oil spillCredit: Andrew Wozniak If you were able to stand on the ...

NASA takes Tropical Cyclone’s Vayu’s temperature

Credit: NASA JPL/Heidar Thrastarson NASA's Aqua satellite passed over the Northern Indian Ocean and took the temperature of Tropical Cyclone ...

Holistic view of planning energy self-sufficient communities

If sustainable energy communities are going to grow, power fluctuations need to be managed, perhaps in a centralized mannerCredit: National ...

New book sings carbon’s praises

A new book by Robert Hazen, Symphony in C: Carbon and the Evolution of (Almost) Everything, celebrates carbon in all ...

Mountain-dwellers can adapt to melting glaciers without caring about climate change

A new study challenges the assumption that communities have to believe in climate change before they can take actionCredit: Ben ...

NASA catches development of Tropical Cyclone 02A

Credit: Credit: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) Visible imagery from NASA's Terra satellite provided confirmation ...

Last-ditch attempt to warn of coalmine harm

Australian desert oasis at centre of disputeCredit: Coast and Country Groundwater experts from around Australia have repeated calls for further ...

Mysterious holes in Antarctic sea ice explained by years of robotic data

Credit: Dan Costa/University of California, Santa Cruz The winter ice on the surface of Antarctica's Weddell Sea occasionally forms an ...

Dashing the dream of ideal ‘invisibility’ cloaks for stress waves