Tag: Earth Science

With age, forests in eastern US and Canada become less vulnerable to climate change, study findsNew research finds that older ...

Rapid retreat of Arctic coastline revealed in images from the air

Credit: Noah Bell Extreme erosion of Arctic coastlines in a changing climate - up to a metre a day - ...

Rapid change in coral reefs prompts global calls for a rethink

Coral reef experts from around the world are calling for an urgent re-evaluation of our climate goals in the light ...

Antarctic glacier named after GFZ satellite mission ‘GRACE’

Special recognition of the contribution to the study of Earth's ice mass dynamicsCredit: GoogleEarth; Data: SIO, NOAA, U.S. Navy, NGA, ...

Cooperation agreement signed by Kazan Federal University and Rosgeo

The meeting was held at the Saint Petersburg International Economic Forum According to the document, the two sides plan to ...

Study confirms banded iron formations originated from oxidized iron

New research from University of Alberta scientists dispels misconceptions about origins of banded iron formationsCredit: Tom Price A new study ...

Study provides new insight into origin of Canadian Rockies

New research from University of Alberta scientists suggests the mountains formed in a westward collision event more than 100 million ...

The universal beauty of the mountains can be seen in graphs

Credit: Source: IFJ PAN Mountains have character. The continuous gentle, wavy hills and wide valleys of the Carpathians, Appalachians or ...

How flow shapes bacterial biofilms

EPFL biophysicists have taken a systematic look into how bacterial biofilms are affected by fluid flowCredit: © Philippe Barraud Although ...

NASA estimates heavy Texas and Louisiana rainfall from gulf weather system

Credit: NASA/JAXA, Matt Lammers Earlier in the week, NOAA's National Hurricane Center was monitoring a low-pressure system in the Gulf ...

Surprising enzymes found in giant ocean viruses

Findings could represent new drug targets for human pathogens A new study led by researchers at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution ...

Researchers from IKBFU find out how to strengthen coastal zones of Baltic Sea

Credit: IKBFU Reconstruction and strengthening of coastal zones are the key issues of many industries that are oriented in the ...

How deep-ocean vents fuel massive phytoplankton blooms

Stanford study shows how hydrothermal vents fuel massive phytoplankton blooms -- and possible hotspots for carbon storage Researchers at Stanford ...

NASA-NOAA satellite sees system 91L’s eeach into the western gulf of Mexico