Tag: Earth Science

March 25, 2019

As ancient ocean floors plunge over 1,000 km into the Earth's deep interior, they cause hot rock in the lower ...

First textbook in marine renewable energy explores harnessing ocean power

March 25, 2019

URI professor co-authors offshore renewable energy bookCredit: (URI photo/Michael Salerno) KINGSTON, R.I., -- March 21, 2019 - Offshore renewable energy ...

Uncovering the secrets of the American ‘Jurassic Mile’

March 25, 2019

Credit: The University of Manchester Scientists at The University of Manchester have joined forces with a major US Museum and ...

Powerful Tropical Cyclone Veronica eyes Australia’s Pilbara Coast

March 23, 2019

Credit: Credit: NASA/NOAA/UWM-CIMSS, William Straka III Tropical Cyclone Veronica continued to move toward Australia's Pilbara Coast in Western Australia. NASA-NOAA's ...

Scientists argue for more comprehensive studies of Cascade volcanoes

Credit: Jeff Basinger CORVALLIS, Ore. - The string of volcanoes in the Cascades Arc, ranging from California's Mt. Lassen in ...

UN University debuts online tool to help nations meet 2030 goal: Clean water, sanitation for all

Launched on World Water Day, SDG Policy Support System outlines 6-step path to critical SDG 6; Enables effective assessment of ...

PSU study: Low-income neighborhoods more vulnerable to flooding, extreme heat

Credit: Courtesy of Institute for Sustainable Solutions Portland experiences both extreme heat in the summer months and frequent nuisance flooding ...

A first glimpse deep beneath an ultraslow-spreading mid-ocean ridge

Technology allows researchers to make images from 120 km below a mid-ocean ridgeCredit: Illustration: NTNU More than 100 years ago, ...

NASA sees Tropical Cyclone Trevor move into Gulf of Carpentaria

Credit: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) Tropical Cyclone Trevor has crossed Queensland, Australia's Cape York ...

Hundreds of bubble streams link biology, seismology off Washington’s coast

Credit: Brendan Philip /University of Washington Off the coast of Washington, columns of bubbles rise from the seafloor, as if ...

Tropical Cyclone Savannah dissipating in Suomi NPP satellite imagery

Credit: Credit: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS). Tropical Cyclone Savannah appeared as a wispy area ...

NASA sees Tropical Cyclone Veronica affecting Australia’s Pilbara Coast

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

New light into the recent evolution of the African rift valley

Field research on the border between Ethiopia and Kenya provides new insights into the break-up of continentsCredit: Giacomo Corti, National Research ...

Heroines of the periodic table (video)