Tag: Earth Science

August 6, 2020

Citizens outperform AI after only one hour of trainingCredit: The authors It is not yet possible to predict earthquakes, but ...

Herbivores, not predators, most at risk of extinction

Global study sheds new light on current species declines, past species extinctions, and disruptions to Earth's ecosystemsCredit: Trisha Atwood/Utah State ...

New acid mine drainage treatment turns waste into valuable critical minerals

Credit: Penn State A new way to treat acid mine drainage (AMD) could help transform the environmental pollution problem into ...

Geothermal brines could propel California’s green economy

Berkeley Lab scientists to help advance lithium extraction, geothermal energy, thanks to California Energy Commission grantsCredit: Berkshire Hathaway Energy Deep ...

Rock debris protects glaciers from climate change more than previously known

A new study which provides a global estimate of rock cover on the Earth's glaciers has revealed that the expanse ...

Smartphones prove to be time-saving analytical tools

Credit: Colby Brungard Seemingly everyone has a smartphone in their pocket, and we find new uses for them every day. ...

NASA’s cloudsat takes a slice from tropical storm Isaias

Credit: Credit: NASA NASA's CloudSat passed over Tropical Storm Isaias as it was strengthening back into a hurricane on Aug. 3, ...

NASA’s Aqua satellite shows two views of the apple fire

Credit: NASA NASA's Aqua satellite took images of the Apple Fire as it continued to spread north across the head ...

NASA providing data on Tropical Storm Isaias as it blankets eastern seaboard

Credit: Credits: NASA/NRL Tropical Storm Isaias made landfall late on Aug. 3 and by today, Aug. 4, the huge storm ...

NASA infrared imagery shows Hagupit nearing landfall in China

Credit: Credit: NASA JPL/Heidar Thrastarson NASA's Aqua satellite provided a look at Typhoon Hagupit as it was nearing landfall in ...

NASA satellites show two views of California’s Apple Fire

Credit: NASA/NOAA NASA's satellites were working overtime as they snapped pictures of the large Apple Fire in Banning Canyon near ...

NASA puts visible and water vapor eyes on Tropical Storm Isaias

Credit: Image Courtesy: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS). NASA's Aqua satellite obtained visible and water ...

NASA finds an eye and a giant ‘tail’ in Typhoon Hagupit

Credit: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite provided forecasters with a visible ...

Iron-rich meteorites show record of core crystallization in system’s oldest planetesimals

To truly understand what makes our planet capable of sustaining life, and to look for habitable worlds elsewhere, it is ...

Satellite survey shows California’s sinking coastal hotspots

July 31, 2020

Credit: Source: USGS NED. A majority of the world population lives on low lying lands near the sea, some of ...

Inbreeding detrimental for survival

July 31, 2020

House sparrows on islands in northern Norway help researchers understand fundamental biological issues.Credit: Photo: Henrik Jensen, NTNU Biologists have long ...

NASA examines water vapor and structure in Hurricane Isaias

July 31, 2020

Credit: Credits: NASA/NRL When NASA's Aqua satellite passed over the North Atlantic Ocean, it gathered water vapor data on Isaias, ...

NASA-NOAA satellite tracks Isaias’ development, movement, soaking potential

July 30, 2020

Credit: Credit: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite provided visible imagery of ...

New method lets scientists peer deeper into ocean

July 30, 2020

Credit: Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences Researchers have advanced a new way to see into the ocean's depths, establishing an ...

NASA finds Post-Tropical Low Douglas crossing a line