Tag: Earth Science

Credit: Jinyu Zhang/ The University of Texas at Austin. Forces that shape the Earth's surface are recorded in a number ...

New depth map of the Arctic Ocean

The IBCAO 4.0 bathymetric chartCredit: Stockholm University (Sweden) An international team of researchers has published the most detailed submarine map ...

Samara Polytech scientists suggest a new way of high viscosity oil recovery

The innovative technology is cost-efficient, environmentally friendly and efficientCredit: @SamaraPolytech Recently in Russia there has been a significant increase in ...

“Inchworm” pattern of Indonesian earthquake rupture powered seismic “boom”

University of Tsukuba researchers report "inchworm-like" slip evolution of supershear rupture along the Palu-Koro fault during the 2018 Palu earthquake ...

Lead white pigments on Andean drinking vessels provide new historical context

Isotope analysis suggest clues to the manufacture and distribution of qerosCredit: Alyson Thibodeau (Carlisle, Pa.) - Researchers studying lead white ...

Wrong number of fingers leads down wrong track

Researchers from the Universities of Bonn and Opole examined a fossil that raises questionsCredit: Image: Sudipta Kalita Have you ever ...

NASA’s tracking Hawaii-bound Major Hurricane Douglas

Credit: Credit: NASA/NRL Hurricane Douglas is a major hurricane tracking through the Central Pacific Ocean on a forecast track to ...

NASA animation tracks Tropical Storm Hanna’s progression

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

Citizen science at heart of new study showing COVID-19 seismic noise reduction

Credit: Reprinted with permission from T. Lecocq et al., Science 10.1126/science.abd2438 (2020). Research published in the journal Science, using a ...

New City, University of London report calls for socially responsible STEM professionals

Several calls to action are offered including the need for social responsibility to be embedded in STEM curriculaCredit: John Stevenson ...

NASA Water vapor data reveals Tropical Storm Gonzalo’s soaking capability

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

Solving the jigsaw puzzle of regional carbon budgets

Credit: ©Science China Press Accurate regional carbon budgets are critical for informing land-based mitigation policy and tracking mitigation progress. For ...

Ocean features and changes in the past are explored to anticipate future climate

A study by the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) provides a detailed description of the climate changes taking place ...

NASA examines Tropical Storm Gonzalo’s structural changes

Credit: Credit: NASA Worldview Visible and microwave imagery from NASA's Aqua satellite indicated Tropical Storm Gonzalo was slightly less organized ...

NASA finds strength in new Gulf Tropical Depression 8

Credit: NASA/NRL NASA's Aqua satellite used infrared light to identify the strongest storms and coldest cloud top temperatures in Tropical ...

MIT Press’s New Environmental History book: The Contamination of the Earth

A History of Pollutions in the Industrial AgeCredit: The MIT Press Through the centuries, the march of economic progress has ...

Coral reefs show resilience to rising temperatures

Credit: David A. Paz-García Rising ocean temperatures have devastated coral reefs all over the world, but a recent study in ...

NASA sees compact Douglas strengthening to a major hurricane

Credit: Credit: NASA/NRL Although a compact storm, hurricane Douglas in the Eastern Pacific is mighty, as it has become the ...

Wide awake: Light pollution keeps magpies and pigeons tossing and turning

Study first to measure neurological responses to light pollution in wildlifeCredit: Photographer Doug Gimesy Researchers are urging city-dwellers to switch ...

USDA funds study of dairy cattle’s environmental footprint