Tag: Earth Science

August 12, 2020

Credit: David Weindorf After an oil spill or leak, it's important to act fast. If the oil has gotten into ...

NASA finds Mekkhala coming apart after landfall in Southeastern China

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

NASA-NOAA satellite night-time animation shows intensification of hurricane Elida

Credit: Credit: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) A new animation of night-time imagery from NASA-NOAA's ...

University of Oklahoma researcher receives grant to increase geothermal energy production

Credit: University of Oklahoma NORMAN, OKLA. - Ahmad Ghassemi, the McCasland Chair and professor of petroleum engineering at the Mewbourne ...

‘Insect apocalypse’ may not be happening in US

Long-term ecological site study shows no net insect changesCredit: UGA Scientists have been warning about an "insect apocalypse" in recent ...

NASA finds a wispy, wind-sheared Tropical Depression 06W

Credit: Credit: NASA/NRL NASA's Terra satellite revealed that a wispy looking Tropical Depression 06W in the Northwestern Pacific Ocean was ...

NASA finds Jangmi now an Extra-Tropical Storm

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

NASA’s Aqua Satellite shows extent of Apple Fire’s burn scar

Credit: NASA Worldview On Aug. 9, 2020 NASA's Aqua satellite imaged the Apple Fire near Big Bear Lake in California ...

Understanding matter at atom-crushing densities

Newly formed center to study principles that affect planetary bodiesCredit: UC Davis photo University of California, Davis, will be part ...

New global study shows ‘best of the last’ tropical forests urgently need protection

According to a paper released today in Nature Ecology and Evolution, only 6.5 of the world's pristine tropical forests--critical to ...

NASA finds strong storms in developing Tropical Storm Mekkhala

Credit: Credit: NASA/NRL After Tropical Depression 07W formed close to the western Philippines, it moved away and strengthened into a ...

NASA infrared data confirms depression became Tropical Storm Elida

Credit: Credit: NASA/NRL After Tropical Depression 09E formed near the coast of southwestern Mexico, infrared data from NASA's Aqua satellite ...

NASA sees compact Tropical Storm Jangmi exiting East China Sea

Credit: Credit: NASA/NRL Tropical Storm Jangmi was exiting the East China Sea and moving toward the Sea of Japan when ...

Quantitative Science Studies Journal to participate in transparent peer review