Tag: Earth Science

Credit: Courtesy: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS). Tropical Storm Isaias has transitioned into a post-tropical ...

Long neck helped reptile hunt underwater

Credit: Emma Finley-Jacob Its neck was three times as long as its torso, but had only 13 extremely elongated vertebrae: ...

Researchers: What’s in oilfield wastewater matters for injection-induced earthquakes

Credit: Virginia Tech A team of geoscience researchers in the Virginia Tech College of Science has developed a new theory ...

Flexible management of hydropower plants would contribute to a secure electricity supply

A study by the UPV/EHU-University of the Basque Country and BC3 explores ways of ensuring power supply in a future ...

Citizen scientists help geologists to identify earthquakes and tectonic tremors

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