Scientists map huge undersea fresh-water aquifer off US Northeast
Biggest such known formation; could signal resources worldwideCredit: Kerry Key In a new survey of the sub-seafloor off the U.S. ...
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Stresses from past earthquakes explain location of seismic events
Credit: University of Plymouth The cumulative stresses caused by historic earthquakes could provide some explanation as to why and where ...
Research shows wind can prevent seabirds accessing their most important habitat
We marvel at flying animals because it seems like they can access anywhere, but a first study of its kind ...
Plate tectonics may have driven ‘Cambrian Explosion, study shows
The quest to discover what drove one of the most important evolutionary events in the history of life on Earth ...
The secret of platinum deposits revealed by field observations in South Africa
Researchers uncover the way that platinum deposits form in the magma chambers of some of the worlds' largest platinum depositsCredit: ...
Pitt researchers’ report pushes for regional green infrastructure database
Stakeholders have a new roadmap to help understand the most important challenges in regional stormwater managementCredit: Emily Elliott PITTSBURGH--Stakeholders invested ...
Investigating storm surge risk to three Sri Lankan coastal communities
An international team of engineers is joining forces with a disaster educationalist to investigate coastal flooding due to cyclones in ...
UToledo research links fracking to higher radon levels in Ohio homes
The study also found average radon concentrations among tested homes across the state are higher than safe levels outlined by ...
Past climate change: A warning for the future?
Disruptions rippled out from climate change in South AmericaCredit: Umberto Lombardo, University of Bern, Switzerland A new study of climate ...
Drones for early detection of forest fires
The UC3M's researchers coordinating the scientific part of the project, Fernando García y Abdulla al-Kaff, from the Department of Systems ...
Satellite observations improve earthquake monitoring, response
Credit: Image courtesy of the UI Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences. Researchers at the University of Iowa and the ...
Scientists investigate climate and vegetation drivers of terrestrial carbon fluxes
Credit: Shutao Chen A better understanding of terrestrial flux dynamics will come from elucidating the integrated effects of climate and ...
Warming waters in western tropical Pacific may affect West Antarctic Ice Sheet
Rutgers study finds weather patterns that may influence global sea-level riseCredit: NASA/Jeremy Harbeck Warming waters in the western tropical Pacific ...
Mysterious holes in Antarctic sea ice explained by years of robotic data
Credit: Dan Costa/University of California, Santa Cruz The winter ice on the surface of Antarctica's Weddell Sea occasionally forms an ...
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