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Environment May 14, 2024

Thirsty in paradise: Water crises are a growing problem across the Caribbean islands

In the popular imagination, the Caribbean is paradise, an exotic place to escape to. But behind the images of balmy beaches and lush hotel grounds lies a crisis, the likes of which its residents have never experienced.

Earth Sciences May 13, 2024

The secret to mimicking natural faults? Plexiglass and Teflon

When a fault ruptures in nature, some sections of the fault slip suddenly and seismically, weakening as velocity increases. Other regions creep slowly and strengthen with increasing velocity. The relative locations of these ...

Optics & Photonics May 13, 2024

New surface acoustic wave techniques could lead to surfing a quantum internet

Researchers at the University of Rochester have used surface acoustic waves to overcome a significant obstacle in the quest to realize a quantum internet.

Environment May 13, 2024

Indonesia's Mount Ibu erupts, spewing thick ash and dark clouds into the sky

Mount Ibu, a volcano in Indonesia's North Maluku province, erupted on Monday, spewing thick gray ash and dark clouds 5,000 meters (16,400 feet) into the sky for five minutes, officials said.

Astronomy May 8, 2024

Solar max is coming—the sun just released three X-class flares

The sun is increasing its intensity on schedule, continuing its approach to solar maximum. In just over a 24-hour period on May 5 and May 6, 2024, the sun released three X-class solar flares measuring at X1.3, X1.2, and X4.5. ...

Earth Sciences May 8, 2024

Study suggests heavy snowfall and rain may contribute to some earthquakes

When scientists look for an earthquake's cause, their search often starts underground. As centuries of seismic studies have made clear, it's the collision of tectonic plates and the movement of subsurface faults and fissures ...

Earth Sciences May 8, 2024

Pore pressure diffusion led to microseismicity at Illinois basin carbon sequestration site, modeling study finds

Pore pressure diffusion generated by carbon dioxide injected underground at a carbon storage site in the Illinois Basin is the likely cause of hundreds of microearthquakes that took place at the site between 2011 and 2012, ...

Plants & Animals May 8, 2024

'Essentially a gas station,' fishy feast draws sea lions to Pier 39 in numbers not seen in 15 years

They're big, loud, and smelly—and they have taken over San Francisco's touristy Pier 39.

Earth Sciences May 7, 2024

Researchers show that slow-moving earthquakes are controlled by rock permeability

Earthquakes are the most dramatic and noteworthy results of tectonic plate movement. They are often destructive and deadly, or at the very least physically felt—they're literally groundbreaking geological events. However ...

Earth Sciences May 6, 2024

Earthquakes are moving northeast in Midland Basin of Texas, scientists find

After analyzing seven years of earthquake data from the Midland Basin, a team of scientists at The University of Texas at Austin has found that seismic activity is probably on the move northeast toward the community of Big ...

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