News tagged with cave systems

New research to simulate geoscience field trips

College students with mobility impairments who are studying for a career in the geosciences will soon be able to explore a computer-generated simulation of a large cave system to meet the degree requirements ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Aug 17, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study: Ancient hominid males stayed home while females roamed

The males of two bipedal hominid species that roamed the South African savannah more than a million years ago were stay-at-home kind of guys when compared to the gadabout gals, says a new high-tech study led ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Jun 01, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (7) | comments 15 | with audio podcast

Caves and their dripstones tell us about the uplift of mountains

In a recent Geology paper geologists from the universities of Innsbruck and Leeds report on ancient cave systems discovered near the summits of the Allgau Mountains that preserved the oldest radiometrically dated ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created May 02, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Bedrock of a holy city: the historical importance of Jerusalem's geology

Jerusalem's geology has been crucial in molding it into one of the most religiously important cities on the planet, according to a new study.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Oct 19, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (5) | comments 1




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Researchers use stalagmites to study past climate change

There is an old trick for remembering the difference between stalactites and stalagmites in a cave: Stalactites hold tight to the ceiling while stalagmites might one day grow to reach the ceiling. Now, it ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created May 03, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

In a small-device world, bigger may still be better

In the early days, standard computers could be as large as a single story house. Over the last several decades, many development efforts have focused on shrinking them for use in the home and eventually anywhere in the world ...

Electronics / Hardware

created Apr 20, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

The pit-chains of Mars - a possible place for life?

(Phys.org) -- The latest images released from ESA’s Mars Express reveal a series of ‘pit-chains’ on the flanks of one of the largest volcanoes in the Solar System. Depending on their origin, ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Apr 06, 2012 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (8) | comments 4

Skydiver aims to jump from 23 miles, go supersonic (Update 2)

"Fearless Felix" Baumgartner has jumped 2,500 times from planes and helicopters, as well as some of the highest landmarks and skyscrapers on the planet - the Christ the Redeemer statue overlooking Rio de Janeiro, ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Mar 15, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Ancient 'graffiti' unlock the life of the common man

History is often shaped by the stories of kings and religious and military leaders, and much of what we know about the past derives from official sources like military records and governmental decrees. Now ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Mar 06, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Scientists describe the deepest terrestrial arthropod ever found

Scientists have recently described the deepest terrestrial animal ever found, together with 4 new species for science. These animals are springtails (Arthropoda, Insecta, Collembola), a minute primitive wingless insect with ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Feb 22, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Research reveals water management and climate change in ancient Maya city

(PhysOrg.com) -- Meticulous mapping and excavations at an ancient cave in the Yucatan Peninsula are revealing the vitality of the site to the ancient Maya – for both religious ritual and human survival. The University ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Feb 20, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Sprawling and powerful 'community models' shaping future of regional and global science

Since the dawn of science, scientists have been using models to visualize and explain the workings of the world. But where the earliest ideas might have been conveyed in something as simple as a cave painting, modern-day ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Feb 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New system allows robots to continuously map their environment

Robots could one day navigate through constantly changing surroundings with virtually no input from humans, thanks to a system that allows them to build and continuously update a three-dimensional map of their ...

Electronics / Robotics

created Feb 16, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Men are not from Mars, women are not from Venus

Professor Mari Ruti of the Department of English and Drama at the University of Toronto Mississauga has written about love for both academic and mainstream audiences. Her newest book, The Summons of Love, portra ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Feb 14, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0


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