Magma forms far deeper than geologists previously thought, according to new research at Rice University.

Space & Earth - Earth Sciences

Jan 09, 2013 5 / 5 (4) 0 |

(Phys.org)—Geologists Robin Wordsworth and Raymond Pierrehumbert of the University of Chicago, suggest in a paper published in the journal Science that early Earth was kept warm enough for life to develo ...

Space & Earth - Earth Sciences

Jan 04, 2013 3 / 5 (2) 2 |

Urban agriculture is promoted as a strategy for dealing with food insecurity, stimulating economic development, and combating diet-related health problems in cities. However, up to now, no one has known how much gardening ...

Biology - Other

Jan 03, 2013 not rated yet 0

By comparing reconstructions of atmospheric CO2 concentrations and sea level over the past 40 million years, researchers based at the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton have found that greenhouse gas concentrations ...

Space & Earth - Earth Sciences

Jan 02, 2013 4.3 / 5 (17) 2 |

Until today, Alfred Russell Wallace's century old map from 1876 has been the backbone for our understanding of global biodiversity. Thanks to advances in modern technology and data on more than 20,000 species, ...

Biology - Ecology

Dec 20, 2012 4.2 / 5 (5) 0 |

Stephan Winkler, isotope researcher at the University of Vienna, has identified the bomb-pulse of uranium-236 in corals from the Caribbean Sea for the first time. 236U was distributed world-wide in the period ...

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Dec 17, 2012 5 / 5 (1) 0

(Phys.org)—A new study published by University of Chicago researchers challenges the notion that the force of an exploding star prompted the formation of the solar system.

Space & Earth - Astronomy

Dec 17, 2012 4.3 / 5 (12) 8 |

(Phys.org)—Researchers at Western University have discovered where the equator was "precisely located" 450 million years ago, which is an important breakthrough for paleontologists and planetary scientists, ...

Space & Earth - Earth Sciences

Dec 17, 2012 4.9 / 5 (9) 5 |

Volcanic waters in the cold Southern Ocean are the destination for RRS James Cook's current expedition. Scientists are exploring a two-mile deep water system of hydrothermal vents, calderas and cold seeps ...

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Dec 13, 2012 5 / 5 (5) 0

A new study from the rainforests of Panama provides an unprecedented level of detail regarding the diversity and distribution of arthropod species from the soil to the forest canopy. Yves Basset, scientific ...

Biology - Ecology

Dec 13, 2012 5 / 5 (4) 0 |

The ice sheet in West Antarctica is melting faster than expected. New observations published by oceanographers from the University of Gothenburg and the US may improve our ability to predict future changes in ice sheet mass. ...

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Dec 06, 2012 5 / 5 (10) 0 |

(Phys.org)—Alon Efrat and Jonathan Myers of the UA computer science department are working under a new grant to help improve methods for discovering asteroids on paths toward Earth.

Space & Earth - Space Exploration

Dec 04, 2012 5 / 5 (2) 1

Global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions are set to rise again in 2012, reaching a record high of 35.6 billion tonnes - according to new figures from the Global Carbon Project, co-led by researchers from the ...

Space & Earth - Environment

Dec 02, 2012 4.9 / 5 (9) 4 |

(Phys.org)—Forecasters could soon be better able to predict how intense tropical cyclones like Hurricane Sandy will be by analyzing relative-humidity levels within their large-scale environments, finds ...

Space & Earth - Earth Sciences

Nov 29, 2012 4 / 5 (4) 0 |

Drained wetlands in Sweden account for the same amount of greenhouse gas emissions as Swedish industry. This is shown by a summary of research from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden and the Swedish University of Agricultural ...

Space & Earth - Environment

Nov 26, 2012 not rated yet 0