The early Earth might have been habitable much earlier than thought, according to new research from a group led by University of Chicago scientists.
Earth Sciences
Jun 5, 2018
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Titan's windswept dunes may sprawl millions of more kilometers than previously thought and were likely formed by geological processes similar to those on Earth, according to a new study. The new findings could help scientists ...
Space Exploration
May 23, 2018
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Hurricanes that intensify rapidly—a characteristic of almost all powerful hurricanes—do so more strongly and quickly now than they did 30 years ago, according to a study published recently in Geophysical Research Letters, ...
Earth Sciences
May 8, 2018
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Hawaii's volcanos stand as silent sentinels. They guard the secret of how they formed, thousands of miles away from where the edges of tectonic plates clash and generate magma for most volcanos. A 2017 Nature study by Jones ...
Earth Sciences
Apr 27, 2018
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A University of Cambridge researcher is calling for the voices of women to be given a fairer platform at a leading scientific conference.
Social Sciences
Apr 24, 2018
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Average winter wave heights along the Atlantic coast of Western Europe have been rising for almost seven decades, according to new research.
Earth Sciences
Apr 24, 2018
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An unconventional mélange of algae, eucalyptus and bioenergy with carbon capture and storage appears to be a quirky ecological recipe. But, scientists from Cornell University, Duke University, and the University of Hawaii ...
Environment
Apr 12, 2018
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The ocean is a major influence on the world's climate and must be included in modelling to predict future climate change.
Earth Sciences
Mar 29, 2018
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Using data from NASA missions observing Earth, researchers at the University of California, Irvine have created new maps of the bed topography beneath a score of glaciers in southeast Greenland, thereby gaining a much better ...
Earth Sciences
Mar 14, 2018
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Researchers are using underwater microphones to interpret and characterize the calls of blue whales swimming through Southern California's oceans, revealing new insights into the behavior of these endangered marine mammals, ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 12, 2018
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