Chemical changes in the oceans more than 800 million years ago almost destroyed the oxygen-rich atmosphere that paved the way for complex life on Earth, new research suggests.
Earth Sciences
Mar 2, 2020
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Lightning—one, two, three—and thunder. For centuries, people have estimated the distance of a thunderstorm from the time between lightning and thunder. The greater the time gap between the two signals, the further away ...
Earth Sciences
Feb 21, 2020
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One of South America's most prominent volcanoes is producing early warning signals of a potential collapse, new research has shown.
Earth Sciences
Feb 18, 2020
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An emerging scientific consensus is that gases—in particular carbon gases–released by volcanic eruptions millions of years ago contributed to some of Earth's greatest mass extinctions. But new research at The City College ...
Earth Sciences
Feb 10, 2020
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New international research led by the University of St Andrews presents a novel way to understand the structure and formation of our oldest continents.
Earth Sciences
Jan 27, 2020
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Researchers at EPFL's Computational Solid Mechanics Laboratory and the Weizmann Institute of Science have modeled the onset of slip between two bodies in frictional contact. Their work, a major step forward in the study of ...
Earth Sciences
Dec 6, 2019
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A rare element discovered in Great Barrier Reef coral skeletons will help scientists understand the environmental history of nearby regions.
Plants & Animals
Oct 21, 2019
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Life is unique to our planet. Or is it?
Earth Sciences
Sep 13, 2019
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For centuries, miners have burrowed into the earth in search of salt—laid down in thick layers from ancient oceans long since evaporated. When scientists saw huge deposits of salt on Mars, they immediately wondered whether ...
Space Exploration
Aug 22, 2019
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Deep under the ocean bed, a sinking tectonic plate causes a "swarm" of earthquakes, feeding molten rock into newly forming volcanoes, new research has discovered.
Earth Sciences
Jun 18, 2019
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