The Alsek River flows from the Yukon Territory in northern Canada to the Pacific Ocean, with its mouth right on the edge of Glacier Bay National Park in Alaska. On its course, the Alsek cuts through some of the wildest country ...
Environment
Apr 15, 2021
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Researchers from Russia and the Czech Republic performed numerical modeling of natural rock arcades using a mathematical model that describes a succession of arches forming as a result of weathering and then turning into ...
Earth Sciences
Jun 23, 2020
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Thinking about building a new home on a bluff overlooking the sea? You may want to think again.
Earth Sciences
Dec 21, 2017
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The yellow warning signs that pepper coastal cliffs from northern California to the US-Mexico border may seem overly dramatic to the casual observer. But actively eroding cliffs make up the majority of the California coastline, ...
Environment
Dec 20, 2017
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It turns out that sex can move mountains.
Ecology
Oct 19, 2017
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Old aerial photographs of Arctic glaciers can be used to assess and measure changes to their surface over time, according to a new study.
Earth Sciences
Feb 9, 2017
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A health check of beaches near Geraldton has revealed northern areas closer to the port are severely eroded while the southern beaches are quite stable.
Environment
Feb 18, 2016
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A new study on biological erosion of mesophotic tropical coral reefs, which are low energy reef environments between 30-150 meters deep, provides new insights into processes that affect the overall structure of these important ...
Environment
Jul 7, 2014
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(Phys.org) —Lightning strikes causing rocks to explode have for the first time been shown to play a huge role in shaping mountain landscapes in southern Africa, debunking previous assumptions that angular rock formations ...
Earth Sciences
Oct 15, 2013
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New research describes a fast-moving sand dune in Tunisia that is spilling onto the streets of the Star Wars set used to portray Anakin Skywalker's childhood home.
Space Exploration
Jul 31, 2013
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