Warning system to protect astronauts from solar storms
Massive explosions on the sun unleash radiation that could kill astronauts in space.
Space Exploration
Jul 12, 2012
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Global warming's influence on extreme weather
Extreme climate and weather events such as record high temperatures, intense downpours and severe storm surges are becoming more common in many parts of the world. But because high-quality weather records go back only about ...
Environment
Dec 12, 2014
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Multi-year submarine-canyon study challenges textbook theories about turbidity currents
Just as rivers move sediment across the land, turbidity currents are the dominant process carrying sediments and organic carbon from coastal areas into the deep sea. Turbidity currents can also destroy underwater cables, ...
Earth Sciences
Dec 11, 2017
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Is NASA going to Mars? Or the Moon? Or nowhere?
Let's take a deep hopeful breath and look forward, shall we? People have discovered that it's pretty difficult to move to Canada. So there's a lot of talk about going to Mars.
Space Exploration
Dec 19, 2016
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Massive crevasses and bendable ice affect stability of Antarctic ice shelf, research team finds
Gaping crevasses that penetrate upward from the bottom of the largest remaining ice shelf on the Antarctic Peninsula make it more susceptible to collapse, according to University of Colorado Boulder researchers who spent ...
Earth Sciences
Dec 7, 2012
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Searching for clandestine graves with geophysical tools
It's very hard to convict a murderer if the victim's body can't be found. And the best way to hide a body is to bury it. Developing new tools to find those clandestine graves is the goal of a small community of researchers ...
Earth Sciences
May 13, 2013
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Ozone hole might slightly warm planet
A lot of people mix up the ozone hole and global warming, believing the hole is a major cause of the world's increasing average temperature. Scientists, on the other hand, have long attributed a small cooling effect to the ...
Earth Sciences
Aug 8, 2013
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Himalayas and Pacific Northwest could experience major earthquakes, geophysicists say
(Phys.org)—Research by Stanford scientists focuses on geologic features and activity in the Himalayas and Pacific Northwest that could mean those areas are primed for major earthquakes.
Earth Sciences
Dec 4, 2012
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Rising mountains dried out Central Asia, scientists say
(Phys.org) —A record of ancient rainfall teased from long-buried sediments in Mongolia is challenging the popular idea that the arid conditions prevalent in Central Asia today were caused by the ancient uplift of the Himalayas ...
Earth Sciences
Dec 11, 2013
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Next generation digital maps are laser sharp
Restoring habitat for spawning species of fish, such as Atlantic salmon, starts with a geological inventory of suitable rivers and streams, and the watershed systems that support them. But the high-tech mapping tools available ...
Earth Sciences
Feb 12, 2009
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