Researchers at a field site in Victoria, Australia are among the first to use fiber optic distributed acoustic sensing (DAS) for high-precision tracking of induced seismicity from a small carbon dioxide (CO2) injection, according ...
Earth Sciences
Jul 21, 2023
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An international team of researchers has chosen the location which best represents the beginnings of what could be a new geological epoch, the Anthropocene.
Environment
Jul 15, 2023
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Beneath the seawater in Japan's Beppu Bay lie layers of seemingly unremarkable sediment and sludge that tell the story of how humans have fundamentally altered the world around them.
Earth Sciences
Jul 10, 2023
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Hidden in the minerals and textures that make up rocks are clues about how and when they formed and were later altered. These changes can occur due to the presence of water-rich fluids and may also be influenced by biological ...
Planetary Sciences
Oct 31, 2022
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Scientists exploring a submerged mountain range in the mid-Atlantic stumbled onto something they can't explain: An organized series of holes punched in the floor of the Atlantic Ocean.
Earth Sciences
Jul 26, 2022
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Research led by the University of Southampton has revealed that an abrupt change in climate conditions in the North Atlantic around 800 years ago played a role in a decline in Atlantic salmon populations returning to rivers. ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 8, 2022
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The evening of Aug. 1 felt a lot like a birthday to NASA planetary scientist Justin Simon. On that night, Simon attended a virtual watch party for researchers preparing to use NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance rover to conduct ...
Planetary Sciences
Sep 16, 2021
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The rocks it has analyzed for sample collection are helping the team better understand a past marked by volcanic activity and water.
Planetary Sciences
Sep 13, 2021
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NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance rover will be the agency's ninth mission to land on the Red Planet. Along with characterizing the planet's geology and climate, and paving the way for human exploration beyond the Moon, the rover ...
Astrobiology
Feb 18, 2021
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NASA's newest Mars rover is called Perseverance, and it has already lived up to the name.
Space Exploration
Jul 29, 2020
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