How do you make half the mass of two continents disappear? To answer that question, you first need to discover that it's missing.
Earth Sciences
Oct 5, 2016
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Research published today in the American Geophysical Union's journal Global Biogeochemical Cycles shows that recent rises in levels of methane in our atmosphere is being driven by biological sources, such as swamp gas, cow ...
Environment
Sep 27, 2016
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Earlier annual snowmelt periods may hinder the ability of forests to regulate atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2), according to the results of a new study.
Environment
Aug 26, 2016
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A new 3-D printing technique being developed at Stanford could one day allow scientists to study rocks from afar, without needing to have actual samples in hand.
Earth Sciences
Aug 10, 2016
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Earlier annual snowmelt periods may hinder the ability of forests to regulate atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2), according to the results of a new study.
Environment
Aug 3, 2016
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Droughts in California are mainly controlled by wind, not by the amount of evaporated moisture in the air, new research has found.
Earth Sciences
Jul 5, 2016
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Even with this winter's strong El Niño, the Sierra Nevada snowpack will likely take until 2019 to return to pre-drought levels, according to a new analysis led by UCLA hydrology researchers.
Environment
Jun 21, 2016
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The ocean of Jupiter's moon Europa could have the necessary balance of chemical energy for life, even if the moon lacks volcanic hydrothermal activity, finds a new study.
Space Exploration
May 17, 2016
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Emissions from farms outweigh all other human sources of fine-particulate air pollution in much of the United States, Europe, Russia and China, according to new research. The culprit: fumes from nitrogen-rich fertilizers ...
Environment
May 16, 2016
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One of the earth's newest islands exploded into view from the bottom of the southwest Pacific Ocean in January 2015, and scientists sailing around the volcano this spring have created a detailed map of its topography.
Earth Sciences
May 5, 2016
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