A Kobe University research group has shed light on how low-frequency tectonic tremors occur; these findings will contribute towards better predictions of future megathrust earthquakes.
Earth Sciences
Jun 2, 2022
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For hundreds of millions of years, Earth's climate has warmed and cooled with natural fluctuations in the level of carbon dioxide (CO₂) in the atmosphere. Over the past century, humans have pushed CO₂ levels to their ...
Earth Sciences
May 26, 2022
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Researchers from the School of Earth Sciences at The University of Western Australia have helped reconstruct the cycle of carbon in the Earth using thermodynamic modeling and plate tectonic reconstructions dating back 250 ...
Earth Sciences
May 26, 2022
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Mars once ran red with rivers. The telltale tracks of past rivers, streams and lakes are visible today all over the planet. But about three billion years ago, they all dried up—and no one knows why.
Planetary Sciences
May 26, 2022
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What turned Venus into hell? It could have simply been a steadily warming sun, but new research suggests that volcanoes may have played a role in creating a runaway greenhouse effect. And the same history of active Volcanism ...
Planetary Sciences
May 9, 2022
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Some mountains can move in the blink of a geological eye.
Earth Sciences
May 9, 2022
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A team of researchers with the Buglife project, working with the Kent Wildlife Trust, has found evidence that suggests the number of flying insects in the U.K. has dropped significantly over the past several years. The group ...
A study of two powerful earthquakes in adjacent areas off the Alaska Peninsula in 2020 and 2021 shows a connection between the two. It also suggests they may be a part of an 80-year rupture cascade along the fault.
Earth Sciences
May 4, 2022
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The fossils of three ichthyosaurs—giant marine reptiles that patrolled primordial oceans—have been discovered high up in the Swiss Alps, and include the largest ever tooth found for the species, a study said Thursday.
Evolution
May 1, 2022
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In an international collaboration, Earth scientists at the University of Cologne and Freie Universität Berlin have discovered that some magmas on Earth, which made their way through the deep terrestrial mantle and erupted ...
Earth Sciences
Apr 28, 2022
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