Written In Dust: Microscopic Particles From Space Rain Down On Earth
Many scientists fight a never-ending battle against dust in their laboratory. Gisela Winckler, however, can’t get enough. Before you send her what’s under your bed, ...
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Drought To Persist In North America Due To La Niٌa
Experts at the Climate Modeling Group at the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory (LDEO), part of The Earth Institute at Columbia University, ...
Seismic experiments provide new clues to earthquake wave directionality and growth speed
In recent years, seismologists thought they were getting a handle on how an earthquake tends to rupture in a preferred direction along big strike-slip faults like the San Andreas.
A planet outside the solar system is discovered
A reddish speck photographed near a dim and distant star last year is indeed a planet, about five times the mass of ...
Sea Level More Variable Than Previously Thought
Sea level may be far more variable over shorter periods of time than can be explained by natural variations in the Earth's orbit. Scientists using a new method of dating fossil coral reefs have uncovered ...
Old Star's 'Rebirth' Gives Astronomers Surprises
Astronomers using the National Science Foundation's Very Large Array (VLA) radio telescope are taking advantage of a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to watch an old star suddenly ...
Earthquake Hits Indonesian Island of Nias
An earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale has struck near the Indonesian island of Nias, panicking residents but causing no reported casualties.
USGS Assesses Volcanic Threat and Monitoring Gaps at 169 U.S. Volcanoes and Creates a Framework
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) today released the first ever comprehensive and systematic review of the 169 U.S. volcanoes and established a framework for a National Volcano ...
Report Urges Increased Volcano Monitoring
While Mount St. Helens and Kilauea generate the most attention, many other volcanoes in the United States have little or no regular monitoring and need to be watched for potential eruptions, a new report warns. ...
Rocky volcano at the end of the world
In a cold north-easterly breeze and bright sunshine, the MS Multanovskiy leaves the port of Kevlavik, Iceland. Captain Yuri Babkin is happy. At 11 degrees Celsius it is a warm May day near the polar ...
Has Spirit Found Bedrock in Columbia Hills?
In December of 2004, the mission scientists for the Mars Exploration Rover Spirit spied a ridge near the top of Husband Hill, one of the seven Columbia Hills located near the middle of Mars' Gusev ...
Earth's Energy Out of Balance, Data Confirm
The energy imbalance is an expected consequence of increasing atmospheric pollution, especially carbon dioxide, methane, ozone and black carbon particles," said Jim Hansen of NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies.
What's Down There
The Earth’s radius is about 4,000 miles (6,400 kilometers).
Old Star Reignites its Flame
Sakurai's Object" is a white dwarf star that surprised astronomers when if flared
Carbon Dioxide Role In Past Climate Revealed
Researchers at the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) and the University of California, Santa Cruz have discovered that Earth's last great global warming period, ...