Fossil Patagonian Plants Show High Insect Feeding diversity 52 Million Years Ago
South America has the most biodiversity of any major region today and according to an international team of researchers...
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Consumers Suspicious Of Sponsored Links
Sponsored links are marketed as a sure-fire way to lure consumers to specific Web sites, but a Penn State study shows ...
Another Look at an Enigmatic New World
the ESA Huygens probe arrived at Saturn's largest satellite, Titan. After a faultless descent through the dense atmosphere...
Barren Island volcano to be made tourist spot
India's only volcano on Barren Island is all set to become a tourist destination, perhaps as early as this weekend.
Earth’s cousin spotted!
US researchers claim to have discovered a planet similar to Earth some 15 light years away.
7.0 quake shakes up residents up and down coast
A magnitude 7.0 earthquake erupted beneath the seafloor about 90 miles west-southwest of Crescent City on Tuesday night, resulting in a short-lived tsunami warning for the California coastline.
ON WATER AND PLATE TECTONICS
In places such as the Pacific Rim, the sea floor collides with and is pushed below the land masses that border the ocean. This process of "subduction
Strong earthquake hits Alaska's Aleutian Islands
A strong earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale struck Alaska's Aleutian islands, according to the US Geological Survey.
Earth like planet found outside the solar system
A group of U.S. researchers today said they have discovered an Earth-like planet that is 15 light years away from Earth.
CLIMATE AND TECTONIC DEFORMATION
The provocative idea that climatically driven erosion could govern tectonic deformation has instigated a decade of geodynamic models[1-3] and geological studies[4,5] that explore potential climate-tectonic feedbacks.
Astronomers Discover Most Earth-like Extrasolar Planet Yet
The world's preeminent planet hunters have discovered the most Earth-like extrasolar planet yet: a possibly rocky world about 7.5 times as massive as the Earth.
CLIMATE AND TECTONIC DEFORMATION
The provocative idea that climatically driven erosion could govern tectonic
In 1783 a volcanic eruption decimated Iceland's population
In 1783 a volcanic eruption decimated Iceland's population and created a choking fog that fell on England - a new study suggests it caused 30,000 further deaths
Ozone Levels Drop When Hurricanes Are Strengthening
Scientists are continually exploring different aspects of hurricanes to increase the understanding of how they behave.
Space Measurements Of Carbon Offer Clearer View Of Earth's Climate Future
"Direct satellite measurements of carbon dioxide will have as dramatic an impact as the Hubble Space Telescope within the Earth science field," ...