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Earth's Early Ocean Cooled More Than A Billion Years Earlier Than Thought
The global ocean covering
the Earth 3.4 billion years
ago was far cooler than has
been thought, according to
researchers who analyzed
... > full story
Satellite Imagery Used To Identify Active Magma Systems In East Africa's Rift Valley
Scientists have used images
compiled over a decade to
study volcanic activity in
the African Rift. A new
article focuses on the
... > full story
Are Earth's Oceans Made Of Extraterrestrial Material?
Contrary to preconceived
notions, the atmosphere and
the oceans were perhaps not
formed from vapors emitted
during intense volcanism at
... > full story
Central Africa's Tropical Congo Basin Was Arid, Treeless In Late Jurassic
The lush, tropical Congo
Basin was much different 150
million to 200 million years
ago when dinosaurs roamed
Gondwana, the single
... > full story
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A Lightning Strike In Africa Helps Take The Pulse Of The Sun
November 11, 2009 — Scientists have developed a more definitive and reliable tool for measuring the sun's rotation when sunspots aren't visible ---- and even when they are -- based on observations of common lightning ... > full story -
Antarctica Glacier Retreat Creates New Carbon Dioxide Store; Has Beneficial Impact On Climate Change
November 10, 2009 — Large blooms of tiny marine plants called phytoplankton are flourishing in areas of open water left exposed by the recent and rapid melting of ice shelves and glaciers around the Antarctic Peninsula. ... > full story -
Climate Models Don't Tell The Full Story
November 10, 2009 — Climate models that predict heavy rainfall don't give the whole picture, according to the results of a new study. Researchers examined climate changes that have taken place over the past 800,000 ... > full story -
Cave Study Links Climate Change To California Droughts
November 10, 2009 — California experienced centuries-long droughts in the past 20,000 years that coincided with the thawing of ice caps in the Arctic, according to analysis of stalagmites from a cave in the Sierra ... > full story -
Climate Studies To Benefit From 12 Years Of Satellite Aerosol Data
November 10, 2009 — Aerosols, very small particles suspended in the air, play an important role in the global climate balance and in regulating climate change. They are one of the greatest sources of uncertainty in ... > full story -
Deep Creep Means Milder, More Frequent Earthquakes Along Southern California's San Jacinto Fault
November 9, 2009 — New research demonstrates that deep creep may mean milder, more frequent earthquakes along SoCal's San Jacinto fault, making it a less likely candidate for a major earthquake than its neighbor to the ... > full story -
Past Climate Of Northern Antarctic Peninsular Informs Global Warming Debate
November 9, 2009 — The seriousness of current global warming is underlined by a reconstruction of climate at Maxwell Bay in the South Shetland Islands of the Antarctic Peninsula over approximately the last 14,000 ... > full story -
Changing Arctic Affecting Air, Ocean, And Everything In Between
November 9, 2009 — Despite the fact that summer 2009 had more sea ice than in 2007 or 2008, scientists are seeing drastic changes in the region from just five years ago and at rates faster than ... > full story -
Nitrogen Loss Threatens Desert Plant Life, Study Shows
November 9, 2009 — As the climate gets warmer, arid soils lose nitrogen as gas, reports a new study. That could lead to deserts with even less plant life than they sustain today, say the ... > full story -
Seafloor Fossils Provide Clues To Climate Change
November 8, 2009 — Deep under the sea, a fossil the size of a sand grain is nestled among a billion of its closest dead relatives. Known as foraminifera, these complex little shells of calcium carbonate can tell you ... > full story
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