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Earth's Magnetosphere Behaves Like a Sieve
October 24, 2012 — Our protective magnetic bubble lets the solar wind in under a wider range of conditions than previously believed. Earth’s magnetic field is our planet’s first line of defense against the ... > full story -
Fossil Study Helps Pinpoint Extinction Risks for Ocean Animals: When It Comes to Ocean Extinctions, Range Size Matters Most
October 23, 2012 — What makes some ocean animals more prone to extinction? An analysis of roughly 500 million years of fossil data for marine invertebrates reveals that ocean animals with small ranges have been ... > full story -
Opposite Behaviors? Arctic Sea Ice Shrinks, Antarctic Grows
October 23, 2012 — The steady and dramatic decline in the sea ice cover of the Arctic Ocean over the last three decades has become a focus of media and public attention. At the opposite end of Earth, however, something ... > full story -
Helping North America's Marine Protected Areas Adapt to a Changing Climate
October 23, 2012 — The Commission for Environmental Cooperation has published Scientific Guidelines for Designing Resilient Marine Protected Area Networks in a Changing Climate in collaboration with the International ... > full story -
Genetic Patterns of Deep-Sea Coral Provide Insights Into Evolution of Marine Life
October 23, 2012 — The ability of deep-sea corals to harbor a broad array of marine life, including commercially important fish species, make these habitat-forming organisms of immediate interest to conservationists, ... > full story -
Oxygen's Ups and Downs in Early Atmosphere and Ocean
October 23, 2012 — Geochemists challenge the simple notion of an up-only trend for early oxygen on Earth, and provides the first compelling direct evidence for a major drop in oxygen after the gas's first rise. This ... > full story -
Connection Between Hawaii's Dueling Volcanoes Explained
October 23, 2012 — A new study finds that a deep connection about 50 miles underground can explain the enigmatic behavior of two of Earth's most notable volcanoes, Hawaii's Mauna Loa and ... > full story -
NASA Sees Active Region on the Sun Emit Another Flare
October 23, 2012 — The sun emitted a significant solar flare on Oct. 22, 2012, peaking at 11:17 pm EDT. The flare came from an active region on the left side of the sun that has been numbered AR 1598, which has already ... > full story -
Biologists Record Increasing Amounts of Plastic Litter in the Arctic Deep Sea
October 23, 2012 — The sea bed in the Arctic deep sea is increasingly strewn with litter and plastic waste, according to ... > full story -
Simulating Secure Carbon Dioxide Storage
October 23, 2012 — The race is on to develop the most secure solution for storing carbon dioxide in Earth's crust. A small Norwegian company has developed a method for studying precisely how this greenhouse gas is ... > full story
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