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Research Challenges for Understanding Landscape Changes Identified
Nine research challenges and
four research initiatives
that are poised to advance
the study of how Earth's
landscapes change were
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Lightning Strike in Africa Helps Take Pulse of Sun
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
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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
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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
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New Method to Measure Snow, Vegetation Moisture With GPS May Benefit Farmers, Meteorologists
November 20, 2009 — Scientists have found a clever way to use traditional GPS satellite signals to measure snow depth as well as soil and vegetation moisture, a technique expected to benefit meteorologists, water ... > full story -
Using Darwin in Helping to Define the Biological Essentiality of Silicon and Aluminium
November 17, 2009 — In this year, 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin and the 150th anniversary of the publication of ‘On the Origin of Species’ a UK scientist has used Darwin’s seminal ... > full story -
A Glimpse At The Earth's Crust Deep Below The Atlantic
November 12, 2009 — Long-term variations in volcanism help explain the birth, evolution and death of striking geological features called oceanic core complexes on the ocean floor, says a ... > full story -
Are Earth's Oceans Made Of Extraterrestrial Material?
November 11, 2009 — Contrary to preconceived notions, the atmosphere and the oceans were perhaps not formed from vapors emitted during intense volcanism at the dawning of our planet. Scientists now suggest that water ... > 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 -
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 -
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 -
Are The Alps Growing Or Shrinking?
November 6, 2009 — The Alps are growing just as quickly in height as they are shrinking. This paradoxical result comes from a new study by a group of German and Swiss geoscientists. Due to glaciers and rivers, about ... > full story -
Abiotic Synthesis Of Methane: New Evidence Supports 19th-Century Idea On Formation Of Oil And Gas
November 6, 2009 — Scientists in Washington, D.C. are reporting laboratory evidence supporting the possibility that some of Earth's oil and natural gas may have formed in a way much different than the traditional ... > full story -
Earthquakes Actually Aftershocks Of 19th Century Quakes; Repercussions Of 1811 And 1812 New Madrid Quakes Continue To Be Felt
November 5, 2009 — When small earthquakes shake the central US, citizens often fear the rumbles are signs a big earthquake is coming. Fortunately, a new study instead shows that most of these earthquakes are ... > full story
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