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3-D Laser Map Shows Earthquake Before and After
Geologists have a new tool
to study how earthquakes
change the landscape down to
a few inches, and it's
giving them insight into how
earthquake faults behave. ... > full story
Global Extinction: Gradual Doom Is Just as Bad as Abrupt
Around 250 million years
ago, most life on Earth was
wiped out in an extinction
known as the "Great Dying."
Geologists have learned that
the end came slowly from
... > full story
New Way to Study Ground Fractures
Geophysics researchers have
created a new way to study
fractures by producing
elastic waves, or
vibrations, through using
high-intensity light focused
directly on the fracture
... > full story
Sun Delivered Curveball of Powerful Radiation at Earth
A potent follow-up solar
flare, which occurred Jan.
17, 2012, just days after
the Sun launched the biggest
coronal mass ejection seen
in nearly a decade,
... > full story
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NASA Study Solves Case of Earth's 'Missing Energy'
January 27, 2012 — Two years ago, scientists released a study claiming that inconsistencies between satellite observations of Earth's heat and measurements of ocean heating amounted to evidence of "missing energy" in ... > full story -
What Really Happened Prior to 'Snowball Earth'?
January 27, 2012 — The large changes in the carbon isotopic composition of carbonates which occurred prior to the major climatic event more than 500 million years ago, known as "Snowball Earth," are unrelated to ... > full story -
Life Beyond Earth? Underwater Caves in Bahamas Could Give Clues
January 26, 2012 — Discoveries made in some underwater caves by researchers in the Bahamas could provide clues about how ocean life formed on Earth millions of years ago, and perhaps give hints of what types of marine ... > full story -
Injecting Sulfate Particles Into Stratosphere Won't Fully Offset Climate Change
January 25, 2012 — New research demonstrates that one suggested method of geoengineering the atmosphere to deal with climate change, injecting sulfate particles into the stratosphere, probably would have limited ... > full story -
Underwater River of Mud and Sand Tells Tale of Climate Change and Ocean Gateways, New Oil and Gas Exploration Possibilities
January 25, 2012 — Mediterranean bottom currents and the sediment deposits they leave behind offer new insights into global climate change, the opening and closing of ocean circulation gateways and locations where ... > full story -
NASA Renames Earth-Observing Mission in Honor of Satellite Pioneer
January 25, 2012 — NASA has renamed its newest Earth-observing satellite in honor of the late Verner E. Suomi, a meteorologist at the University of Wisconsin who is recognized widely as "the father of satellite ... > full story -
Life Discovered on Dead Hydrothermal Vents
January 24, 2012 — Microbiologists have found that the microbes that thrive on hot fluid methane and sulfur spewed by active hydrothermal vents are supplanted, once the vents go cold, by microbes that feed on the solid ... > full story -
Space Weather Arrives: Relatively Minor Impacts Expected from Solar Storm
January 24, 2012 — A significant blast of energy from the sun arrived at Earth on Jan. 24, 2012 at 10 a.m. EST, triggering a moderate geomagnetic storm here that's unlikely to cause major problems. But skywatchers take ... > full story -
Waiting for Death Valley's Big Bang: Volcanic Explosion Crater May Have Future Potential
January 23, 2012 — In California's Death Valley, death is looking just a bit closer. Geologists have determined that the half-mile-wide Ubehebe Crater, formed by a prehistoric volcanic explosion, was created far more ... > full story -
How Diamond-Bearing Kimberlites Reach the Surface of Earth: Acidification Provides the Thrust
January 23, 2012 — Diamond-bearing kimberlites are volcanic rocks that originate deep in the Earth and are erupted onto the surface. Researchers have now shown that other rock types, incorporated into the magma as it ... > full story
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