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New Force Driving Earth's Tectonic Plates
July 6, 2011 — Bringing fresh insight into long-standing debates about how powerful geological forces shape the planet, from earthquake ruptures to mountain formations, scientists have identified a new mechanism ... > full story -
How Hot Did Earth Get in the Past? Team of Scientists Uncovers New Information
July 5, 2011 — The question seems simple enough: What happens to Earth's temperature when atmospheric carbon dioxide levels increase? The answer is elusive. However, clues are hidden in the fossil record. A new ... > full story -
Australian Volcano Eruptions Overdue, New Study Confirms
July 5, 2011 — Latest research into the age of volcanos in parts of Australia has confirmed that certain regions are overdue for an eruption, potentially affecting thousands of local ... > full story -
More Rain, Less Snow Leads to Faster Arctic Ice Melt
July 5, 2011 — Rising air temperatures in the Arctic region have led to an increase in rainfall and a decrease in snowfall, making the sea ice more susceptible to melting, a new study has ... > full story -
Heavy Metal Meets Hard Rock: Battling Through the Ocean Crust's Hardest Rocks
June 30, 2011 — Scientists and drillers recovered a remarkable suite of heat-tempered basalts that provide a detailed picture of the rarely seen boundary between magma and seawater. These samples were collected ... > full story -
Scientists Study Earthquake Triggers in Pacific Ocean
June 30, 2011 — New samples of rock and sediment from the depths of the eastern Pacific Ocean may help explain the cause of large, destructive earthquakes similar to the Tohoku Earthquake that struck Japan in ... > full story -
GOES Satellites See Ash Still Spewing from Chilean Volcano
June 29, 2011 — The Puyehue-Cordon volcano in Chile continues to spew ash that is still disrupting travel as far as Australia and New Zealand this ... > full story -
Researchers Contribute to Global Plant Database, Expanding Ecosystems Research
June 29, 2011 — A new database of plants' traits will help scientists around the world learn more about how climate change is affecting ecosystems. The availability of plant trait data in the unified global database ... > full story -
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Recycling: A New Source of Indispensible 'Rare Earth' Materials Mined Mainly in China
June 29, 2011 — That axiom of sustainability -- "recycle and reuse" -- could help ease concerns about a reliable supply of substances, indispensable for a modern technological society, that are produced almost ... > full story -
Hawaiian Hotspot Variability Attributed to Small-Scale Convection
June 29, 2011 — Small scale convection at the base of the Pacific plate has been simulated in a model of mantle plume dynamics, enabling researchers to explain the complex set of observations at the Hawaiian ... > full story
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