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What the Margins of Spain's Ebro River Basin Looked Like 6 Million Years Ago
June 2, 2011 A Spanish research team, using 3-D reflection seismology, has for the first time mapped the geomorphological features of the Ebro river basin 5 to 6 million years ago. The images obtained show that ... > full story -
3-D Model Mimics Volcanic Explosions
June 1, 2011 A 3-D model of a volcanic explosion, based on the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens in Washington state, may enhance our understanding of how some volcanic explosions occur and help identification of ... > full story -
New Map Reveals Giant Fjords Beneath East Antarctic Ice Sheet
June 1, 2011 Scientists have used ice-penetrating radar to create the first high-resolution topographic map of one of the last uncharted regions of Earth, the Aurora Subglacial Basin, an immense ice-buried ... > full story -
Scientists Detect Earth-Equivalent Amount of Water Within the Moon
May 26, 2011 The moon has much more water than previously thought, a scientific team has discovered. First-time measurements of lunar melt inclusions show that some parts of the lunar mantle have as much water as ... > full story -
Most Biologically Rich Island in Southern Ocean
May 25, 2011 The first comprehensive study of sea creatures around the sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia reveals a region that is richer in biodiversity than even many tropical sites, such as the Galapagos ... > full story -
Scientists Debunk Theory on End of 'Snowball Earth' Ice Age
May 25, 2011 Scientists report that the rocks on which much of a theory on how the "Snowball Earth" ice age ended was based were formed millions of years after the ice age ended, and were formed at temperatures ... > full story -
Japan Earthquake Appears to Increase Quake Risk Elsewhere in the Country
May 25, 2011 Japan's recent magnitude 9.0 earthquake, which triggered a devastating tsunami, relieved stress along part of the quake fault but also has contributed to the build up of stress in other areas, ... > full story -
NASA's NPP Satellite Successfully Completes Thermal Vac Testing
May 25, 2011 The NASA National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System Preparatory Project (NPP) climate and weather satellite has successfully passed all environmental testing with the recent ... > full story -
Unusual Earthquake Gave Japan Tsunami Extra Punch, Say Scientists
May 24, 2011 The March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan were generated on a fault that didn't rupture the usual way, according to researchers. The rupture initially shot westward, then slowed and ... > full story -
Scientists Find Odd Twist in Slow 'Earthquakes': Tremor Running Backwards
May 22, 2011 Scientists find that in an unfelt, weeks-long seismic phenomenon called episodic tremor and slip, the tremor can suddenly reverse direction and travel back through areas of the fault that it had ... > full story
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