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Siberian Caves Warn of Permafrost Meltdown
June 19, 2013 — Climate records captured in Siberian caves suggest 1.5 degrees of warming is enough to trigger thawing of permafrost, according to a new ... > full story -
Seismic Gap Outside of Istanbul: Is This Where the Expected Marmara Earthquake Will Originate From?
June 18, 2013 — Earthquake researchers have now identified a 30 kilometers long and ten kilometers deep area along the North Anatolian fault zone just south of Istanbul that could be the starting point for a strong ... > full story -
New 'Embryonic' Subduction Zone Found
June 17, 2013 — A new subduction zone forming off the coast of Portugal heralds the beginning of a cycle that will see the Atlantic Ocean close as continental Europe moves closer to ... > full story -
'Cold Snap' 116 Million Years Ago Triggered Marine Ecosystem Crisis
June 16, 2013 — A "cold snap" 116 million years ago triggered a similar marine ecosystem crisis to the ones witnessed in the past as a result of global warming, according to new research. The international study ... > full story -
Noble Gases Hitch a Ride on Hydrous Minerals
June 16, 2013 — The six noble gases do not normally dissolve into minerals, leaving earth scientists to wonder how they are recycled back into the Earth. Now, researchers have discovered that the lattice structure ... > full story -
When Will the Next Megathrust Hit the West Coast of North America?
June 12, 2013 — A new study presents our first glimpse back in geologic time of the recurrence interval of large and megathrust earthquakes impacting the vulnerable BC outer ... > full story -
Water in Earth's Crust and Upper Mantle May Not Lubricate Plate Tectonics as Much as Previously Assumed
June 12, 2013 — Water in olivin mineral reveals less important ... > full story -
Martian Clay Contains Chemical Implicated in the Origin of Life, Astrobiologists Find
June 10, 2013 — Researchers have discovered high concentrations of boron in a Martian meteorite. When present in its oxidized form (borate), boron may have played a key role in the formation of RNA, one of the ... > full story -
New Theory Proposes Solution to Long-Running Debate as to How Stable the Earth System Is
June 10, 2013 — Researchers have proposed an answer to the long-running debate as to how stable the Earth system is. Earth, with its core-driven magnetic field, oceans of liquid water, dynamic climate and abundant ... > full story -
Earthquake Acoustics Can Indicate If a Massive Tsunami Is Imminent
June 6, 2013 — Scientists have identified key acoustic characteristics of the 2011 Japan earthquake that indicated it would cause a large tsunami. The technique could be applied worldwide to create an early warning ... > full story
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