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The Role of Physics in the Sinking of the Titanic
April 1, 2012 — A century on from the sinking of the Titanic, science writer Richard Corfield takes a look at the cascade of events that led to the demise of the "unsinkable" ship, taking into account the maths and ... > full story -
Organics Probably Formed Easily in Early Solar System
March 30, 2012 — Complex organic compounds, including many important to life on Earth, were readily produced under conditions that likely prevailed in the primordial solar system. Scientists came to this conclusion ... > full story -
Precipitation Impacts Glacial Melt, Patagonian Glacier Study Suggests
March 30, 2012 — Glaciers play a vital role in Earth’s climate system, and it’s critical to understand what contributes to their fluctuation. Increased global temperatures are frequently viewed as the ... > full story -
Measuring the Cosmic Dust Swept Up by Earth
March 29, 2012 — Although we think of space as being empty, there is more out there than meets the eye – dust, for example, is everywhere. If all the material between the Sun and Jupiter were compressed ... > full story -
Carbon Dioxide Was Hidden in the Ocean During Last Ice Age
March 29, 2012 — Why did the atmosphere contain so little carbon dioxide during the last Ice Age 20,000 years ago? Why did it rise when the Earth's climate became warmer? Processes in the ocean are responsible for ... > full story -
Fossil Raindrop Impressions Imply Greenhouse Gases Loaded Early Atmosphere
March 28, 2012 — Evidence from fossilized raindrop impressions from 2.7 billion years ago indicates that an abundance of greenhouse gases most likely caused the warm temperatures on ancient ... > full story -
West Antarctic Ice Shelves Tearing Apart at the Seams
March 27, 2012 — A new study examining nearly 40 years of satellite imagery has revealed that the floating ice shelves of a critical portion of West Antarctica are steadily losing their grip on adjacent bay walls, ... > full story -
Simple, Cheap Way to Mass-Produce Graphene Nanosheets
March 26, 2012 — Mixing a little dry ice and a simple industrial process cheaply mass-produces high-quality graphene nanosheets, researchers ... > full story -
Skaters' Brains: Specialized Training of Complex Motor Skills May Induce Sports-Specific Structural Changes in Cerebellum
March 26, 2012 — Specialized training of complex motor skills may induce sports-specific structural changes in the human ... > full story -
Ancient Civilizations Reveal Ways to Manage Fisheries for Sustainability
March 23, 2012 — In the search for sustainability of the ocean's fisheries, solutions can be found in a surprising place: the ancient past. Marine scientists reconstructed fisheries yields over seven centuries of ... > full story
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