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Tropical Rainforest And Mountain Species May Be Threatened By Global Warming
Contrary to conventional
wisdom, tropical plant and
animal species living in
some of the warmest places
on Earth may be threatened
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Deep Magma Matters: Volcanic Eruptions More Complex And Harder To Predict
Volcanoes function in a far
more complex way than
previously thought, making
future eruptions even harder
to predict. Although the
... > full story
Deep Biosphere Research Points To New Methods For Recovering Petroleum
Miles below us, deep within
Earth's crust, life is
astir. Organisms there are
not the large creatures
typically envisioned when
... > full story
Impact Of Geology On The U.S. Civil War: War From The Ground Up
The connection between
geology and the history of
the Civil War has fascinated
some researchers. Now they
take history, military
history in particular, a
... > full story
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Species Extinction By Asteroid A Rarity
October 10, 2008 — New research argues in favor of a "sick earth" mechanism for most extinctions, rather than external event like an asteroid ... > full story -
The Green Sahara, A Desert In Bloom
October 7, 2008 — New North African climate reconstructions reveal three ‘green Sahara’ episodes during which the present-day Sahara Desert was almost completely covered with extensive grasslands, lakes ... > full story -
Topsoil's Limited Turnover: A Crisis In Time
October 5, 2008 — Topsoil does not last forever. Records show that topsoil erosion, accelerated by human civilization and conventional agricultural practices, has outpaced long-term soil production. Earth's continents ... > full story -
Meteorites From Inner Solar System Match Up To Earth's Platinum Standard
October 4, 2008 — Some of the world's rarest and most precious metals, including platinum and iridium, could owe their presence in the Earth's crust to iron and stony-iron meteorites, fragments of a large number of ... > full story -
Canada's Shores Saved Animals From Devastating Climate Change 252 Million Years Ago
October 2, 2008 — Scientists have solved part of the mystery of where marine organisms that recovered from the biggest extinction on earth were housed. The researchers discovered that the shorelines of ancient Canada ... > full story -
Earth's Magnetic Field Reversals Illuminated By Lava Flows Study
September 26, 2008 — Earth's north magnetic pole is shifting and weakening. Ancient lava flows are guiding a better understanding of what generates and controls the Earth's magnetic field -- and what may drive it to ... > full story -
Oldest Known Rocks On Earth Discovered: 4.28 Billion Years Old
September 26, 2008 — The discovery of rocks as old as 4.28 billion years pushes back age of most ancient remnant of Earth's crust by 300 million years. Researchers have discovered the oldest rocks on Earth -- a discovery ... > full story -
Ocean Floor Geysers Warm Flowing Sea Water
September 25, 2008 — Earth scientists have reported movement of warmed sea water through the flat, Pacific Ocean floor off Costa Rica. The movement is greater than that off midocean volcanic ridges. The finding suggests ... > full story -
World’s Largest Tsunami Debris Discovered
September 25, 2008 — A line of massive boulders on the western shore of Tonga may be evidence of the most powerful volcano-triggered tsunami found to date. Up to 9 meters (30 feet) high and weighing up to 1.6 million ... > full story -
Earth Structure: Lowermost Mantle Has Materials With Unexpected Properties
September 17, 2008 — Materials deep inside Earth have unexpected atomic properties that might force earth scientists to revise their models of Earth's internal processes. Recreating in the lab materials they believe ... > full story
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