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Global warming? Next decade could be cooler, says study

April 30, 2008 | User rating: 3.2 / 5 after 39 vote(s) | User comments: 31

Global warming could take a break in the next decade thanks to a natural shift in ocean circulations, although Earth's temperature will rise as previously expected over the longer term, according to a study ...


Huge Texas sinkhole's appetite decreasing, officials say

May 09, 2008 | User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 26 vote(s) | User comments: 4

(AP) -- Geologists said a 260-foot-deep sinkhole that grew to the length of three football fields over just two days seemed to be slowing down Thursday, but that it could take months before it's clear whether ...


First nanoscale image of soil reveals an 'incredible' variety

April 25, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 14 vote(s) | No comments yet

A handful of soil is a lot like a banana, strawberry and apple smoothie: Blended all together, it is hard to tell what's in there, especially if you have never tasted the fruits before.


Did a Significant Cool Spell Mark the Demise of Megafauna?

April 23, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 15 vote(s) | No comments yet

The end of the Pleistocene Epoch was marked with steadily warmer temperatures and the great ice age glaciers that covered vast areas of North America were in retreat.


Innovative technology provides insight into what’s below the Earth’s surface

May 05, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 15 vote(s) | No comments yet

From oil fields and meteorite impact craters, to potential tsunami triggering submarine landslides, innovative new technology which provides images from below the Earth’s surface has been unveiled.


Earthquake in Illinois could portend an emerging threat

April 24, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 16 vote(s) | User comments: 5

To the surprise of many, the earthquake on April 18, 2008, about 120 miles east of St. Louis, originated in the Wabash Valley Fault and not the better-known and more-dreaded New Madrid Fault in Missouri's ...


Ill. earthquake a wake-up call

April 20, 2008 | User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 11 vote(s) | No comments yet

A U.S. seismologist said the earthquake that jolted the Midwest Friday is a reminder of the risks seismic events pose outside familiar quake areas.


Seismometer image captured from this morning's Midwest earthquake

April 18, 2008 | User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 10 vote(s) | No comments yet

A University of Wisconsin-Madison geology department seismometer in Weeks Hall recorded the tremors of a southern Illinois earthquake that shook many areas of the Midwest this morning.


An Earth Day Perspective: NASA Satellites Aid in Chesapeake Bay Recovery

April 22, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet

From the distant reaches of the universe, to black holes and Saturn’s rings, NASA explores some of the most far-out parts of space. But NASA also does research much closer to home. In fact, NASA Earth Science ...


Scientists aim to unlock deep-sea 'secrets' of Earth's crust

May 14, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 9 vote(s) | No comments yet

Scientists from Durham University will use robots to explore the depths of the Atlantic Ocean to study the growth of underwater volcanoes that build the Earth’s crust.


Another Olympic contest -- weather forecasting

May 09, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet

Meteorologists may not always feel appreciated, but at the Beijing Olympics at least they will have their own contest.


Chile's Chaiten volcano one of scores of active volcanoes in region

May 07, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 18 vote(s) | User comments: 1

The Chaiten volcano now erupting in southern Chile is one of 200 to 300 volcanoes in the "Andean Arc" region of Chile, Peru, Ecuador and Columbia considered active by volcanologists, some of which lie in much ...


Major Arctic sea ice melt is expected this summer

May 02, 2008 | User rating: 3.5 / 5 after 24 vote(s) | User comments: 8

(AP) -- The Arctic will remain on thinning ice, and climate warming is expected to begin affecting the Antarctic also, scientists said Friday. "The long-term prognosis is not very optimistic," atmospheric scientist Jennifer ...


Geochemists challenge key theory regarding Earth's formation

May 01, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 33 vote(s) | User comments: 3

Working with colleagues from NASA, a Florida State University researcher has published a paper that calls into question three decades of conventional wisdom regarding some of the physical processes that helped ...


'4-D' ionosphere map helps flyers, soldiers, ham radio operators

April 30, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 9 vote(s) | No comments yet

Today, at the Space Weather Workshop in Boulder, Colo., NASA-funded researchers released to the general public a new “4D” live model of Earth’s ionosphere. Without leaving home, anyone can fly through the ...


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