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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.


Earthquake in China struck in 2 stages

May 15, 2008 | User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 16 vote(s) | No comments yet

(AP) -- The fault line that caused this week's devastating earthquake in China probably buckled in two stages, and the hardness of the terrain contributed to the wide reach of the damage, Japanese scientists ...


Studies confirm greenhouse mechanisms even further into past

May 14, 2008 | User rating: 3.5 / 5 after 25 vote(s) | User comments: 4

The newest analysis of trace gases trapped in Antarctic ice cores now provide a reasonable view of greenhouse gas concentrations as much as 800,000 years into the past, and are further confirming the link ...


Hot climate could shut down plate tectonics

May 12, 2008 | User rating: 2.9 / 5 after 35 vote(s) | User comments: 11

A new study of possible links between climate and geophysics on Earth and similar planets finds that prolonged heating of the atmosphere can shut down plate tectonics and cause a planet's crust to become locked in place.


Warming climate is changing life on global scale, says new study

May 14, 2008 | User rating: 2.8 / 5 after 28 vote(s) | User comments: 5

A vast array of physical and biological systems across the earth are being affected by warming temperatures caused by humans, says a new analysis of information not previously assembled all in one spot. The ...