Numerical simulations have pinpointed the source of acoustic signals emitted by stressed faults in laboratory earthquake…
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Space mining kits blast off for tests in orbit
Astronauts are to test the world’s first space mining devices, in an advance that could open…
NASA takes tropical storm Flossie's temperature
NASA’s Aqua satellite took the temperature of Tropical Storm Flossie as it continued to strengthen and…
NASA tropical storm Erick strengthening
Infrared imagery from NASA’s Aqua satellite revealed a stronger Tropical Storm Erick in the Eastern Pacific…
Researchers predict global energy needs will increase 25% by 2050
Many of the consequences of climate change are well reported in the press: rising seas, more…
Study considers sensory impacts of global climate change
Studies of how global change is impacting marine organisms have long focused on physiological effects—for example…
Increasing value of ivory poses major threat to elephant populations
The global price of ivory increased tenfold since its 1989 trade ban by the Convention on…
Simpler than expected: A microbial community with small diversity cleans up algal blooms
Algae take up carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere and turn the carbon into biomass while…
Study shows that the Moon is older than previously believed
A new study spearheaded by Earth scientists at the University of Cologne’s Institute of Geology and…
Fish reveal limb-regeneration secrets
What can fish teach scientists about limb regeneration? Quite a bit, as it turns out. …