River Formation Due to Interplay Between Incision and Soil Creep
The precise conditions that cause rivers to form branches have long been a mystery, until now. A new study pinpoints two opposing physical forces that…
The precise conditions that cause rivers to form branches have long been a mystery, until now. A new study pinpoints two opposing physical forces that…
In the Arctic Circle, on the continental slope off Canada in the Beaufort Sea, the shallowest known deposit of methane hydrate has been discovered. The…
At more than 11,000 feet above sea level, very important ecosystems known as páramos exist. These kinds of ecosystems are only found in Central and…
Fresh concerns are being expressed about the carbon locked in the Arctic’s permafrost. New studies presented at the American Geophysical Union quantify the amount of…
A 5-mile (8-kilometer) wide and 3,000-foot (900-meter) deep asteroid impact crater has been hidden near Bow City, Alberta, for millions of years. Bow City has…
Comparing 20 of the latest climate models against 33 years of satellite data has led the scientists of a newly published study to believe, with…
A new analysis of the mineral grains from the bottom of the Grand Canyon indicates that it was formed about 70 million years ago, during…
A new study has come up with the most accurate estimate yet for the melting of the polar ice sheets, possibly ending decades of uncertainty…
The state of Washington, the leading US producer of farmed shellfish, announced that it is launching a 42-step plan to reduce ocean acidification. The initiative…
Rising temperatures, persistent drought, and depleted aquifers could set the stage for a second Dust Bowl, a period of drought and dust storms that affected…
A new study indicates that slowing down vessels near coastlines by 10 to 15 miles (16 to 24 kilometers) per hour can dramatically reduce air…
Next week, UK glaciologists are heading to Lake Ellsworth to prepare for a new drilling stage that will start on December 5. They hope to…
In Boulder, Colorado, local cattle have developed immunity against the poisonous larkspur flowers that grow amongst the more edible grasses, making decisions to sell cattle…
The concentrations of legacy contaminants are decreasing quicker than previously reported in three of the Great Lakes, but stayed virtually the same in two other…
Deforestation in tropical rainforests adds more carbon dioxide to the Earth’s atmosphere than the sum total of cars and trucks on the world’s roads. Cars…
The UK’s new plan that will deal with ash disease might not come in time, as most of the country’s 90 million ash trees are…
Hog farms might be nauseating, but a new study indicates that hog farm emissions, which include dust, irritants, allergens, hydrogen sulfides, ammonia, and other volatile…
Last year, the surprise 5.8-magnitude earthquake that struck central Virginia was actually worse than previously thought. Detailed analyses of the ground motions triggered by the…