Researchers Observed 13 Equally Spaced, Zebra-Like Stripes of Plasma in Space
A team of researchers from MIT and UCLA have identified zebra-like stripes of plasma in a region of space about 12,000 miles from Earth’s surface….
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NASA Study Reveals Oceans Temporarily Hide Global Warming
A newly published NASA study shows that the recent extra heat from greenhouse gases has been trapped in the waters of the Pacific and Indian…
Surfer-Shaped Waves Discovered at the Boundaries of Near-Earth Space
Two published papers reveal Kelvin-Helmholtz waves at the boundaries of near-Earth space, showing that they can appear under any conditions and are much more prevalent…
NASA Study Provides New Estimates for the Global Water Cycle
A newly published study from NASA helps answer questions about droughts, flooding and how much water is on the move and where it is going….
NASA Study Shows Beijing’s Physical Area Quadrupled between 2000 and 2009
Using data from NASA’s QuikScat satellite, a newly published study demonstrates how to quantify urban growth based on observed changes in physical infrastructure. Scientists used…
Tiny Dracula Ants: New Species of Subterranean Hunters
Six new species of subterranean ants from the genus Prionopelta have been discovered in Madagascar and the islands of Seychelles. Dubbed Dracula ants by these…
Demise of Laurentide Ice Sheet Due to Sudden Shift in “Radiative Forcing”
Researchers at Oregon State University studied the cause of the demise of the massive Laurentide Ice Sheet during the last ice age, looking for clues…
NASA’s AIM Spacecraft Observes Noctilucent Clouds
This composite image shows noctilucent clouds over the Arctic captured by NASA’s Aeronomy of Ice in the Mesosphere Spacecraft. In the late spring and summer,…
GRACE Reveals That a Third of Big Groundwater Basins Are in Distress
Using data from NASA’s Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment satellites, two new studies reveal that about one third of Earth’s largest groundwater basins are being…
New Model Helps Explain the Softness in Earth’s Lithosphere
A new model from researchers at Yale University helps explain the drop in elastic stiffness in the middle of the Earth’s continental lithosphere. Lithosphere is…
New Detailed Global Climate Change Projections from NASA
A new dataset from the NASA Earth Exchange shows how temperature and rainfall patterns worldwide may change through the year 2100 because of growing concentrations…
New Image Shows the Advance of Hubbard Glacier
New data from the Operational Land Imager on Landsat 8 shows the advance of Hubbard Glacier. Since measurements began in 1895, Alaska’s Hubbard Glacier has…
Antarctica’s Larsen B Ice Shelf Will Disintegrate Before the End of the Decade
A newly published NASA study reveals that the last remaining section of Antarctica’s Larsen B Ice Shelf is weakening and will likely to disintegrate completely…
Larsen C Ice Shelf is Thinning from Above and Below
Using satellite data and eight radar surveys captured during a 15-year period from 1998–2012, researchers reveal that the Larsen C Ice Shelf is thinning from…
The Mystery of India’s Rapid Move toward Eurasia 80 Million Years Ago
A newly published study from MIT geologists reveals that a double subduction system may have driven India to drift at high speed toward Eurasia some…
The First Complete View of the Yellowstone Magmatic System
A newly published study provides the first complete view of the Yellowstone magmatic system from the mantle plume to the upper crust, revealing a gigantic…
Isotopic Evidence Confirms Interconnected Past of the Earth and Moon
A newly published study brings scientists one step closer to understanding the close familial relationship between Earth and the moon. College Park, Maryland – Scientists…
Antarctic Ice Shelves Rapidly Thinning, Study Reveals 18 Percent Decrease in Thickness
New research shows that the Antarctic ice shelves are rapidly thinning, revealing an eighteen percent decrease in thickness over the course of roughly 20 years….