MIT Research Reveals Natural Impediment to Long-Term Sequestration of Carbon Dioxide
A new study reveals a natural impediment to the long-term sequestration of carbon dioxide, showing that as carbon dioxide works its way underground only a…
A new study reveals a natural impediment to the long-term sequestration of carbon dioxide, showing that as carbon dioxide works its way underground only a…
MIT scientists use high-speed cameras to show that when a raindrop hits a surface it traps tiny air bubbles at the point of contact and…
A newly published study from NASA scientists shows that tropical forests, like the one pictured above, absorb more atmospheric carbon dioxide than boreal forests. A…
Using data from NASA satellite instruments, astronomers have observed a marked increase in solar radiation absorbed in the Arctic since the year 2000 – a…
Using NASA satellite data and airborne remote sensing instruments, a newly published study reveals new insights into the movement of meltwater flowing through the Greenland…
A new study published in Geophysical Research Letters reveals that warmer Pacific Ocean temperatures could release millions of tons of seafloor methane. Off the West…
Using complex modeling systems, researchers have figured out the forces that drove the dramatic increase in rainfall at the end of the last ice age…
New data reveal the highest global mean sea surface temperatures ever recorded, indicating that the 14-year-long pause in ocean warming has come to an end….
A team of scientists has calculated the risk for a worst-case scenario upper limit for sea level rise within this century, revealing that the sea…
Long-term satellite records show that the five-day average of Antarctic sea ice extent reached a new record high this year. This year, Antarctic sea ice…
A newly published study reveals the importance of earthworms, beetles, and other tiny creatures to the structure of grasslands and the valuable ecosystem services they…
A new study from Yale University found that natural gas drilling may increase the risk of health symptoms in people living near natural gas extraction…
New research from scientists at the University of East Anglia reveals four new man-made gases in the atmosphere that are contributing to the destruction of…
While studying the impact of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, Stanford researchers discovered that crude oil interrupts a cellular pathway that allows fish heart cells…
Using sophisticated Earth system modeling, new research from Yale University reveals that the release of forest emissions and smoke from wildfires 3 million years ago…
By using habitable zone and stellar evolution models, astrobiologists from the University of East Anglia have estimated that habitable conditions on Earth will be possible…
Scientists at Stanford University have developed a “microbial battery” driven by naturally occurring bacteria that have evolved to produce electricity as they digest organic material….
A newly published study details how three atmospheric patterns came together in 2010 and 2011, driving so much precipitation over Australia that the world’s ocean…