Geophysicists Detect Evidence of Large Amounts of Water in Earth’s Mantle
New research reveals large quantities of water bound up in the rock located deep in the Earth’s mantle. Researchers have found evidence of a potential…
Geoscience
New Questions About the Evolution of Dinosaurs in North America
Scientists at MIT precisely dated the rocks in which the earliest dinosaur fossils were discovered in the southwestern United States, raising questions about when dinosaurs…
New Research Reveals Tidal Heating in the Deepest Part of the Lunar Mantle
In a newly published study, scientists reveal that there is an extremely soft layer deep inside the Moon and that heat is effectively generated in…
Cornell Astronomers Discover Mysterious Geologic Object on Titan
Using data from the Cassini spacecraft, astronomers from Cornell University have discovered mysterious geologic object that has appeared in the second-largest sea on Saturn’s moon…
New Study Resolves a Decades-Old Paradox between Thermal History Models and Estimates of Mercury’s Contraction
A newly published study from the Carnegie Institute resolves a decades-old paradox between thermal history models and estimates of Mercury’s contraction, showing that Mercury contracted…
Research Reveals New Man-Made Ozone-Depleting Gases in the Atmosphere
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…
Orbiter Examines Clues to Possible Water Flows on Mars
Using images from NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, several new studies examine recurring slope lineae on Mars and possible water flows. NASA spacecraft orbiting Mars have…
Scientists Find Evidence for Granite on Mars
Data from NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has led to the discovery of feldspar minerals on Mars, providing the most compelling evidence to date that Mars…
Evidence That Organic Material Can Survive the Impact of a Meteorite
In a newly published study, researchers from the Natural History Museum provide the first evidence that any organic material, either inside a meteorite or already…
Geoscientists Building Whole-Earth Model to Study Long-Term Climate Evolution
Geoscientists from Rice University are building a whole-Earth model to study long-term climate evolution, focusing on how carbon moves between Earth’s external and internal systems….
First Definitive Proof of a Comet Striking Earth Millions of Years Ago
A team of scientists has discovered the first definitive proof of a comet striking Earth millions of years ago. The first ever evidence of a…
Scientists Discover Giant Ice Channels Beneath Antarctic Ice Shelf
Using satellite images and airborne radar measurements, a team of scientists has discovered giant channels of ice beneath the Antarctic ice shelf. Scientists have discovered…
Scientists Link Earth’s Westward Drift of Magnetic Field and Superrotation of Inner Core
In a newly published study, researchers from the University of Leeds detail how they solved a 300-year-old riddle about which direction the center of the…
Tamu Massif Confirmed as Largest Single Volcano on Earth
Scientists have confirmed that the northwest Pacific is home to the largest single volcano yet documented on Earth. Houston – A University of Houston (UH)…
Scientists Detect Magmatic Water in Bullialdus Crater on the Moon
A team of researchers has found evidence of water locked in mineral grains on the surface of the moon from an unknown source deep beneath…
Australia’s Role in Sea Level Drop in 2010 – 2011
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…
Planetary ‘Runaway Greenhouse’ Climates More Easily Triggered than Previously Thought
A newly published study suggests that planetary “runaway greenhouse” climates are more easily triggered than previously thought. It might be easier than previously thought for…
ESA’s Cluster Spacecraft Detects Plasmaspheric Wind
In a newly published study, researcher Iannis Dandouras details the discovery of plasmaspheric wind, providing the first conclusive proof of the existence this wind first…