Red Sea Is No Longer a Baby Ocean: Hidden Structures Reveal 13 Million Years of Seafloor Spreading
It is 2,250 kilometers long, but only 355 kilometers wide at its widest point — on a world map, the Red Sea hardly resembles an…
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Surprise in the Deep Sea: Researchers Discover Unexpected Paths on the Ocean Floor
Sponges: They are considered to be one of the most primitive forms of animal life, because they have neither locomotion organs nor a nervous system….
Scientists Discover How Electrons Close to Earth Can Reach Almost the Speed of Light
New study found that electrons can reach ultra-relativistic energies for very special conditions in the magnetosphere when space is devoid of plasma. Recent measurements from…
42,000-Year-Old Trees Enable Accurate Analysis of Earth’s Last Magnetic Field Reversal
Radiocarbon measurements on the remains of 42,000-year-old New Zealand kauri trees provide the basis for better calibration of geological archives of this period. The last…
Vast Portions of Today’s Sahara Desert Were Green Thousands of Years Ago
Past River Activity in Northern Africa Reveals Multiple Sahara Greenings The analysis of sediment cores from the Mediterranean Sea combined with Earth system models tells…
New High-Pressure Mineral Discovered in Moon Meteorite
Donwilhelmsite is important for understanding the inner structure of the earth. A team of European researchers discovered a new high-pressure mineral in the lunar meteorite…
The Ebb and Flow of Brain Ventricles: Swelling in MS Patients Often Recedes
It is not only the heart that has chambers — the brain does, too. Its four ventricles are connected to the spinal canal and filled…
A Greenhouse Mega-Catastrophe Killed Nearly All Life on Earth – Here’s What Happened
Scientists show the unfolding of one of the largest mass extinctions in Earth’s history. Earth’s history knows catastrophes that are unimaginable for humans. For example,…
Driver Identified of the Largest Mass Extinction in the History of the Earth
New study provides a comprehensive reconstruction of the Permian-Triassic boundary event. Life on Earth has a long, but also an extremely turbulent history. On more…
Experts Calculate Future Ice Loss and Sea-Level Increases From Greenland and Antarctica
Ice-sheet models are an essential tool in making predictions regarding the future of the Greenland and Antarctic Ice Sheets. Nevertheless, these models still have a…
Rebirth of a Volcano: Photogrammetric Data Shows Volcanoes Have “Memory”
For the first time, long-term photogrammetic series document the “life cycle” of a volcano. The analyses shows that volcanoes have a kind of memory. Volcanoes…
Giant Particle Accelerator in the Sky – Extremely High Energy Electrons Within the Van Allen Radiation Belts
Electrons are locally heated to extremely high energies within the Van Allen Radiation Belts, new study finds. The Earth’s magnetic field is trapping high energy…
Using Drones and Thermal Imaging to Monitor Explosive Volcanoes
Researchers create novel 3D models with centimeter resolution of a volcano in Guatemala. Due to the difficult accessibility and the high risk of collapse or…
Scientists Build Tiny Double Particle Accelerator That Recycles Energy
Proof of concept for cascaded terahertz accelerator using long pulses. A team of DESY scientists has built a miniature double particle accelerator that can recycle…
Earthquakes Deform Gravity – New Algorithm Could Enable Early Warning Systems
Lightning — one, two, three — and thunder. For centuries, people have estimated the distance of a thunderstorm from the time between lightning and thunder….
Ocean Gnawing Away at Glaciers Is Intensifying Melting of Greenland Ice Sheet
The Greenland Ice Sheet is melting faster today than it did only a few years ago. The reason: it’s not just melting on the surface…
Icebergs as a Source of Nutrients – Climate Change Could Lead to More Iron Fertilization
Will climate change lead to more iron fertilization in the ocean? Sea creatures, whether large or small, need nutrients. The supply mechanism delivering these nutrients…
It Really Was the Asteroid That Ended the Dinosaurs – Here’s How It Went Down
Fossil remains of tiny calcareous algae not only provide information about the end of the dinosaurs, but also show how the oceans recovered after the…
