Model of an island volcano. During the last transition to glacial conditions the decreasing pressure at the seafloor could have induced increased lava- and carbon dioxide emissions. Credit: Jörg Hasenclever Climate evolution shows some regularities, which can be traced throughout long...
A hidden or 'choked' jet (white) powering a radio-emitting 'cocoon' (pink) is the best explanation for the radio waves, gamma rays and X-rays the astronomers observed. Credit: NRAO/AUI/NSF: D. Berr Three months of observations with the National Science Foundation's Karl G....
The Earth's magnetosphere is home to the plasma waves being studied by Yuri Shprits and colleagues. Credit: NASA In the 1960s, NASA launched six satellites to study Earth's atmosphere, magnetosphere and the space between Earth and the moon. Using observations from...
Adams Flat, one of the two sites in Antarctica where microbes were collected. Credit: Phil O'Brien UNSW-Sydney led scientists have discovered that microbes in Antarctica have a previously unknown ability to scavenge hydrogen, carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide from the air...
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Mars: Not as dry as it seems

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This is image shows modern Mars (left) dry and barren, compared with the same scene over 3.5 billion years ago covered in water (right). The rocks of the surface were slowly reacting with the water, sequestering it into the...
Due to its breadth, the Jena experiment proves for the first time that a loss of biodiversity has negative consequences for many individual components and processes in ecosystems. Credit: Photo: The Jena Experiment How serious is the loss of species globally?...
Researchers team has developed inks made of graphene-like materials for inkjet printing. New black phosphorous inks are compatible with conventional inkjet printing techniques for optoelectronics and photonics. Credit: University of Cambridge An international research team has developed inks made of graphene-like...
Evidence from ancient volcanic deposits suggests that lunar magma contained substantial amounts of water, bolstering the idea that the moon's interior is water-rich. Credit: Olga Prilipko Huber A new study of satellite data finds that numerous volcanic deposits distributed across the...
Flooded street. Credit: © kasto / Fotolia A new study by researchers from MIT and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich shows that the most extreme rain events in most regions of the world will increase in intensity by...
Nelson Sepulveda is a nanotechnology researcher and associate professor of engineering at Michigan State University. Credit: Michigan State University A paper-thin, flexible device created at Michigan State University not only can generate energy from human motion, it can act as a...
Green florescent proteins are responsible for the bioluminescence in sea jellies. Credit: © Glebstock / Fotolia Nearly 75 years ago, Nobel Prize-winning physicist Erwin Schrödinger wondered if the mysterious world of quantum mechanics played a role in biology. A recent finding...