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The seasonality of oceanic carbon cycling

The ebb and flow of carbon within Earth's systems are complex occurrences. Carbon is a nomadic element. It travels between the atmosphere, ocean, and the soil, rock and ice of the planet. It changes forms along the way. Much of this cycling takes place...

Scientists unravel the moving mysteries of Antarctica

Scientists are exploring a new method to uncover changes which occurs in the mysterious East Antarctica. These changes will affect the lives of hundreds of millions of people across the planet. Researchers from Australian Centre for Excellence in Antarctic Science are using global positioning system technologies...

Discovery of ancient underwater landslide could help Middle Eastern nations realize tsunami hazards

University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science earth scientists have discovered evidence of an ancient underwater landslide. It is associated with tsunami in the Gulf of Aqaba which is a subsidiary of the Red Sea. It should serve as a warning...

US sea levels to rise at a faster pace than in past 100 years

Oceans along the U.S. coastline will rise faster within the next three decades. It will rise faster than it did in the past 100 years. IT will bring more flooding to coastal cities such as New York and Miami. This is according to the...

Biologists investigate smallest propeller on Earth

University of Exeter scientists have discovered new information about the tiny propellers. These tiny propellers have been used by single-cell organisms called archaea. Archaea are found in a vast range of habitats, like bacteria. These includes human bodies. But unlike bacteria they do not cause...

Forecasting landslides from space

A catastrophic landslide hit Xinmo Village in Southwest China, in 2017, without warning. This engulfed homes in an avalanche of rock and mud. It buried dozens of people alive. Mount Stromboli, a volcano in the Tyrrhenian Sea off the northern coast of Sicily collapsed several times in...