Tuesday, 22 May, 2012

Amazon study changes picture of global carbon budget.

Soils provide new clues to early desert formation in Asia. The vast Loess Plateau of China has good soil; a remnant of wind-blown dust from millions of years ago.

Diamonds, mating and chocolate: three necessities of Valentine’s Day.

Atlantic Ocean releases giant bubble of hydrogen sulfide gas near Namibia, tracked for first time from space.

West Antarctic Ice Sheet may be thickening, which could reduce the rise in sea level caused by global warming.

Moon was formed by impact of Theia with Earth. How do we know this, and why might we care?

Giant volcano at Yellowstone erupts on schedule. The last eruption covered about 20 states with ash. If Yellowstone blows, think big: Think REALLY BIG!

Glaciers are melting in the tropics, in Africa, Asia and South America. Read the mock-Hemingway version of this ongoing tragedy.

Gas hydrates under the ocean may contain an almost unlimited supply of energy, but they’re hard to get, and using them could make global warming even worse. Now a UC-Riverside professor says quick releases of frozen methane could cause a climate catastrophe. So is this gas a blessing, a curse, or both?

New techniques give a better view of the sun, help predict flares, aurora and destruction from the sun. Like staying warm? Like radio? Love our sun!