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Pulse of the polar vortex revealed: A key to mapping future storms
In the event you can predict the trail of the jet stream, the higher ambiance’s undulating river of wind, then you may predict climate — not only for per week or two, however for a complete season. A brand new … Continue reading
Old Faithful’s Geological Heart Revealed
This is the model of Old Faithful’s hydrogeological system suggested by the study’s results. Dense Seismograph Network Shows Subsurface Geyser Plumbing Structures Old Faithful is Yellowstone National Park’s most famous landmark. Millions of visitors come to the park every year … Continue reading
Old Faithful’s geological heart revealed
Scientists have mapped the near-surface geology around Old Faithful, revealing the reservoir of heated water that feeds the geyser’s surface vent and how the ground shaking behaves in between eruptions. Geology News — ScienceDaily
Equatorial jet in the lower to middle cloud layer of Venus revealed by Akatsuki
Nature Geoscience 10, 646 (2017). doi:10.1038/ngeo3016 Authors: Takeshi Horinouchi, Shin-ya Murakami, Takehiko Satoh, Javier Peralta, Kazunori Ogohara, Toru Kouyama, Takeshi Imamura, Hiroki Kashimura, Sanjay S. Limaye, Kevin McGouldrick, Masato Nakamura, Takao M. Sato, Ko-ichiro Sugiyama, Masahiro Takagi, Shigeto Watanabe, Manabu … Continue reading
‘Omnipresent’ effects of human impact on England’s landscape revealed
The Anthropocene has transformed England, outline researchers in a new report. The Anthropocene — the concept that humans have so transformed geological processes at Earth’s surface that we are living in a new epoch — was formulated by Nobel Laureate … Continue reading
The secrets of tooth calcium revealed
Two studies on calcium isotopes in teeth have provided new insights into both the extinction of the marine reptiles and weaning age in humans. The findings open new avenues for research in anthropology and paleontology, say researchers. Paleontology News — … Continue reading
Homo sapiens 100,000 years earlier: Ancestors’ diet of game revealed
New fossil finds from Morocco do more than push back the origins of our species by 100,000 years. They also reveal what was on the menu for our oldest-known Homo sapiens ancestors 300,000 years ago: Plenty of gazelle. Paleontology News … Continue reading
Gypsum Rock Revealed as New Water Source for Life
Gypsum Crystal. Photo: Chuck Sutherland The crystallization water of gypsum rocks is a relevant water source for plants A team of scientists led by plant physiologists Sara Palacio from the Instituto Pirenaico de Ecología and Juan Pedro Ferrio of the … Continue reading
Petrology: Ancient magma sources revealed
Nature Geoscience 10, 397 (2017). doi:10.1038/ngeo2955 Author: Elizabeth Bell The composition of Earth’s oldest crust is uncertain. Comparison of the most ancient mineral grains with more recent analogues suggests that formation of the earliest crust was heavily influenced by re-melting … Continue reading
Hottest lavas that erupted in past 2.5 billion years revealed
Deep portions of Earth’s mantle might be as hot as it was more than 2.5 billion years ago, an international team of researchers has recently discovered. Geology News — ScienceDaily