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Magma movements suggest long-term seismic risk for Northern Europe

June 11, 2020
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Scientists have discovered new evidence for active volcanism next door to some of the most densely populated areas of Europe. The study 'crowd-sourced' GPS monitoring data from antennae across western...
Earth & Environmental
Earth & Environmental, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Geology, Geophysics, Tectonics, Volcanology
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Ice-free Arctic seas by 2050

April 23, 2020
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Arctic sea-ice simulations suggest ice-free summers before 2050 despite rapidly reduced carbon emissions. Human impact will intensify the risk of cascading climate change consequences still further if emissions aren’t checked.
Earth & Environmental
Atmospheric Sciences, Earth & Environmental, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Environment, Geology, Geophysics
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Porous rocks support prebiotic evolution theory

August 7, 2019
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The water-air interface found at pores in volcanic rocks could have been the location of the chemical reactions that ultimately gave rise to the first cells.
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
Atmospheric Chemistry, Biochemistry, Biological Sciences, Biology, Cell Biology, Chemistry, Cytology, Developmental Biology, Earth & Environmental, Environment, Geology, Geophysics, Life Sciences, Microbiology, Oceanography, Organic Chemistry, Volcanology
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Giant volcanic eruption drove historic global warming event

December 8, 2017
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New research by a group of international scientists suggests that an extreme global warming event 56 million years ago was caused by a huge volcanic eruption
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental
Atmospheric Chemistry, Atmospheric Sciences, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Geology, Geophysics, Volcanology
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Critical component of Earth’s magnetic field revealed

September 12, 2017
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Iron’s presence in the Earth’s core cannot alone explain its magnetic field, according to researchers in Switzerland.
Earth & Environmental
Earth & Environmental Sciences, Geophysics
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Scientists propose age of Earth’s magnetic field

June 16, 2016
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The Earth’s magnetic field has existed for at least 3.4 billion years, in part due to the low heat conduction of iron in its core, claim researchers.
Earth & Environmental
Earth & Environmental Sciences, Geophysics
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Smartphones to predict earthquakes

June 19, 2015
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Geophysicists have discovered that GPS sensors in smartphones could be used as an earthquake warning system. By using data from hundreds of smartphones, scientists at the U.S. Geological Survey believe...
Earth & Environmental
Earth & Environmental Sciences, Geophysics, Tectonics
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Double dome points to largest asteroid impact

April 16, 2015
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The world’s largest asteroid impact zone – invisible at the earth’s surface – has been found in central Australia. By studying drill cores, geophysicists at the Australian National University (ANU)...
Earth & Environmental
Earth & Environmental Sciences, Geology, Geophysics
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Waves – a hidden factor influencing Arctic ice retreat?

January 7, 2015
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The first detailed research on the impact of waves on Arctic sea ice will allow scientists to determine the areas more vulnerable to climate change.Research published in the Proceedings of...
Earth & Environmental
Earth & Environmental Sciences, Geophysics, Oceanography
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