Mass gains of Antarctic Ice Sheet greater than losses
This map shows the rates of mass changes from ICESat 2003-2008 over Antarctica. Sums are for all of Antarctica: East Anta…
This map shows the rates of mass changes from ICESat 2003-2008 over Antarctica. Sums are for all of Antarctica: East Anta…
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"My work represents the first test of the hypothesis that the elaborated nasal passages of large dinosaurs functio…
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Scientists are setting sail from Southampton for the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, to drill rocks that were once part …
Fault at Blue Anchor Bay, Somerset, England | This shows a normal fault and a continental to marine transition. The red…
On 26 October 2015, at 14:45 (09:09 UTC), a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck South Asia, ShakeMap of the 2015 Afghanista…
Dating the Earth’s enigmatic inner core: a Pluto-sized ball of iron that is super hot and frozen at the same time. Cre…
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Columnar basalt, with its mesmerizing arrays of tightly packed, polygonal columns, is a geological marvel. These columns, of…