. Scientific Frontline: Earth Science
Showing posts with label Earth Science. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Earth Science. Show all posts
Thursday, July 30, 2026

Fossils Link Ocean Acidification to Mass Extinction

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Jonathan Chen, the study's lead author, examines foraminifera fossils under a microscope. Photo Credit: Northwestern University Scientif...
Wednesday, July 29, 2026

Restored Wetlands & Methane Emissions

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Photo Credit:  Luke Hodde Scientific Frontline: Extended "At a Glance" Summary : Restored Wetlands and Greenhouse Gas Dynamics The...

Geochemical Dating of 1629 Batavia Shipwreck Cargo

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Portico blocks at the Batavia wreck site, 1973. Photo Credit: WA Museum Scientific Frontline: Extended "At a Glance" Summary : Geo...
Tuesday, July 28, 2026

Chicxulub Asteroid: The Dust Cloud Kill Mechanism

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Planetary scientists Brandon Johnson and Alexandria Johnson, experts in craters and clouds respectively, analyzed the physics of the Chicxul...
Monday, July 27, 2026

Fossil Footprints Reveal Hominin Behavior

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One of the large, 1.4-million-year-old footprints that the team excavated. A 6-inch (~15 cm) ruler is shown for scale. Photo Credit: © Kay B...
Monday, July 20, 2026

Geophysics: In-Depth Description

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Geophysics is the scientific study of the Earth and its surrounding space environment using the quantitative methods of physics. Its primary...
Friday, July 10, 2026

Earth's Past Climates Cooler Than Thought

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Photo Credit:  Sergei A Scientific Frontline: Extended "At a Glance" Summary : Earth's Historical Climate Regulation The Core ...
Thursday, July 9, 2026

What Is: Geoengineering Science

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Scientific Frontline: Extended "At a Glance" Summary : Climate Intervention and Geoengineering The Core Concept : Geoengineering, ...

Marine Cloud Brightening for El Niño Mitigation

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El Niño represented by sea surface height in June 2026. Image Credit: NASA Scientific Frontline: Extended "At a Glance" Summary : ...
Wednesday, July 8, 2026

Early Earth Dripduction and Water Recycling

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Pillow basalt with variolitic texture, indicating \(H_2O\) saturation. Photo Credit: Courtesy of Adelaide University Scientific Frontline: E...
Monday, July 6, 2026

Understanding the Physical Upper Limit of Viscosity

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Scientific Frontline: Extended "At a Glance" Summary : Viscosity Upper Limit The Core Concept : Researchers have identified a prac...
Wednesday, June 24, 2026

Rate-Mismatch Hypothesis of Mass Extinctions

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Image Credit: Scientific Frontline / stock image Scientific Frontline: Extended "At a Glance" Summary : The Rate-Mismatch Hypothes...

Earth's Oldest Asteroid Impact Dated to 3 Billion Years

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Professor Chris Kirkland studying tiny zircon crystals in the lab. Photo Credit: Courtesy of Curtin University Scientific Frontline: Extende...

Marine Ecosystem Impacts at 1.5°C

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Photo Credit:  Francesco Ungaro Scientific Frontline: Extended "At a Glance" Summary : Marine Ecosystems at 1.5°C Warming The Core...
Sunday, June 21, 2026

Limnology: In-Depth Description

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Photo Credit:  Claudia Chiavazza Limnology is the comprehensive scientific study of inland aquatic ecosystems, focusing on both natural and ...
Thursday, June 18, 2026

Pterosaur Fossil Rewrites Paleontology Rules

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Pterosaur Image Credit: Scientific Frontline / stock image Scientific Frontline: Extended "At a Glance" Summary : Oxidative Fossil...
Wednesday, June 17, 2026

Permafrost Thaw: Overlooked Carbon Sink

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Biological and geological carbon cycles are closely linked, according to a study published in Nature. Results from investigations in rivers ...

Drivers of Ocean Temperature Changes

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From left, Assistant Professor Michael Diamond and graduate student alumnus Anthony Freveletti. Photo Credits: Diamond photo by Devin Bittne...

Lakes, Wetlands & Methane Consumption

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Photo Credit:  Philip Arambula Scientific Frontline: Extended "At a Glance" Summary : Freshwater Methane Consumption The Core Conc...
Tuesday, June 9, 2026

Asteroid Impacts & Prebiotic Origins on Early Earth

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SwRI Institute Scientist Dr. Simone Marchi created this artistic rendering of early Earth, which shows a surface pummeled by large impacts, ...