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Cassini data shows Saturn moon may affect planet's magnetosphere

Scientists have been puzzled by periodic bursts of radiation, known as the Saturn kilometric radiation (SKR), that occur in the planet's magnetosphere. These emissions occur at a rate that is close to, but ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Dec 31, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Air pollution levels from Deepwater Horizon spill similar to large urban area

(PhysOrg.com) -- The amount of air pollutants in the atmospheric plume generated by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill was similar to a large city according to a new NOAA-led study published today in a special ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Dec 20, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Volcanic destruction? Not always

For many, the story of Pompeii defines what happens when a volcano erupts: It destroys everything in its path and kills everyone who cannot escape.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Dec 02, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Lava fingerprinting reveals differences between Hawaii's twin volcanoes

Hawaii's main volcano chains -- the Loa and Kea trends -- have distinct sources of magma and unique plumbing systems connecting them to the Earth's deep mantle, according to UBC research published this week ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Nov 30, 2011 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Exploring water in the deep Earth

(PhysOrg.com) -- Research published today in Nature Geoscience provides new insight into the water cycle of the deep Earth, volcanic activity in the Pacific and the potential catastrophic effects when these ...

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created Nov 21, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Space image: Jupiter-Io montage

(PhysOrg.com) -- This montage of New Horizons images shows Jupiter and its volcanic moon Io, and were taken during the spacecraft's Jupiter flyby in early 2007.

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Nov 16, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Earth's largest environmental catastrophe 250 million years ago studied

The eruption of giant masses of magma in Siberia 250 million years ago led to the Permo-Triassic mass extinction when more than 90 % of all species became extinct. An international team including geodynamic ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Sep 14, 2011 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (12) | comments 9 | with audio podcast

Lava rocks from three continents and oceanic plateau traced to same lava plume

(PhysOrg.com) -- The Sylhet Traps lava flows of the Shillong Plateau in northeastern India lie some 340 miles to the east of the Rajmahal Traps at the bend of the Ganges River as it flows south to the Bay ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Aug 19, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Deep recycling in the Earth faster than thought

The recycling of the Earth's crust in volcanoes happens much faster than scientists have previously assumed. Rock of the oceanic crust, which sinks deep into the earth due to the movement of tectonic plates, ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Aug 10, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 18 | with audio podcast

Satellite images show eruption on Alaska volcano

(AP) -- A volcano on a remote Alaska island has begun erupting, but poses little danger to people or aircraft, officials said Tuesday.

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created Aug 10, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Scientists analyze and explain the chemical makeup of Gulf plume

Taking another major step in sleuthing the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, a research team led by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) has determined what chemicals were contained in a deep, hydrocarbon-containing ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Jul 18, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 8 | with audio podcast

Three active volcanoes spotted on satellite imagery from NASA

(PhysOrg.com) -- From space, NASA keeps a watchful eye on volcanic activity around the world with many satellites. NASA has just released satellite images showing activity this week from volcanoes in the countries ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Jul 11, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New force driving Earth's tectonic plates discovered

Bringing fresh insight into long-standing debates about how powerful geological forces shape the planet, from earthquake ruptures to mountain formations, scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Jul 06, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (17) | comments 11 | with audio podcast

Hawaiian hotspot variability attributed to small-scale convection

(PhysOrg.com) -- Small scale convection at the base of the Pacific plate has been simulated in a model of mantle plume dynamics, enabling reasearchers to explain the complex set of observations at the Hawaiian ...

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created Jun 29, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Satellite looks down the eye of erupting Nabro Volcano

Wow! What an amazing and detailed top-down view of an active volcano! This is the Nabro Volcano, which has been erupting since June 12, 2011. It sits in an isolated region on the border between Eritrea and ...

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created Jun 28, 2011 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0