Research: When thunderstorms brew over the tropics, California heat wave soon to follow —

When heavy rain falls over the Indian Ocean and Southeast Asia and the eastern Pacific Ocean, it is a good indicator that temperatures...

Research: New research shows unusual three-year spike in late-season surface melt due to bursts...

The Antarctic Peninsula is the northernmost part of Earth's coldest continent, making it particularly vulnerable to a changing global climate. Surface melting of...

Research: Bacteria surrounding coral reefs change in synchrony, even across great distance —

In coral reef ecosystems, amid stony corals, fronds of algae and schools of fish, microorganisms are essential for recycling nutrients -- transforming bits...

Research: New research supports volcanic origin of Kiruna-type iron ores —

The origin of giant apatite-iron oxide ores of the so-called 'Kiruna-type' has been the topic of a long standing debate that has lasted...

Research: Unique oil-eating bacteria found in world’s deepest ocean trench, Mariana Trench —

Scientists from the University of East Anglia have discovered a unique oil eating bacteria in the deepest part of the Earth's oceans --...

Research: World’s fastest hydrogen sensor could pave the way for clean hydrogen energy —

Hydrogen is a clean and renewable energy carrier that can power vehicles, with water as the only emission. Unfortunately, hydrogen gas is highly...

Research: Molecular pathways revealed could identify potential drug targets for restoring hearing —

Multiple new genes involved in hearing loss have been revealed in a large study of mouse mutants by researchers from the Wellcome Sanger...

Research: Study finds shallow bodies of water were probably more suitable for Earth’s first...

Primitive ponds may have provided a suitable environment for brewing up Earth's first life forms, more so than oceans, a new MIT study...

Research: Case of tick-borne relapsing fever in Mexico —

Tick-Borne Relapsing Fever (TBRF) is a recurring fever caused by exposure to infected Borrelia bacteria. Several cases have been reported in Mexico, but...

Research: Collisions in tropics expose rocks that take up carbon dioxide, cooling normally balmy...

University of California scientists think they know why Earth's generally warm and balmy climate over the past billion years has occasionally been interrupted...

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