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Earth's animals face grim future
Corals, big mammals and many tropical species could all go extinct in the not too distant future, predict scientists who are attempting to forecast the fate of today's animals by studying what happened to those in the distant past. Mammal - Animal - Extinction - Earth - Species

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:44:43 -0700

Water in Earth's mantle key to survival of oldest continents
Earth today is one of the most active planets in the Solar System, and was probably even more so during the early stages of its life. Thanks to the plate tectonics that continue to shape our planet's surface, remnants of crust from Earth's formative years are rare, but not impossible to find. A paper published in Nature Sept. 2 examines how some ancient rocks have resisted being recycled into ...

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:32:49 -0700

Hurricane Earl: Complete Storm Coverage
Complete Storm Coverage Earth Sciences - Atmospheric Sciences - Meteorology - Weather Phenomena - Hurricanes

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 06:14:34 -0700

Hurricane Earl upgraded as winds reach 140 mph
Hurricane Earl swirled toward the East Coast on Thursday with treacherous winds and driving rain, forcing thousands of vacationers to evacuate parts of the Outer Banks and setting in motion a flurry of preparations to minimize damage as far north as Maine. Hurricane - Meteorology - Earth Sciences - Atmospheric Sciences - Weather Phenomena

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:37:00 -0700

Caltech Mineral Physicists Find New Scenery At Earth's Core-Mantle Boundary
Using a diamond-anvil cell to recreate the high pressures deep within the earth, researchers at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have found unusual properties in an iron-rich magnesium- and iron-oxide mineral that may explain the existence of several ultra-low velocity zones (ULVZs) at the core–mantle boundary. A paper about their findings was published in a recent issue of ...

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:23:30 -0700