A study finds that population growth during urbanization and World War II–era plowing fed additional carbon into the Thames River Basin.Read More »Planetary Sciences
Using 8 years of data collected via spacecraft, scientists produce hindcasts of plasma eruptions from the Sun. These will help improve forecasts.Read More »Atmospheric Sciences
Scientists have long interpreted shocked quartz as definitive evidence of a past meteorite impact, but the shock wave caused by lightning striking granite also produces this distinctive feature.Read More »
Because burning natural gas produces about half as much carbon dioxide (CO2) per unit of energy as coal, many consider it an important transition fuel to carbon-neutral, climate-friendly sources of.Read More »Geology & Geophysics
Seismic data collected continuously for 4 years could improve understanding of geological structures that underlie Japan’s Izu Oshima volcanic island.Read More »Ocean Sciences
The NASA spacecraft has taken images of Jupiter’s powerful aurora dancing around its poles, revealing never-before-seen details in their structure.Read More »Science Policy & Funding
