Earth Sciences (also referred to as Geosciences), which deals with basic issues surrounding our planet, plays a vital role in the area of energy and raw materials supply.
Earth Sciences comprises subjects such as geology, geography, geological informatics, paleontology, mineralogy, petrography, crystallography, geophysics, geodesy, glaciology, cartography, photogrammetry, meteorology and seismology, early-warning systems, earthquake research and polar research.
On March 11, 2011, a magnitude 9 earthquake struck under the seabed off Japan–the most powerful quake to hit the country in modern times, and the fourth most…
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The research used a computer model of gas bubbles flowing through hydrate deposits, a common phenomenon which according to existing models, should not be…
A groundbreaking study will enable scientists to better predict future warming of the world's lakes due to climate change, and the potential threat to…
The extinction of the dinosaurs was not the first clear indication that changes in the environment and the climate have considerable effects on the biosphere….
Geologists from Wits University in Johannesburg, South Africa, have come up with an original explanation of how nature may produce an intriguing class of…