Earth Science
Wood charcoal reveals the existence of a variety of woody plants around early millet sites and people started pruning, protecting and managing Prunus fruit trees as early as 8000 yr BP.
This study is led by Hui Shen, Keliang Zhao, Xinying Zhou, Xiaoqiang Li from the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and...
Petrogenesis and geodynamic process of Hemler, Vlinder, and Il’ichev seamount lavas in NW Pacific
This study was led by Drs. Xun Wei and Xue-Fa Shi from the First Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural...
Adaptive strategies of high and low nucleic acid prokaryotes in response to declining resource availability and selective grazing by protozoa
Recently, SCIENCE CHINA Earth Sciences published the latest research results from the team led by Dr. Nianzhi Jiao and Dr....
NASA funds Virginia Tech research to investigate space weather
Rain delays at a sporting event. Tornado damage to a rural town in the Great Plains. Icy roads during a...
Uncovering the role of oxygen concentration in the formation of early earth magma ocean
It is widely accepted that the early Earth largely consisted of molten magma, forming a global ocean of magma. This...
New study reveals devastating power and colossal extent of a giant underwater avalanche off the Moroccan coast
New research by the University of Liverpool has revealed how an underwater avalanche grew more than 100 times in size...
Decoding mysterious seismic signals
For the decades since their discovery, seismic signals known as PKP precursors have challenged scientists. Regions of Earth’s lower mantle...
Temperature reconstructions during the Common Era are affected by the selection of paleoclimate data
This study was led by Bao Yang, a professor at Nanjing University in China, and co-authored by researchers at Nanjing...
Plant type effect overweighs seasonal variation in n-alkanoic acid biomarker on regional Loess Plateau of China
This study is led by Dr. Jinzhao Liu and Prof. Zhisheng An (Institute of Earth Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences)...
Strike Force: Utah State leads collaborative $2.3M NSF grant to study earthquake critical zones
LOGAN, UTAH, USA -- Utah State University geoscientist Alexis Ault recalls the devastating aftermath of back-to-back 7.8 and 7.6-magnitude earthquakes...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Warm seawater speeding up melting of ‘Doomsday Glacier,’ scientists warn
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Probiotics during pregnancy shown to help moms and babies