Planet Earth
All stories having to do with the Earth as a planet, including geology, atmospheric science, and oceanography
Jun 4, 2011
"Take a clay model of Earth and squish it with your fingers, and the result will appear similar to the geoid -- the latest and best-ever map of our planet's gravitational field."
May 24, 2011
"The vast ash cloud spewing from
May 23, 2011
"Just in case you forgot that the Earth is one of the most geologically active worlds in the solar system*, the Icelandic volcano Grímsvötn has sent a very loud reminder: after seven years of relative inactivity, the volcano woke up on Saturday, rocketing a plume 11 kilometers (7 miles) into the air."
May 21, 2011
"In geologists' traditional view of the middle of the Earth, the solid inner core is gradually growing as more of the liquid core freezes, as the planet continues its billions-of-years-long process of cooling off. But now scientists are suggesting that parts of the solid inner core get so hot that they turn liquid"
May 20, 2011
Levees can protect some areas of a river's floodplain at the cost of making the flooding elsewhere worse.
May 20, 2011
"Gigantic jets of lightning that shoot upwards towards space can tower 50 miles above the Earth's surface."
May 19, 2011
"The magnetosphere protects life on Earth from harmful solar storms."
May 18, 2011
"Infrared emissions above the epicenter increased dramatically in the days before the devastating earthquake in Japan, say scientists."
May 17, 2011
"NASA has released a unique satellite image tracing the damage of a monster EF-4 tornado that tore through Tuscaloosa, Alabama, on April 27th."
May 13, 2011
"Radio wave bursts tied to strange high-energy bursts."
