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Increased heat and drought stunt tropical trees, a major carbon sink

For a long time, ecologists assumed tree rings to be absent in tropical trees because of a lack of temperature and rain fluctuations in...

Earth’s oldest minerals date onset of plate tectonics to 3.6 billion years ago

Scientists provide new evidence that modern plate tectonics, a defining feature of Earth and its unique ability to support life, emerged roughly 3.6 billion...

Using cell phone GNSS Networks to monitor crustal deformation

The Global Navigation Satellite System associated with a Japanese cell phone carrier can enhance monitoring of crustal deformation changes for earthquake early warning models. A...

How Mars lost its oceans

It has long been known that Mars once had oceans due in part to a protective magnetic field similar to Earth's. However, the magnetic...

Study suggests Earth’s tectonic activity peaked 1.1 billion years ago

A pair of Australian researchers studying rock samples has found evidence to suggest that the Earth’s tectonic plate activity peaked approximately 1.1 billion years...

Scientists find methane in Mars meteorites

An international team of researchers has discovered traces of methane in Martian meteorites, a possible clue in the search for life on the Red...