- By Tudor Vieru
- February 25th, 2012
Potential Shale Oil and Gas Reserves in Alaska Quantified
USGS study provides the first such theoretical measurements
- By Tudor Vieru
- February 24th, 2012
Horses Were Once the Size of Cats
Experts chart how equine dimensions evolved in time
- By Tudor Vieru
- February 23rd, 2012
Arctic Seas Teem with Life Even in Winter
Previously, experts suspected that species moved away due to the extreme cold
- By Tudor Vieru
- February 23rd, 2012
Robotic Fish Joins School, Reveals Its Secrets
Researchers develop new tools for studying fish in their habitats
- By Tudor Vieru
- February 23rd, 2012
Fukushima Radiations Measured in the United States
New survey reveals the extent of contamination in North America
- By Tudor Vieru
- February 22nd, 2012
Smog Traps Atmospheric Gases
The chemicals can no longer escape their new traps
- By Tudor Vieru
- February 22nd, 2012
Earth's Clouds Are Moving Closer to the Surface
The discovery puzzled the international scientific community
- By Tudor Vieru
- February 21st, 2012
Ancient Forest Found Preserved in 300-Million-Year-Old Ash
The fossilized forest bears an eerie similarity to the city of Pompeii
- By Tudor Vieru
- February 21st, 2012
Carbon Erodes the Very Fabric of Marine Ecosystems
The oceans may enter a state of collapse very soon, scientists warn
- By Tudor Vieru
- February 21st, 2012
30,000-Year-Old Plants Brought Back to Life
Russian investigators achieve unbelievable success in resurrecting ancient lifeform
- By Tudor Vieru
- February 20th, 2012
Vikings Held Key to Dealing with Climate Change
Even history may have something to teach us in this regard
- By Tudor Vieru
- February 20th, 2012
Obstacle Preventing Ecosystem Modeling Removed by New Study
Investigators manage to solve apparent paradox preventing advancements in this field
- By Tudor Vieru
- February 20th, 2012
The Industrial Revolution Damaged Remote Ecosystems
A new method for studying how this happened has been developed
- By Tudor Vieru
- February 18th, 2012
Height of Earth's Forests Mapped
This will help experts figure out the role trees play in climate change
- By Tudor Vieru
- February 17th, 2012
Earth Formed 10 Million Years After the Sun
Researchers say that some portions of the planet are extremely old
- By Tudor Vieru
- February 17th, 2012
Fracking Does Not Contaminate Groundwater
The technique itself is benign to aquifers and water supplies
- By Tudor Vieru
- February 15th, 2012
Eastern, Central US Aquifers Contaminated by Radioactive Radium
This is a radioactive material that occurs naturally, and can cause cancer