Oceans Have Been Getting Warmer for 135 Years

Oceans Have Been Getting Warmer for 135 Years

The long-term trend was only recently established, scientists say

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 29th, 2012
Europa May Support Life, But Only Deep Under the Ice

Europa May Support Life, But Only Deep Under the Ice

Experts are trying to determine just how deep deep is

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 26th, 2012
Mechanism Driving Plate Tectonics Called into Question

Mechanism Driving Plate Tectonics Called into Question

This research could reveal more clues about the origins of life

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 23rd, 2012
Submarines May Roam the Oceans Underneath Europa's Surface

Submarines May Roam the Oceans Underneath Europa's Surface

This is one of the most important goals in space exploration today

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 21st, 2012
Mapping Geophysical Structures Beneath the Seafloor

Mapping Geophysical Structures Beneath the Seafloor

New expedition sets the basis for a new understanding of the ocean

New Algorithm Can Plot Efficient Courses for Underwater Vehicles

New Algorithm Can Plot Efficient Courses for Underwater Vehicles

This is not always as easy as it may seem at first glance

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 8th, 2012
Oceanic Vents and Seeps Coexist in Same Habitats

Oceanic Vents and Seeps Coexist in Same Habitats

No one thought this was possible until a recent study

Invisibility Cloaks Could Hide Ships from Waves

Invisibility Cloaks Could Hide Ships from Waves

The technique could help vessels and rigs withstand rough seas

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 2nd, 2012
Europa's Oceans May Be Too Acidic to Support Life

Europa's Oceans May Be Too Acidic to Support Life

The Jovian moon is a prime candidate for hosting simple lifeforms

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • February 15th, 2012
Sun May Have Been 5 Percent Heavier in Its Youth

Sun May Have Been 5 Percent Heavier in Its Youth

Older theory is currently being revisited by cosmologists

Spinning Water Tanks Explain Large-Scale Fluid Dynamics

Spinning Water Tanks Explain Large-Scale Fluid Dynamics

Researchers take a simplistic, yet revealing approach to conducting experiments

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 31st, 2012
Martian Surface Ocean Confirmed

Martian Surface Ocean Confirmed

It formed shortly after the planet developed, but disappeared long ago

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 18th, 2012
Tiny Ocean Temperature Variations Boost Wildfires

Tiny Ocean Temperature Variations Boost Wildfires

This is especially true for rainforests in South America

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 9th, 2012
Earth's Deepest Secrets Are Jeopardized by Microbes

Earth's Deepest Secrets Are Jeopardized by Microbes

Researchers are literally starting to dig deeper and deeper into our planet's past

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • December 29th, 2011
15 Weird Marine Species (Re)Discovered

15 Weird Marine Species (Re)Discovered

Some of these creatures puzzled the experts who found them

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 22nd, 2011
New Horizons Could Reveal Hidden Ocean on Pluto

New Horizons Could Reveal Hidden Ocean on Pluto

The space probe will not reach the dwarf planet for another 3 years

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 17th, 2011
Water Discovered on Jovian Moon Europa

Water Discovered on Jovian Moon Europa

Various lifeforms may very well survive in that environment

 
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