40,000-Year-Old Tools Found at Construction Site
It’s being dubbed “Tasmania’s Valley of the Kings.” At the site for a proposed freeway overpass, archaeologists have uncovered what they say are the earliest southernmost artifacts of human life.
Still in the initial [...]
Science Unites Nations
When the two proton beams traveling almost at the speed of light collided in the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) near Geneva this week, scientists of several nationalities including Indians were present in the CERN Control Center to be a part [...]
Questions that would shape next decade of geographical sciences research
A new report by the National Research Council, US, has outlined eleven questions that should shape the next decade of geographical sciences research.
The questions aim to provide a more complete understanding of where and how landscapes [...]
Indonesia to tap power of nation’s volcanoes, AS
Indonesia plans to tap the energy trapped beneath its volcanoes to become the world’s largest user of geothermal power and reduce reliance on fuels blamed for global warming, the country’s president said Monday. Located on the [...]
Underwater asphalt volcanoes discovered in the Pacific Ocean
An international team of scientists has discovered underwater asphalt volcanoes that were hidden in the depths of the Pacific Ocean for 40,000 years.
The research, funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), was a collaboration between [...]
Getting a Grip on Future Ice Sheet Changes
The current rate of sea level rise is about 3 mm/year, but how much will it be over the course of the next century? Human-caused, or anthropogenic, climate change is making temperatures over Greenland warmer. Will sea level rise be faster in [...]
CAT Scan Reveals Inner Workings Of Volcano Island
On the ground and in the water, an international team of researchers has been collecting imaging data on the Soufriere Hills Volcano in Montserrat to understand the internal structure of the volcano and how and when it erupts.
“Using land-based [...]
