A concept called "granular temperature" might explain much of the mystery behind avalanches. (Institute of Physics press release)
New instruments promise to fill gaps in present climate models. (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory press release)
Scientists discover severe pollution - about five times worse than levels typically seen over Los Angeles -in the northern Indian state of Bihar. (University of Illinois-Urbana/Champaign press release)
Scientists find additional evidence that greenhouse gases help induce global warming. (Ohio State University press release)
Researchers investigate how air travel can be adapted to ease its impact on the environment. (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council press release)
A Tibet fault - formed by the same tectonic "collision" that caused the recent tsunami - has slipped 10 millimeters per year during the last 140,000 years. (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory press release)
Assessment of carbon stored in the world's soils suggests global warming may be intensifying. (University of Bristol press release)
Far northern rivers are discharging increasing amounts of freshwater into the Arctic Ocean, disturbing the distribution of water on Earth's surface. (American Geophysical Union press release)
Envisat promises to capture the fate of the B15-A iceberg. (European Space Agency press release)
Scientist believes fruitful action on both climate change and disaster vulnerability should proceed simultaneously. (Arizona State University press release)
Using advanced remote-sensing techniques, scientists have for the first time determined interactions between ecosystems and the climate during desertification. (Blackwell Publishing press release)
Global warming likely contributed to the increase of drought during the past 30 years. (National Center for Atmospheric Research press release)
A new study finds ancient Earth was much colder than previously thought. (Queen's University press release)
Scientists revise a computer model to better predict maximum wind speed in strong hurricanes. (University of Rhode Island press release)
The location of the recent tsunami in the Indian Ocean came as no surprise to geologists. (Lehigh University press release)
Warming temperatures have increased shrubs in the Arctic, with eventual implications on the grazing of caribou. (American Institute of Biological Sciences press release)