Scientists study how the lobster's nose knows
...land mines or underwater explosives using chemical plumes in air or water....Healy researchers make a series of striking discoveries about Arctic Ocean
..."This likely accounts for why so many hydrothermal plumes were found here." Prior to the AMORE cruise most scientists expected little recent volcanic activity and scant evidence for hydrothermal vents, the deep-sea hot springs that host oases of life on the deep seafloor. Instead, sampling sites revealed...August media highlights GEOLOGY and GSA TODAY
... from deep-mantle plumes. The heads of such mantle plumes interact with the lithosphere to form oceanic plat...ic plateaus. The authors conclude that deep-mantle plumes are unnecessary to explain most, if any, volcanic chains on the Pacific plate. An updated compilatio...Scientists monitor global air pollution from space
...d grassland fires in Africa and South America. The plumes travel rapidly across the Southern Hemisphere as f...ril and May 2000. The new maps show air- pollution plumes from this region traveling over the Pacific Ocean to North America, often at fairly high concentrati...Researchers pinpoint how tubeworm babies are dispersed to colonize new vent sites
...the larvae are likely to first be entrained in the plumes of water that rise 175 meters (574 ft) above the vents as the super-heated water rockets out of the Earth and mixes with the cold seawater. Then deep-sea currents move the larvae along. The scientists assessed the speed and direction of this flow ...Science paper suggests strategy to more effectively control harmful ozone
...d colleagues analyzed ozone production in chemical plumes emitted by coal-fired power plants in the rural Un...ollected by aircraft flying through plant emission plumes to pinpoint the critical factors involved in ozone production within these plumes. Focusing on tw...Scientists, ships, aircraft to profile Asian pollution and dust
...erts of China andMongolia last spring. This year's plumes have again begun theireastward journey toward heav...ccur in winter over the highdeserts, sending dense plumes over the populous cities of China,Japan, and Korea in spring. By summer, thunderstorms change thecir...NASA satellite tracks hazardous smoke and smog partnership
...p scientists do a better job of tracking pollution plumes around the world and help provide people more advance warning of unhealthy air. Researchers have discovered that smoke and smog move in different ways through the atmosphere. A series of unusualevents several years ago created a blanket of pollution ...News briefing: Can we rid our groundwater and drinking water of MTBE?
...ford, Calif. Field tests of remediation of MTBE plumes WHAT: MTBE in Groundwater and Drinking Water: Prevalence, Characteristics and Remediation WHEN: Monday, March 27, 10 a.m. PST WHERE: Moscone Convention Center, Room 114 REPORTERS COVERING THIS EVENT MUST FIRST CONTACT THE ACS PRESS OFFICE AT...Researchers find volcanoes are bad for your health...long after they finish erupting
...rat one as the pyroclastic flows can produce giant plumes (up to several kilometres in height) of fine ash. Ash falls from such a volcano can persist for months or even years. The Soufriere Hills volcano began erupting on 18th July 1995 but airborne ash concentrations in the area have been continually monit...NASA'S Earth Science highlights for the 80th Annual AMS Meeting
...s. See raging dust storms in Africa and huge smoke plumes from raging fires in Mexico. See how HDTV will revolutionize the way we communicate scientific results. E-theater is a visual presentation of Earth science data sets and visualizations using a portable system of computers and projectors which allow s...Discovery of new bird species in China, oldest beak shows evolution complexity
.... Males of both species bore two long tail plumes indicating the sexesdiffered significantly from each other. Like its cousin, the new bird C. duialso grew asymmetric wing feathers characteristic of all modern flying birds.Ostriches and other birds that can't fly well sprout nearly symmetric feather...Tracking A Legacy Of Waste In The West Siberian Basin
... "We need to know thechemistry of how radioactive plumes move below the surface," Foley said. "That knowledge could beapplied to landfills, tank spills and future waste storage issues in the United States. We have to beable to predict the risk of contaminant migration in order to properly clean it up." ...International Research Team Announces Discovery Of Two Species Of Feathered Dinosaurs
...Caudipteryx zoui, or "tail feather," for thefan of plumes that is visible at the end of the animal's tail. Down-likefeathers and "semi-plumes" are visible on the fossil, suggesting that most ofits body was feather-covered. Unlike Archaeopteryx - long considered theearliest known bird - and modern birds, w...Smog Spreading To South Pacific
...or F. Sherwood Rowland saidtoday that long-lasting plumes from biomass burnings -- the practice of burningto clear woodland or brush from the land -- travel across Africa and Australiato bring higher smog levels within range of remote locations in the southernoceans, such as Fiji. Tropospheric ozone...Biogenic Emissions Higher Than Expected Over African Savanna
...g-like products. Satellite pictures show that the plumes of ozone stretch, at times, as far as South America. While stratospheric ozone shields us from ultraviolet radiation, closer to the earth this molecule damages forests and crops; destroys nylon, rubber, and other materials; and injures or kills livi...Scientists Trek to Africa for Biosphere-Atmosphere Chemistry Study
...in a major city. Satellite pictures show that the plumes of ozone stretch, at times, as far as South America. EXPRESSO may shed light on a global problem in biosphere-atmosphere chemistry. Plants take up vast amounts of carbon, particularly in the lush tropics, but plants and soils also release carbon, a...NCAR Scientists Trek To Africa For Biosphere-Atmosphere Chemistry Study
... in a major city. Satellite pictures show that the plumes of ozone stretch, at times, as far as South America. NCAR scientists have made several trips to Africa in the past three years to take preliminary air samples, install instruments, and make arrangements for this fall's field campaign. These visits sp...Ocean Sediments Contain Record of Past Vegetation Fires in Africa
... Explains Verardo, "Charcoal may be swept aloft in plumes rising from active fires, and transported by prevailing winds from the source area to the ocean within days to weeks of its initial formation. It eventually sinks and becomes part of the sediments at the bottom of the sea." Verardo studied s...