A new study bolsters the idea that strange grooves crisscrossing the surface of the Martian moon Phobos were made by rolling boulders blasted free from an ancient asteroid impact.
Mars Moon Got its Grooves from Rolling Stones, Study Suggests
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Is Antarctica Becoming More Like Greenland?
Antarctica is high and dry and mostly bitterly cold, and it’s easy to think of its ice and snow as locked away in a freezer, protected from melt except around its low-lying coasts and floating ice shelves.
How to Convert Climate-Changing Carbon Dioxide into Plastics and Other Products
Rutgers scientists have developed catalysts that can convert carbon dioxide – the main cause of global warming – into plastics, fabrics, resins and other products.
Responses of Waterbirds to Climate Change is Linked to Their Preferred Wintering Habitats in Europe
A new scientific article shows that 25 European waterbird species can change their wintering areas depending on winter weather.
Volcanoes and Glaciers Combine as Powerful Methane Producers
Large amounts of the potent greenhouse gas methane are being released from an Icelandic glacier, scientists have discovered.
Ground and Stream Water Clues Reveal Shale Drilling Impacts
Chemical clues in waters near Marcellus Shale gas wells in rural Pennsylvania can identify new drilling-related sources of methane contamination, according to scientists.
