Tag Archives: Earth Sciences

Vertical Farms

Posted on February 24, 2014 by rberkowitz

Feeding the world’s increasingly urban population could entail building multistory farms in cities. Continue reading →

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Trapping and Keeping Carbon Dioxide Emissions

Posted on September 11, 2013 by rberkowitz

Underground carbon sequestration could mitigate global warming. Its effectiveness is being studied in the field and in the lab. Continue reading →

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Deepwater Horizon, Three Years Later

Posted on August 2, 2013 by rberkowitz

BP-funded research aims to understand and mitigate impacts of hydrocarbon pollution in the Gulf of Mexico and elsewhere. Continue reading →

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Surf Forecastin’ USA

Posted on July 13, 2013 by rberkowitz

A California-based company unites surfers with oceanographers to help people know when it’s safe to surf. Continue reading →

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Growth, but No Seismicity

Posted on June 7, 2013 by rberkowitz

Despite appearances, the Turkish-Iranian plateau did not attain its current height by seismic faulting—at least according to a new theory. Continue reading →

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When Continents Collide

Posted on May 21, 2013 by rberkowitz

A new rheological model characterizes the ways Earth’s crust can slide over and into its mantle. Continue reading →

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Fossils Don’t Lie…Do They?

Posted on February 15, 2013 by rberkowitz

Lizard evolution shows discrepancy between molecular data and fossil record. Continue reading →

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With a Grain of Salt

Posted on February 7, 2013 by rberkowitz

Ocean surface layer captures influence of human activity. Continue reading →

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Translational Volcanology

Posted on May 4, 2012 by rberkowitz

Researchers can have the best monitoring systems in the world and knowledge of what the volcano will do in the next week. But if they can’t communicate that, the knowledge is worthless. Continue reading →

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Volcanologists in Public Safety

Posted on May 4, 2012 by rberkowitz

Career profiles of three scientists who study volcanoes. Continue reading →

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