Tag Archives: Physics Today

It’s Becoming a Smaller World, After All

Posted on December 12, 2011 by rberkowitz

Climate change may cause both animal and plant species to shrink in size, which in turn could impact soil productivity. Continue reading →

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Keepers of the Wind in the Pacific Northwest

Posted on December 6, 2011 by rberkowitz

By taking advantage of some unusual geological formations, scientists in Washington and Oregon are finding ways to make wind energy viable. Continue reading →

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A Sustainable House in Tlemcen, Algeria

Posted on September 22, 2011 by rberkowitz

A team from Abou-Bekr Belkaid University in Algeria has designed an environmentally friendly house that is cheap to build, cool, and heat. Continue reading →

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Discontinuity under the Aloha State

Posted on July 20, 2011 by rberkowitz

An advanced seismic imaging technique has provided a more detailed picture of mantle structure beneath the Hawaii islands, but it hasn’t resolved how the islands formed. Continue reading →

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Io’s Magma Ocean Provides a View into Earth’s Past

Posted on June 29, 2011 by rberkowitz

Magnetic field data collected by NASA’s Galileo contains evidence of the magma sea. Continue reading →

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EGU 2011: An Outdoor Volcano Laboratory: Lots of Questions and a few Answers

Posted on April 28, 2011 by rberkowitz

The wealth of data on Stromboli, past and present, provided ample material for a discussion at the general assembly of the European Geosciences Union, which was held earlier this month in Vienna.
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EGU 2011: The Slippery Slope of Alpine Glaciers, Permafrost, and Newly-formed Lakes

Posted on April 13, 2011 by rberkowitz

At the general assembly of the European Geosciences Union, several experts spoke about climate change in alpine regions.
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EGU 2011: Effects of aerosols on the East Asia summer monsoon

Posted on April 6, 2011 by rberkowitz

Where and how much it pours over China, North and South Korea, and Japan during the East Asian summer monsoon (EASM) is changing. Continue reading →

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Why Go Offshore?

Posted on March 31, 2011 by rberkowitz

A conference this summer examined the financial, technical, and political issues that must be addressed before offshore wind farms can become a viable source of renewable energy. Continue reading →

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