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Released: 2-Apr-2025 11:10 AM EDT
Glaciers Erode Mountains in Bursts, Study Finds
Southern Methodist University

A study published in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface challenges whether glaciers are eroding mountains faster now than in the past.

Released: 31-Mar-2025 7:55 AM EDT
Could Convection in the Crust Explain Venus’ Many Volcanoes?
Washington University in St. Louis

Venus — a hot planet pocked with tens of thousands of volcanoes — may be even more geologically active near its surface than previously thought. New calculations by researchers at Washington University in St. Louis suggest that the planet’s outer crust may be constantly churning, an unexpected phenomenon called convection that could help explain many of the volcanoes and other features of the Venusian landscape.

Newswise: Green Solvent Innovation: High-Speed Doctor-Blading Boosts Organic Solar Cell Efficiency
Released: 28-Mar-2025 5:50 PM EDT
Green Solvent Innovation: High-Speed Doctor-Blading Boosts Organic Solar Cell Efficiency
Chinese Academy of Sciences

In a recent advancement, researchers have developed a high-speed doctor-blading technique that enhances the efficiency of organic solar cells (OSCs) while using eco-friendly, non-halogenated solvents.

Newswise: Three Wayne State University Professors elected as AAAS Fellows
Released: 27-Mar-2025 6:40 PM EDT
Three Wayne State University Professors elected as AAAS Fellows
Wayne State University Division of Research

Wayne State University is proud to announce that three professors have been elected as fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

Newswise: Las cavernas fluorescentes podrĂ­an explicar cĂłmo persiste la vida en entornos extraterrestres
Released: 25-Mar-2025 5:00 AM EDT
Las cavernas fluorescentes podrĂ­an explicar cĂłmo persiste la vida en entornos extraterrestres
American Chemical Society (ACS)

En las profundidades de la superficie terrestre, las formaciones rocosas pueden brillar en tonos brillantes de rosa, azul y verde bajo luz ultravioleta. Los científicos utilizan estas características fluorescentes para comprender cómo se formaron las cuevas y cómo se sostiene la vida en su interior. Presentarán sus resultados en el encuentro de primavera de 2025 de la ACS.

Newswise: Fluorescent caves could explain how life persists in extraterrestrial environments
Released: 25-Mar-2025 5:00 AM EDT
Fluorescent caves could explain how life persists in extraterrestrial environments
American Chemical Society (ACS)

Deep below the Earth’s surface, rock formations can shine in brilliant hues of pink, blue and green under black light. Scientists are using these fluorescent features to understand how the caves formed and how life is supported within. They will present their results at ACS Spring 2025.

Newswise: Chulalongkorn University’s Geology Professor Discovers Evidence of “Another Ancient City Overlapping the Old City of Nakhon Ratchasima” 
Released: 20-Mar-2025 12:00 PM EDT
Chulalongkorn University’s Geology Professor Discovers Evidence of “Another Ancient City Overlapping the Old City of Nakhon Ratchasima” 
Chulalongkorn University

“A professor at the Department of Geology, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, has discovered evidence of an earthen embankment indicating another large ancient community in the location overlapping the old city of Nakhon Ratchasima.”

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Released: 14-Mar-2025 8:15 PM EDT
NJIT Mathematician to Help Map Earth's Last Frontier with Navy Grant
New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT)

We’ve mapped nearly all of Mars’ surface from orbit, yet we know less about Earth’s ocean floor — almost 75% remains unmapped in high resolution. This terrestrial blind spot is driv...

Newswise: Misha Lived in Zoos, but This Elephant's Tooth Enamel Helps Reconstruct Wildlife Migrations
Released: 13-Mar-2025 8:20 PM EDT
Misha Lived in Zoos, but This Elephant's Tooth Enamel Helps Reconstruct Wildlife Migrations
University of Utah

Misha lived her whole life in zoos, but this elephant’s teeth are now helping scientists reconstruct wildlife migrations. University of Utah geologists show how strontium isotopes found in teeth or tusks reveal where large plant-eating animals may have roamed.

Newswise: U of I-Led Underwater Forest Research Provides Rare Glimpse to Past Climate Conditions
Released: 5-Mar-2025 7:00 PM EST
U of I-Led Underwater Forest Research Provides Rare Glimpse to Past Climate Conditions
University of Idaho

Cypress trees found on the ocean floor 5 miles south of coastal Alabama are helping scientists from University of Idaho build climate models based on conditions 75,000 years ago.

Released: 4-Mar-2025 6:05 PM EST
Multimodal AI Tool Supports Ecological Applications
Washington University in St. Louis

TaxaBind addresses the need for more robust and unified approaches to the modeling of ecosystems.

Newswise: Zero-Shot AI for Remote Sensing: A New Pipeline for Automated Image Segmentation
Released: 26-Feb-2025 8:20 AM EST
Zero-Shot AI for Remote Sensing: A New Pipeline for Automated Image Segmentation
Chinese Academy of Sciences

Researchers have developed a pipeline that integrates zero-shot AI detection and segmentation tools to achieve robust, automated segmentation of remote sensing images. By leveraging a sliding window hyper-inference approach and an outlier rejection step, the pipeline enhances the identification of features such as buildings, trees, and vehicles in aerial and satellite imagery. This solution is implemented as a user-friendly Python package, LangRS, making advanced remote sensing segmentation accessible to a wide range of users.

Newswise: The Galactic Journey of our Solar System
Released: 25-Feb-2025 5:00 AM EST
The Galactic Journey of our Solar System
University of Vienna

An international research team led by the University of Vienna has discovered that the Solar System traversed the Orion star-forming complex, a component of the Radcliffe Wave galactic structure, approximately 14 million years ago. This journey through a dense region of space could have compressed the heliosphere, the protective bubble surrounding our solar system, and increased the influx of interstellar dust, potentially influencing Earth's climate and leaving traces in geological records. The findings, published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, offer a fascinating interdisciplinary link between astrophysics, paleoclimatology, and geology.

Newswise: Maybe Earth's Inner Core Is Not So Solid After All
Released: 13-Feb-2025 8:45 PM EST
Maybe Earth's Inner Core Is Not So Solid After All
University of Utah

New research from USC and University of Utah suggests the surface of “librating” inner core is deformed from contact with turbulent liquid outer core.

Newswise: Photographing DUNE
Released: 13-Feb-2025 10:55 AM EST
Photographing DUNE
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab)

Documenting the work of building the world’s largest neutrino experiment presents photographers with a unique set of challenges.

Newswise: Machine Learning Advances Glacier Lake Depth Measurement
Released: 13-Feb-2025 7:25 AM EST
Machine Learning Advances Glacier Lake Depth Measurement
Chinese Academy of Sciences

As global warming accelerates, the increasing number of supraglacial lakes and the need to accurately measure their depths have become critical for understanding ice sheet mass balance and sea-level rise. These lakes, formed by meltwater accumulation on ice sheet surfaces, significantly influence ice sheet dynamics and melting rates.

Newswise: How Satellites Can Save Our Lakes
Released: 13-Feb-2025 6:30 AM EST
How Satellites Can Save Our Lakes
Chinese Academy of Sciences

Since the Holocene epoch, global changes have been remarkable and human activities have been intense. The lake environment in China has undergone drastic changes, with frequent algal blooms.

Released: 6-Feb-2025 8:20 PM EST
MSU Researchers Glean Photosynthetic Insights From Volcanic Hot Springs
Michigan State University

MSU researchers glean photosynthetic insights from volcanic hot springs

Newswise: Life-bearing Water Arrived on Earth Later Rather Than Sooner  
Released: 3-Feb-2025 8:30 PM EST
Life-bearing Water Arrived on Earth Later Rather Than Sooner  
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

A team led by a Rutgers-New Brunswick scientist has concluded water did not arrive as early during Earth’s formation as previously thought, an insight that bears directly on the question of when life originated on the planet.



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