Tag Archives: Faster
Sooner than we thought: Sulfurization of natural materials
Processes that have been thought to take tens of hundreds of years can occur in hours, in accordance with new analysis. And that will change our understanding of the carbon cycle, and perhaps the historical past of Earth’s local weather. … Continue reading
Quicker option to make mineral to take away carbon dioxide from environment
Scientists have developed an accelerated option to produce magnesite, a mineral which might seize the greenhouse gasoline carbon dioxide from the environment, at room temperature. Eradicating carbon dioxide from the environment would gradual world warming. This work takes a unique … Continue reading
Earthquakes in the Himalaya are bigger than in the Alps because tectonic plates collide faster
Earthquakes that happen in densely populated mountainous regions, such as the Himalaya, spell bigger earthquakes because of a fast tectonic-plate collision, according to a new study. Geology News — ScienceDaily
Yellowstone’s Supervolcano Could Erupt Much Faster Than Anyone Thought
Highlighted areas are where ash beds have been identified from previous Yellowstone supervolcano eruptions. Yellowstone Volcano Might Erupt Within Decades — Affecting All of Mankind A new study of ancient ash suggests that the dormant giant could develop the conditions … Continue reading
Greenland ice is melting seven percent faster than previously thought
The same hotspot in Earth’s mantle that feeds Iceland’s active volcanoes has been affecting scientists’ calculations of ice loss in the Greenland ice sheet, causing them to underestimate the melting by about 20 gigatons (20 billion metric tons) per year. … Continue reading
Greenland ice is melting 7 percent faster than previously thought
The same hotspot in Earth’s mantle that feeds Iceland’s active volcanoes has been playing a trick on the scientists who are trying to measure how much ice is melting on nearby Greenland. According to a new study, the hotspot softened … Continue reading
Our ancestors evolved faster after dinosaur extinction
Our ancestors evolved three times faster in the 10 million years after the extinction of the dinosaurs than in the previous 80 million years, according to researchers. The team found the speed of evolution of placental mammals — a group … Continue reading
Optical approach offers faster, less expensive method for carbon dating
Researchers have demonstrated a new compact spectroscopic instrument that offers a highly sensitive optical method for detecting radiocarbon dioxide concentration, which can be used to carbon date fossils and archaeological artifacts. Paleontology News — ScienceDaily
Chicken study reveals evolution can happen much faster than thought
Scientists found two mutations that had occurred in the mitochondrial genomes of the birds in only 50 years, showing a rate of evolution much higher than the widely accepted rate of change in the mitochondrial genome of about 2 percent … Continue reading