Forces Behind A Tsunami: Will be Captured Better by A New Model

Medicine & Technology Jun 22, 2021

A tsunami, as we know it, is often caused by earthquakes that occur under the ocean. However, there are other factors and events that could cause this destructive tidal wave.

Dwindling Ice in Antarctica Spurs Questions Over Climate Change and The Point of No Return

Dec 06, 2014

As impending threats of “climate change” and “ecological disaster” have loomed over international affairs this year, to the point that even the United Nations spearheaded a campaign and led a summit to discuss future changes that may amend for some of humanity’s grave mistakes, new research published this week in the journal Geophysical Research Letters looks to a place much colder than our metropolises for evidence of a rapidly shifting climate.

A Magnetic Topsy Turvy Earth—When North Becomes South

Oct 21, 2014

The directionally challenged may find a new curveball thrown their way, as researchers reveal that in our lifetime we may see flip in what we know to be North and South. For those who know their way around navigating the wild, seeking directions in the stars, or even reading the face of a compass, you may have to reconsider the norm or repaint the stars to fit a changing magnetic field that may soon have Antarctica pointing North.