Fri Dec 27 11:12:15 GMT 2024 From /weblog/science/earth

plate

Plate tectonics: We figured out how to build an atomic bomb before we realized how mountains form - https://www.zmescience.com[..]b-before-we-realized-how-mountains-form/

Divergent boundaries: the tectonic forces that split the earth - https://www.zmescience.com[..]h-dynamics/what-are-divergent-boundarie/

What is the Ring of Fire? Earth’s most volcanically active region - https://www.zmescience.com[..]y/planet-earth/what-is-the-ring-of-fire/

Convergent boundaries: the tectonic forces that shape the Earth - https://www.zmescience.com[..]gy/earth-dynamics/convergent-boundaries/

These Revolutionary Maps Are Revealing Earth’s Geological Secrets = https://www.zmescience.com/science/tectonic-model-beatiful-new/

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Fri Dec 13 08:28:05 GMT 2024 From /weblog/science/earth

nature

蓋亞假說：美麗的神話 - http://thehousenews.com[..]%8E%E9%BA%97%E7%9A%84%E7%A5%9E%E8%A9%B1/

色彩斑斕的動物 - http://cn.wsj.com/big5/20131203/PHO101146.asp?source=rss

地球上仍存活的最古老生物 - http://cn.wsj.com/big5/20140430/PHO082434.asp?source=rss

rare-flowers-that-are-stunning-to-look-at - http://list25.com/25-rare-flowers-that-are-stunning-to-look-at/

earth-facts-that-might-surprise-you - http://list25.com/25-earth-facts-that-might-surprise-you/

north-pole-facts-most-people-are-not-aware-of - http://list25.com[..]s-most-people-are-not-aware-of/?view=all

earth-facts-you-probably-have-not-considered - http://list25.com[..]u-probably-have-not-considered/?view=all

25 Interesting Tidbits About Deserts That Will Make You Glad For Rain - http://list25.com[..]at-will-make-you-glad-for-rain/?view=all

Antarctica is one of the coldest, most desolate places in the world, and today you're going to learn all about it. - http://www.damncoolpictures.com[..]interesting-facts-that-you-probably.html

Types of mountains - http://www.zmescience.com[..]st/main-types-mountains-earths-ups-downs

http://www.zmescience.com[..]ology/animals-ecology/animal-speed-limit

Earth - http://list25.com/25-shocking-facts-you-never-knew-about-earth/

sinkholes - https://www.zmescience.com[..]other/science-abc/science-abc-sinkholes/

ecosystems - https://www.zmescience.com[..]what-they-are-and-why-they-are-important

https://list25.com/25-unbelievable-cloud-formations/

What is soil? Here’s the inside scoop - https://www.zmescience.com/science/what-is-soil-feature/

What causes an Ice Age? A simple explainer - https://www.zmescience.com/ecology/what-causes-ice-age-14092019/

https://www.zmescience.com[..]water-dont-underestimate-the-connection/

https://www.bbc.com[..]108-why-the-world-is-running-out-of-sand

Even a little extra CO2 is triggering big changes in forests - https://www.zmescience.com[..]o2-is-triggering-big-changes-in-forests/

Christmas flakes: macro photography reveals unique snowflake design - https://www.zmescience.com[..]/great-pics/christmas-snowflakes-photos/

This is the secret behind biodiversity hotspots - https://www.zmescience.com[..]ience/biodiversity-hotspot-source-35243/

Looking back on Palmyra’s recent history, Wegmann sees it as a source of hope. Tropical islands may seem fragile, but they can turn out to be surprisingly robust. The conservation story of Palmyra should remind us of two things, he says: “One, nature is resilient. And two, we as humans can engineer ourselves out of some of the major problems that we’ve caused.” - https://www.bbc.com[..]w-tropical-islands-got-rid-of-their-rats

Rivers can change colors as time passes, and this is linked to ecosystem health - https://www.zmescience.com[..]-and-this-is-linked-to-ecosystem-health/

Photosynthesis could be as old as life itself - https://www.zmescience.com[..]thesis-old-genes-live-evolution-2374523/

climate-tipping-points - https://www.zmescience.com[..]ecology/what-are-climate-tipping-points/

What is natural selection: the driving force of evolution - https://www.zmescience.com/science/what-is-natural-selection/

Simple seaweed could be used to heal human wounds with bio-ink - https://www.zmescience.com[..]dicine/seaweed-healing-virtues-10042021/

They spent 28 days under the sea—and found another Earth - https://www.nationalgeographic.com[..]-the-sea-and-found-another-earth-feature

Earth's magnetic field flips much more frequently than we thought - https://www.nationalgeographic.com[..]ld-flipped-more-times-scientists-thought

Soils from Antarctica seem to contain no life—something that's never been found - https://www.nationalgeographic.com[..]-no-lifesomething-thats-never-been-found

What causes earthquakes — and what you should do if hit by one - https://www.zmescience.com[..]es-and-what-you-should-do-if-hit-by-one/

The hexagon shape and why it shows up so much in nature - https://www.zmescience.com[..]t/hexagon-shape-nature-physics-13092021/

Bizarre mangrove forest far from the coast offers clues to future sea level rise - https://www.nationalgeographic.com[..]the-coast-offers-clues-to-sea-level-rise

New clues into ancient climate shifts reveal the possible origin story of Spain's Pulpí Geode, one of the world's largest. - https://www.nationalgeographic.com[..]range-ways-climate-chemistry-pulpi-geode

For decades, highly skilled cavers have come to Mexico to explore Cheve, a labyrinth within a mountain. - https://www.nationalgeographic.com[..]g-into-one-of-the-deepest-caves-on-earth

To the bottom of the Earth: the Mariana Trench - https://www.zmescience.com[..]-bottom-of-the-earth-the-mariana-trench/

These beautiful landscapes hold secrets to the origins of life - https://www.nationalgeographic.com[..]apes-hold-secrets-to-the-origins-of-life

'Impossible' chemistry may reveal origins of life on Earth - https://www.nationalgeographic.com[..]stry-may-reveal-origins-of-life-on-earth

Storm Recipe: How Cyclones, Typhoons and Hurricanes Are Formed - https://www.zmescience.com[..]ones-typhoons-and-hurricanes-are-formed/

How geological periods got their names - https://www.zmescience.com[..]/how-geological-periods-got-their-names/

Exploring Baikal: The world’s deepest and oldest lake - https://www.zmescience.com[..]aikal-the-worlds-deepest-and-oldest-lake

What is Sahara dust and why does it matters so much for the Earth - https://www.zmescience.com[..]ature-post/what-is-sahara-dust-11102022/

The 'super-deep' royal diamonds revealing Earth's secrets - https://www.bbc.com[..]-royal-diamonds-revealing-earths-secrets

The San Andreas fault — what it is, why it matters, and what you should know about its earthquakes - https://www.zmescience.com[..]t-you-should-know-about-its-earthquakes/

How It Feels to Surf the World’s Biggest Wave - https://nautil.us[..]s-to-surf-the-worlds-biggest-wave-245476

What’s the tallest mountain in the world? Hint: it’s not Mt. Everest - https://www.zmescience.com[..]/?goal=0_3b5aad2288-47ae773c7c-242734313

Lava is very hot. But exactly how hot? The answer isn't straightforward. - https://www.zmescience.com/science/geology/how-hot-is-lava/

What are the different climate zones? A simple explainer - https://www.zmescience.com[..]er/feature-post/climate-zones-explainer/

What is Gondwana: the ancient supercontinent that changed Earth - https://www.zmescience.com/science/geology/what-is-gondwana

What are ecosystems and why they’re important - https://www.zmescience.com[..]hat-they-are-and-why-they-are-important/

Drilling to the Mantle: 6 unexpected discoveries from the world’s deepest well - https://www.zmescience.com[..]iscoveries-from-the-worlds-deepest-well/

The Thickest Layer of the Earth - https://www.zmescience.com[..]nce/geology/thickest-layer-earth-mantle/

The types of clouds: everything you need to know - https://www.zmescience.com[..]/?goal=0_3b5aad2288-fb35185888-242734313

Why clouds don’t fall: the physics behind the sky’s fluffy wonders - https://www.zmescience.com/science/why-clouds-dont-fall/

The main types of caves, according to science - https://www.zmescience.com/science/geology/the-types-of-caves/

How the Moon is making days longer on Earth - https://www.bbc.com[..]-the-moon-is-making-days-longer-on-earth

‘Rivers in the sky’ are why California keeps flooding - https://www.nationalgeographic.com[..]ic-river-flood-rain-california-explainer

Nature is out of sync—and that’s reshaping everything, everywhere - https://www.nationalgeographic.com[..]phenology-seasons-climate-change-feature

The main types of mountains — Earth’s ups and downs - https://www.zmescience.com[..]t/main-types-mountains-earths-ups-downs/

What is point Nemo: the loneliest place on Earth - https://www.zmescience.com/science/what-is-point-nemo/

Rarely seen cliff art reveals the majesty of the Amazon’s aquatic realm - https://www.nationalgeographic.com[..]-cliff-art-majesty-amazon-aquatic-region

How natural selection causes evolution - https://www.zmescience.com/science/what-is-natural-selection/

Rock-solid geology puns that will make you erupt in laughter - https://www.zmescience.com/science/geology-puns-feature/

The Paratethys Sea was the largest lake in Earth’s history - https://bigthink.com/strange-maps/paratethys-sea/

World Heritage List - https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/

What does a melting glacier sound like? 'Gunshots.' - https://www.nationalgeographic.com[..]/melting-glaciers-bubbles-climate-change

Inner core rotation: Wait, the planet’s core is rotating? - https://www.zmescience.com[..]/planet-earth/earth-inner-core-rotation/

Earth is a geological oddball in our solar system. This is why. - https://www.nationalgeographic.com[..]le/earth-geology-rare-rocks-solar-system

Metamorphic rocks: formation, types, examples - https://www.zmescience.com[..]gy/rocks-and-minerals/metamorphic-rocks/

What lurks beneath the surface of these forest pools? More than you can imagine. - https://www.nationalgeographic.com[..]premium/article/vernal-pools-forest-life

25 Hidden Secrets of the Earth - https://list25.com/25-hidden-secrets-of-the-earth/

The ancient practice of 'good fire' is reviving Nebraska's birds, bears and berries - https://www.bbc.com[..]2-how-controlled-burns-can-help-wildlife

GeoPicture of the week: Biggest crystals in the world - https://www.zmescience.com[..]ant-crystal-cave-cueva-cristales-repubz/

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Tue Sep 03 13:14:31 GMT 2024 From /weblog/science/earth

core

Defining the lithosphere: the rigid, outer layer of the Earth - https://www.zmescience.com[..]d-paleontology/planet-earth/lithosphere/

The Outer Core: The Earth’s Swirling Cauldron - https://www.zmescience.com[..]/?goal=0_3b5aad2288-098e873699-242734313

Lithosphere and Asthenosphere: The Earth Beneath Your Feet - https://www.zmescience.com[..]net-earth/lithosphere-and-asthenosphere/

The inner core: Earth’s innermost secret - https://www.zmescience.com[..]eontology/planet-earth/earth-inner-core/

Silicate minerals: the building blocks of the Earth - https://www.zmescience.com[..]gy/rocks-and-minerals/silicate-minerals/

Earth’s core has slowed so much it’s moving backward, scientists confirm. Here’s what it could mean - https://edition.cnn.com[..]e-rotation-slowdown-cycle-scn/index.html

Scientists discover a new way mountains are formed – from ‘mantle waves’ inside the Earth - https://www.zmescience.com[..]rmed-from-mantle-waves-inside-the-earth/

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Thu Jul 25 14:22:36 GMT 2024 From /weblog/science/earth

sea

The world’s largest waterfall is actually underwater - https://www.zmescience.com[..]argest-waterfall-is-actually-underwater/

deep-sea-mysteries-and-oddities-that-will-leave-you-baffled - http://list25.com[..]nd-oddities-that-will-leave-you-baffled/

bizarre-ocean-phenomena - http://list25.com[..]ean-phenomena-you-wont-believe-are-real/

Ocean - http://list25.com[..]ising-ocean-facts-most-people-dont-know/

http://www.attenboroughsreef.com/

How humans broke a natural law that governed ocean life for millions of years - https://www.zmescience.com[..]nce/humans-broke-natural-law-ocean-life/

From Gray to Green: How Building With Nature May Save Our Fragile Coastlines - https://www.zmescience.com[..]/building-with-nature-saving-coastlines/

“Vibrant Ecosystems”: California Oil Rigs Are Unlikely Oases for Billions of Marine Creatures - https://nicenews.com[..]nt/california-oil-rigs-are-marine-oases/

4 Astonishing Ocean Insights That Reveal the Depth of Its Challenges - https://www.zmescience.com[..]that-reveal-the-depth-of-its-challenges/

Oxygen discovery defies knowledge of the deep ocean - https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c728ven2v9eo

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Thu Mar 07 12:33:12 GMT 2024 From /weblog/science/earth

rock

How to collect rocks — the comprehensive guide for the amateur geologist - https://www.zmescience.com[..]rocks-and-minerals/how-to-collect-rocks/

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Tue Sep 19 08:02:50 GMT 2023 From /weblog/science/earth

volcano

These crystal lava shards are ‘four dimensional videos’ of a volcano’s underworld - https://www.nationalgeographic.com[..]imensional-videos-of-volcanos-underworld

What is a Supervolcano? - https://www.zmescience.com[..]volcanoes/what-is-supervolcano-18032018/

While their blasts can no doubt wreak devastation, they also create a fresh canvas that fosters life of every hue. - https://www.nationalgeographic.com[..]olcanic-eruptions-help-nourish-the-world

The detectives hunting for underwater volcanoes - https://www.bbc.com[..]tectives-hunting-for-underwater-volcanos

What is the Ring of Fire? Earth’s most volcanically active region - https://www.zmescience.com[..]y/planet-earth/what-is-the-ring-of-fire/


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Sun Jul 16 13:31:37 GMT 2023 From /weblog/science/earth

river

River - http://list25.com[..]that-you-probably-did-not-know/?view=all

amazon - http://list25.com[..]he-most-unique-places-on-earth/?view=all

https://www.zmescience.com[..]/feature-post/largest-river-world-43223/

https://list25.com/25-longest-rivers-in-the-world/


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Mon Apr 24 15:33:51 GMT 2023 From /weblog/science/earth

green house effect

愛斯基摩人成為全球暖化首批氣候難民

地球暖化日益嚴重，全球民眾受害，而住在北極圈附近的愛斯基摩人更是首當其衝，因為他們居住的極地小島日漸縮小，有可能遭海水淹沒，因此迫使他們遷移，這使得愛斯基摩人成為全球第一批氣候難民。根據紀錄，美國阿拉斯加地區的氣溫過去30年上升了攝氏4度，導致冰河溶化，海水上升，當地一座小島「沙里契夫」的面積已經減半，北極圈內許多愛斯基摩村莊都面臨不保威脅。當地一名愛斯基摩人說，全球暖化使得他們週遭的風浪一年比一年大，土地流失一年比一年嚴重，漁獲量也不如從前，不少村民已經陸續遷移，但仍有不少人因為經濟無力負擔，留在原地，前途未卜。

ref: http://tw.news.yahoo.com/article/url/d/a/070305/1/b5eu.html

What is the albedo effect, and why it matters in the climate crisis - https://www.zmescience.com[..]feature-post/the-albedo-effect-05032021/

Coffee waste can help restore degraded land and forests - https://www.zmescience.com[..]-help-restore-degraded-land-and-forests/

How much of our emissions come from agriculture? - https://www.zmescience.com[..]-of-our-emissions-come-from-agriculture/

The rivers that 'breathe' greenhouse gases - https://www.bbc.com[..]the-rivers-that-breathe-greenhouse-gases

Biochar can help us keep climate change at bay and more food on the table, according to a new meta-study - https://www.zmescience.com[..]ochar-agriculture-climate-change-246423/

Future Planet - https://www.bbc.com/future/future-planet

E airplane - https://www.nationalgeographic.com[..]-we-make-air-travel-and-how-soon-feature https://www.nationalgeographic.com[..]/take-a-look-inside-the-flying-v-feature

Heat waves: How France has cut death toll 90% since 2003 - https://www.csmonitor.com[..]-France-has-cut-death-toll-90-since-2003

Restor is a science-based open data platform to support and connect the global restoration movement - https://restor.eco/

bogs - https://www.nationalgeographic.com[..]a-del-fuego-photos-reveal-beauty-of-bogs

4 solutions for trees and forests threatened by a hotter world - https://www.nationalgeographic.com[..]ons-fixing-forests-fight-warming-feature

Peatlands help protect us from climate change. But if we don’t, they’ll turn on us - https://www.zmescience.com[..]e/peatlands-protect-us-climate-27062022/

The surprising reasons parts of Earth are warming more slowly - https://www.washingtonpost.com[..]ive/2022/global-cool-spots-least-warming

Logging tropical forests makes them release carbon for a decade - https://www.zmescience.com[..]-makes-them-release-carbon-for-a-decade/

A new way to clean up the steel industry - https://www.economist.com[..]a-new-way-to-clean-up-the-steel-industry

Cargo ships return to sail power to reduce carbon footprint - https://www.zmescience.com[..]o-sail-power-to-reduce-carbon-footprint/

We need to make more sustainable fertilizers. This is how we could do it - https://www.zmescience.com[..]-fertilizers-this-is-how-we-could-do-it/

See what a year looks like in the fastest-warming place on Earth - https://www.nationalgeographic.com[..]imate-change-seasons-photography-feature

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Fri Mar 10 07:11:48 GMT 2023 From /weblog/science/earth

weather

http://www.airconco.com/most_extreme_weather/

http://list25.com[..]zen-wonders-you-have-to-see-this-winter/

颱風啓示錄(2017年8月的天鴿/帕卡) - http://matthew-chin.blogspot.hk/2017/08/20178.html

雲圖 - http://matthew-chin.blogspot.hk/2018/01/blog-post_6.html

The most intense firestorms in the world - https://www.bbc.com[..]the-most-intense-firestorms-in-the-world

Wildfire smoke is transforming clouds, making rainfall less likely - https://www.nationalgeographic.com[..]rming-clouds-making-rainfall-less-likely

How scientists predict climate scenarios — enter the world of climate models - https://www.zmescience.com[..]limate/climate-models-what-how-30082021/

Climate model - https://www.nationalgeographic.com[..]ot-so-accurate-they-earned-a-nobel-prize

There's a lot of chaos in the atmosphere. But that doesn't mean we can't model it. - https://www.zmescience.com[..]chaotic-how-can-we-trust-climate-models/

You can make it rain anywhere, all you need to do is some cloud seeding. At least, that's the theory. - https://www.zmescience.com[..]her/feature-post/cloud-seeding-22042022/

25 Things You May Not Know About Hurricanes - https://list25.com/25-things-you-may-not-know-about-hurricanes/

thundersnow - https://www.nationalgeographic.com[..]p::cmp=editorial::add=SubWeekly_20230309

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