For gravity wave clouds to form, the atmosphere must be in a relatively stable state. Under calm conditions, the air exhibits vertical motion, where warm (less dense) air rives, and cool (more dense) ...

Data were obtained of the specific gravity ol different waters which showed a variation of from 1026 to 1031. The water from inland seas being often more dense; the Dead Sea, for instance ...

Scientists confirm that orcas and dolphins have lost the ability to return to dry land due to irreversible evolutionary ...

GIA’s laboratories use advanced instrumentation and research to deliver accurate grading, identification, and origin ...

Operator is poised to build China’s second cylindrical FPSO for developing its latest oil find in the South China Sea ...

In the coming years, an unprecedented number of people will leave planet Earth—but it’s becoming increasingly clear that deep ...

It’s often deemed the first color, the strongest color, the color that stands for color itself. So why does it keep slipping ...

Salinity and temperature determine the density and buoyancy of sea water. High salinity and cool temperatures decreases the specific volume of the water thereby increasing the density (through the ...

Scientists at Yale and in Singapore have devised what may be the ultimate acid test—a comprehensive model for estimating the ...

Bouncing back from under the weight of Ice Age glaciers which have long since vanished, the Nordic region land mass is slowly ...

Nanotube bridge networks grow between the most abundant photosynthetic bacteria in the oceans, suggesting that the world is ...

Stripping carbon dioxide out of the ocean could be much more efficient than capturing it from the air. Researchers are hoping ...