Sentences with phrase «for ancient oceans»

In the short term, the astrovirologists suggest that, among other things, researchers need to find distinctive virus biosignatures; consider virus - detection experiments for Europa and Enceladus; and include virus models in our models for ancient oceans and other planets.
In the April 2 SN: The rising threat of Zika, psychobiotics, sticky - fingered baby Jupiter, big chill for ancient oceans, microbes and malnutrition, Van Gogh's palette revealed, a literary leech and more.
But while these features are suggestive of ancient coastlines — one set for an ancient ocean 20 times the size of the Mediterranean, and another for a smaller, subsequent ocean about half that size — they are not, themselves, considered to be conclusive proof.

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Origin: An ancient ocean underneath the Appalachian Mountains in West Virginia Tasting notes: Shimmery crystals that linger on the palate Try it: as a finishing seasoning for a steak or pork chop.
For all the skill and craftsmanship evident in the Mersa Gawasis caves, ancient Egypt's ocean voyages were most likely an exception to the usual modes of trade, born out of necessity in order to obtain exotic raw materials.
In 1976, the ocean explorer Jacques Cousteau found some ancient remains there, and Foley suspected that Dia might be a fertile site for shipwrecks because its steep cliffs could be lethal to vessels caught in a storm.
The discovery, reported in the current issue of Nature Communications, logs a number of firsts: the first record of ancient tsunami activity found in a sea cave; the first record for such a long time period in the Indian Ocean; and the most pristine record of tsunamis anywhere in the world.
As scientists continue finding evidence for life in the ocean more than 3 billion years ago, those ancient fossils pose a paradox.
The shale, named for the town of Eagle Ford, TX, is a geologic remnant of the ancient ocean that covered present day Texas millions of years ago, when the remains of sea life (especially ancient plankton) died and deposited onto the seafloor, were buried by several hundred feet of sediment, eventually turning into the rich source of hydrocarbons we have today.The shale was first tapped in 2008 and now has around 20 active fields good producing over 900 million cubic feet per day of natural gas.
In the depths of the Arctic Ocean, buried deep in the sediment, an ancient creature waited for over a million years to be discovered.
Despite a lack of scientific knowledge of how it works, cement has been used for everything from building ancient Rome's Pantheon to securing oil wells kilometers beneath the ocean's surface
Kucera and Wade praised both studies as paving the way for the use of ancient marine DNA to illuminate the history of the ocean.
Venus may have had a shallow liquid - water ocean and habitable surface temperatures for up to 2 billion years of its early history, according to computer modeling of the planet's ancient climate by scientists at NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) in New York.
Scheduled for launch in May, it will place a seismometer on the surface to probe the interior and perhaps find frozen remnants of that ancient ocean, or even liquid water.
«Cold, salty waters may offer a refuge for life in extreme environments, as the salts could help keep the water liquid,» said Fairén, noting that the well - defined boundaries of the icy lobes suggest the ancient ocean was briny.
This model, which divides the ocean into nearly 15,000 three - dimensional regions and calculates the cycles for each region, is by far the highest resolution model ever applied to the ancient Earth.
Researchers reconstructing ancient climates delve into the mineral for a record of temperature and atmospheric composition, environmental conditions and the state of the ocean at the time those minerals formed.
This has potentially broad implications sulfate and oxygen levels in the oceans during this time, for the our understanding of Earth's ancient ecosystems.
Researchers from Tohoku University, National Institute for Materials Science and Hiroshima University discovered this after conducting impact experiments simulating a meteorite hitting an ancient ocean (Fig. 1).
Go on an expedition (for example, in the Ancient Forest), and find a small lake or go to the ocean.
Retuning coho bring back nutrients from the ocean that the trees need, making this ancient cycle a win - win situation for all.»
For ancient Polynesians, having knowledge and respect for the ocean was a way of life and necessary for survivFor ancient Polynesians, having knowledge and respect for the ocean was a way of life and necessary for survivfor the ocean was a way of life and necessary for survivfor survival.
• Next door to Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale Sanctuary Visitor Center • Oceanfront pool • Ancient Hawaiian fish pond (rock - wall - protected beach right in front of property for calm ocean lagoon swimming) • Monsoon Indian oceanfront restaurant and bar on ground floor • Access to large private rooftop deck with amazing ocean and Haleakala views, propane barbecues, and picnic tables • Shuffle board courts and equipment • Free Parking • Walk along unobstructed white sand beach for miles
Nestled in the Santa Ynez Mountain near Los Padres National Forest, the seemingly ancient ruins remain a popular destination for hikers and photographers, offering breathtaking views of Lake Cachuma, the Santa Ynez Valley, and the Pacific Ocean.
Perched above the ocean along ancient rainforests, «The Wick» is ideally situated for winding down and tapping into inner peace.
RIDE THE SWELLS IN AN OCEAN RAFT during the day, then journey down THE PATH OF THE ANCIENTS for an afternoon kayak down the river with misty jungle plants as your backdrop.
Wellington House Bed and Breakfast is situated only minutes away from the Tree Top Walk and Ancient Empire Walk, Bibbulmun Track, Frankland River and Southern Ocean and is an ideal base for the holidaymaker.
Central America is becoming a very interesting spot for tourists with its untouched tropical nature, beautiful beaches on the shores of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, coral reefs and numerous monuments of the ancient Mayan civilization.
The villa has the ancient Anyar temple right at its entrance and the acre long ocean front grounds makes for a spectacular view that can be accessed on foot.
If your idea of a perfect wedding consists of standing under an ancient fig tree with views of Julian Rocks, the Pacific Ocean and the iconic lighthouse of Byron Bay, Fig Tree could be the perfect spot for your wedding.
Only we surface to discover it's not an ocean at all but a river, and a treasure that's not gold or ancient artifacts but boxes of copper wiring, fished out for a contract job.
Video Screening Bettina Gruber & Maria Vedder Catfish Tango 1986 7:00 min music: Bettina Gruber television production for the ZDF / second german television In the depths of the blue ocean lies the sunken city of Atlantis, inhabited by ancient fish that resemble pliers, whisks and coffee spoons.
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My adoration for the ocean is a combination of reverence for the ancient place humans can not reside, and a fascination with the creatures who do.
An ancient catastrophe that killed half of the marine species in the oceans - and swept the land clear for the dinosaurs to dominate - may have been tied to icy - methane crystals buried in sea - sediments.
There are now several alternative proxy measures of ancient climate change, but the δ18O data (figure 1a) of Zachos et al. [4], a conglomerate of the global ocean sediment cores, is well suited for our purpose as it covers the Cenozoic era with good temporal resolution.
Thanks Wayne, I was looking for the accuracy of the early glass electrodes... If we put the ancient electrodes and procedures at 0.1 units (best result) and the pH drop at a fixed place in the oceans with a growth of 40 % CO2 is not more than 0.1 pH units over 100 years, what then is the value of the historical data, taken at a lot of different places in different seasons?
1950s: Research on military applications of radar and infrared radiation promotes advances in radiative transfer theory and measurements = > Radiation math — Studies conducted largely for military applications give accurate values of infrared absorption by gases = > CO2 greenhouse — Nuclear physicists and chemists develop Carbon - 14 analysis, useful for dating ancient climate changes = > Carbon dates, for detecting carbon from fossil fuels in the atmosphere, and for measuring the rate of ocean turnover = > CO2 greenhouse — Development of digital computers affects many fields including the calculation of radiation transfer in the atmosphere = > Radiation math, and makes it possible to model weather processes = > Models (GCMs)-- Geological studies of polar wandering help provoke Ewing - Donn model of ice ages = > Simple models — Improvements in infrared instrumentation (mainly for industrial processes) allow very precise measurements of atmospheric CO2 = > CO2 greenhouse.
Figure 1: ROCKE - 3D simulation of a possible scenario for how an ancient Venus that began with a shallow ocean may have remained habitable for several billion years.
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