FSU researchers find decaying biomass in Arctic rivers fuels more carbon export than previously thought
Published: | 3:13 pm
The cycling of carbon through the environment is an essential part of life on the planet. Understanding the various sources […]
Mysteries of the Earth: FSU researchers predict how fast ancient magma ocean solidified
Published: | 12:25 pm
Early in the formation of Earth, an ocean of magma covered the planet’s surface and stretched thousands of miles deep […]
The Big Story: February 6, 2023
Published: | 1:37 pm
Rufina Alamo, the Simon Ostrach Professor of Engineering and a distinguished research professor in the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering, and Rob Spencer, a professor in […]
FSU researchers named Fellows of American Association for the Advancement of Science
Published: | 11:24 am
A chemical engineer developing more environmentally friendly materials and a geologist exploring the chemistry of Earth’s carbon reservoirs are the […]
FSU climate scientists receive Department of Energy funding to study greenhouse gas emissions from peatlands
Published: | 11:04 am
Peatlands store a significant amount of the Earth’s carbon and have functioned as an important moderator of carbon dioxide in […]
Research reveals new insights into how Earth’s orbit influences seasonal cycles
Published: | 4:17 pm
Researchers have long been aware of the varying distance between Earth and the sun because of Earth’s elliptical orbit, but […]
FSU geologist available to comment on Mauna Loa eruption
Published: | 11:55 am
The Hawaiian volcano Mauna Loa, the largest active volcano on the planet, is erupting for the first time since 1984. […]
FSU researchers find decrease in crucial trace element preceded ancient mass extinction
Published: | 11:31 am
A decline in the element molybdenum across the planet’s oceans preceded a significant extinction event approximately 183 million years ago, […]
FSU researchers: Rapid fluctuations in oxygen levels coincided with Earth’s first mass extinction
Published: | 2:42 pm
Rapid changes in marine oxygen levels may have played a significant role in driving Earth’s first mass extinction, according to […]
FSU assistant professor earns early career award from Geological Society of America
Published: | 11:57 am
When Florida State University Assistant Professor Richard Bono was deciding what part of geology to focus on, he learned about […]
Mystery in the Gulf: FSU researcher leads team to study conditions for plant survival in ocean desert
Published: | 5:03 pm
West of St. Petersburg in the Gulf of Mexico is an area called the West Florida Shelf. It’s a marine […]
Fertility of the sea: FSU researchers study how nutrient sources make it to the base of the food web
Published: | 1:19 pm
Virtually all marine life — fish, turtles, sharks, whales and more — depend on the marine food web for survival. […]