June 5, 2018
India's urban areas punch city-shaped holes in fog
Air pollution boosts fog formation in some places, creating whiteouts that can affect air and ground transportation, air quality, and public …
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April 18, 2018
Geoscience on Film: Roadcuts and rockfalls in mountainous Mizoram
Doug Prose, formerly a geologist with the U.S. Geological Survey, has co-produced documentaries showcasing Earth and the geosciences with his …
November 15, 2016
Tiny bones pull India into the story of early primate evolution
Bones of an ancient rat-sized, tree-dwelling primate have recently been discovered in a coal mine in Gujarat, India, and may represent the most …
November 12, 2015
Down to Earth With: Paleobiologist Nigel Hughes
I first met Nigel Hughes, a paleobiologist at the University of California at Riverside (UCR), in 2010. He took me on a brisk walk through the …
April 9, 2015
Geoscience on Film: A parting ode to an awe-inspiring land
Doug Prose, formerly a geologist with the U.S. Geological Survey, and his wife, Diane LaMacchia, have produced documentaries showcasing Earth and …
April 7, 2015
Geoscience on Film: Of tides and tigers in the world's largest river delta
Doug Prose, formerly a geologist with the U.S. Geological Survey, and his wife, Diane LaMacchia, have produced documentaries showcasing Earth and …
April 1, 2015
Geoscience on Film: Traversing the contours and culture of an ancient delta
Doug Prose, formerly a geologist with the U.S. Geological Survey, and his wife, Diane LaMacchia, have produced documentaries showcasing Earth and …
March 26, 2015
Geoscience on Film: Setting the scene amid extreme tectonic and sedimentary processes
Doug Prose, formerly a geologist with the U.S. Geological Survey, and his wife, Diane LaMacchia, have produced documentaries showcasing Earth and …
February 2, 2015
Early horse history written in Indian coal mine
Modern horses, rhinos and tapirs — all ungulates with an odd number of toes — belong to a group of animals called Perissodactyla. The oldest …
August 8, 2014
The subcontinent's sturdy mammals
India is home to some hardy mammals, according to a new study in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Researchers reported that 20 of …
June 12, 2013
Modern humans arrived in South Asia 25,000 years later than previously thought?
Figuring out when modern humans left Africa and migrated throughout the world is a complicated task. For example, some evidence suggests modern …
January 5, 2012
Benchmarks: December 3, 1984: Bhopal gas leak kills thousands
On Dec. 3, 1984, Aziza Sultan woke to the sound of coughing. When she opened her eyes, she could see that the room was filled with a white haze. …