Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai (Tonga Islands)
Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha’apai is a South Pacific undersea volcano located 30 kilometers (19 miles) south of Fonuafoou and 65 kilometers (40 miles) north of Tongatapu,…
Geography
New Global Marine Heat Wave Forecasts Predict Ecological and Economic Consequences
Researchers have created worldwide forecasts that can give up to a year’s notice of marine heatwaves, which are rapid and substantial spikes in ocean temperatures…
The Effects of Ancient Carbon Releases Indicate Future Climate Scenarios
Around 56 million years ago, a large release of greenhouse gases, most likely generated by volcanic activity, resulted in a period of intense global warming…
Based on Deep-Diving Tiny Organisms, Scientists can Predict Carbon Transfer in the Ocean
The bacteria that latch onto particles at the ocean’s surface, dubbed hitchhikers, have a large role. They float along until they reach the ocean’s deepest…
Oldest Human DNA from Africa sheds light on Ancient Population Change
An examination of ancient and modern DNA reveals that ancient Africans looking for mates swapped long-distance travel for localized relationships some 20,000 years ago. Our…
New Research Contradicts the Popular Belief that Salt Marshes Form from Marine Debris Washed Ashore During Storms
New research undertaken by the University of Massachusetts Amherst into the life and times of a salt marsh in New England substantially alters our understanding…
60 Million People in European Cities are Exposed to Noise Levels that are Harmful to their Health as a result of Road Traffic
The Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), a center financed by the “la Caixa” Foundation, conducted a study in 749 European towns to measure the…
During the Time of Norse Occupation in Greenland, Rapid Glacial Advance Reconstructed
The Greenland Ice Sheet is the world’s second-largest ice sheet, and it has the potential to considerably contribute to global sea-level rise in a warming…
With Climate Change, the World’s Coldest Forests are Shifting Northward
Rising temperatures are driving Earth’s coldest forests to relocate northward, according to new research from Northern Arizona University, raising concerns about biodiversity, increasing wildfire danger,…
Warming of the Indian Ocean may Reduce the Amount of Rain that Falls in South Asia
The summer monsoon is known for its torrential rains. It usually occurs between the months of April and September. Warm, moist air from the southwest…
A New Kind of Ice has been Discovered
UNLV researchers have found a new type of ice that reshapes the properties of water at extreme pressures. Solid water, or ice, is similar to…
Climate Change has Caused the Demise of Ancient Liangzhu Culture
A sophisticated society that built a city of canals known as “China’s Venice of the Stone Age” vanished 4,000 years ago. Historians have long debated…
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