Global Research on Coastal Oceans as Carbon Dioxide Stores
Environment

Global Research on Coastal Oceans as Carbon Dioxide Stores

Coastal seas are a complicated transition zone between the world’s two main CO2 sinks, land and ocean. For the first time, ocean experts have successfully…
Researchers Examine how Freshwater Diatoms remain in the Light
Biology

Researchers Examine how Freshwater Diatoms remain in the Light

Researchers wanted to know how diatoms, which are small photosynthetic algae that account for an estimated 20% of global carbon sequestration and oxygen generation, may…
Massive Ice Loss from the Greenland Glacier
Geography

Massive Ice Loss from the Greenland Glacier

Ground-based measuring instruments and aircraft radar in Greenland’s far northeast reveal how much ice is being lost by the 79° N Glacier. According to observations…
Research Reveals a Way for Converting CO2 into Sustainable Fuel
Engineering

Research Reveals a Way for Converting CO2 into Sustainable Fuel

Researchers have successfully converted CO2 into methanol by shining sunlight on individual copper atoms put on a light-activated polymer, paving the way for the development…
Scientists Investigate Complicated Patterns of Tipping Points in the Atlantic’s Current System
Geography

Scientists Investigate Complicated Patterns of Tipping Points in the Atlantic’s Current System

An international team of scientists has advised against depending on nature to provide simple ‘early warning’ indicators of a climate calamity, citing new mathematical modeling…
New Maps Assist Decision-makers in Considering Albedo when Planting Trees
Environment

New Maps Assist Decision-makers in Considering Albedo when Planting Trees

A new study provides a global analysis of where restoration of tree cover is most effective at cooling the global climate system, considering not just…
Experts Fear that Climate Change will Exacerbate the Spread of Infectious Diseases
Environment

Experts Fear that Climate Change will Exacerbate the Spread of Infectious Diseases

Infectious disease professionals urge the medical community to be prepared to deal with the impact of climate change on the spread of diseases such as…
Curbside Pickup enhances Organic Waste Composting and Decreases Methane Emissions
Environment

Curbside Pickup enhances Organic Waste Composting and Decreases Methane Emissions

Most organic household trash ends up in landfills, where it emits methane, a potent greenhouse gas. Composting food and garden waste instead of dumping it…
Climate Change impacts the Microbial Food Web in Peatlands
Environment

Climate Change impacts the Microbial Food Web in Peatlands

The basic peat bog conjures our thoughts of a drab, wet expanse. However, it turns out to be a superpower in the fight against climate…
Ice Cores give the Earliest Proof of Fast Antarctic Ice Loss in History
Geography

Ice Cores give the Earliest Proof of Fast Antarctic Ice Loss in History

Researchers discovered the first concrete evidence that the West Antarctic Ice Sheet shrank abruptly and dramatically toward the end of the Last Ice Age, some…
Mercury Rising – Study gives new information on Environmental Consequences of Ancient Volcanoes
Geography

Mercury Rising – Study gives new information on Environmental Consequences of Ancient Volcanoes

Massive volcanic eruptions in Earth’s history that emitted large amounts of carbon into the atmosphere are usually associated with periods of severe environmental change and…
Surprising Observations Concerning Debris Movements on Mars
Astronomy

Surprising Observations Concerning Debris Movements on Mars

The presence of liquid water on Mars’ surface may have been shorter than previously imagined. Channel landforms known as gullies, which were previously considered to…
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