EnvironmentGlobal 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…
BiologyResearchers 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…
GeographyMassive 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…
EngineeringResearch 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…
GeographyScientists 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…
EnvironmentNew 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…
EnvironmentExperts 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…
EnvironmentCurbside 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…
EnvironmentClimate 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…
GeographyIce 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…
GeographyMercury 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…
AstronomySurprising 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…