A pair of earth scientists at the Indian Institute of Technology–Kanpu are calling for flood prevention and warning systems in areas around the Himalayan mountains to protect people from floods or to warn them of impending ...
Every year, a new growth layer is added to the narwhal's spiraled tusk. The individual layers act as an archive of data that reveals what and where the animal has eaten, providing a glimpse of how the ice and environmental ...
Ecology
Mar 11, 2021
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Icebergs are melting faster than current models describe, according to a new study by mathematicians at the University of Sydney. The researchers have proposed a new model to more accurately represent the melt speed of icebergs ...
General Physics
Feb 16, 2021
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The rate at which ice is disappearing across the planet is speeding up, according to new research.
Earth Sciences
Jan 25, 2021
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Sea level could rise higher than current estimates by 2100 if climate change is unchallenged, according to a new assessment.
Earth Sciences
Dec 18, 2020
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In plants, many proteins are found at only one end of a cell, giving them a polarity like heads and tails on a coin.
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 8, 2020
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Climate change is starving polar bears into extinction, according to research published Monday that predicts the apex carnivores could all but disappear within the span of a human lifetime.
Environment
Jul 20, 2020
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Extreme ocean surface waves with a devastating impact on coastal communities and infrastructure in the Arctic may become larger due to climate change, according to a new study.
Earth Sciences
Jul 7, 2020
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The Arctic Ocean in summer will very likely be ice free before 2050, at least temporarily. The efficacy of climate-protection measures will determine how often and for how long. These are the results of a new research study ...
Earth Sciences
Apr 20, 2020
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Greenland and Antarctica are shedding six times more ice than during the 1990s, driving sea level rise that could see annual flooding by 2100 in regions home today to some 400 million people, scientists have warned.
Earth Sciences
Mar 12, 2020
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