A new research by a team from the Institut de Ciències del Mar (ICM-CSIC) and the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN-CSIC) in collaboration with Australian and New Zealander researchers has shown how the major festivities ...
Environment
Aug 16, 2023
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A telecommunications fiber optic cable deployed offshore of Oliktok Point, Alaska recorded ambient seismic noise that can be used to finely track the formation and retreat of sea ice in the area, researchers report in The ...
Earth Sciences
Aug 9, 2023
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During Australia's winter months, Southern right whales can be spotted off the coastline. These whales are traveling north to warmer waters to breed and calve, after spending the summer months feeding in sub-Antarctic waters.
Plants & Animals
Aug 3, 2023
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Dunes, the mounds of sand formed by the wind that vary from ripples on the beach to towering behemoths in the desert, are incarnations of surface processes, climate change, and the surrounding atmosphere. For decades, scientists ...
Earth Sciences
Aug 2, 2023
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The dry summer of 2018 hit Swedish forests hard—and hardest affected were the managed secondary forests. This according to a new study from Lund University in Sweden.
Plants & Animals
Jul 31, 2023
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Saltwater was once known as an invisible threat to farmers and their crops. It would sneak under the soil undetected on the surface until it intruded so far into groundwater that the soil became saltier and led to a decline ...
Agriculture
Jul 28, 2023
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When geoinformatics engineering researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory wanted to better understand changes in land areas and points of interest (POIs) around the world, they turned to the ...
Earth Sciences
Jul 25, 2023
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Research led by physicists and geographers at the University of Cambridge has unveiled some large-scale changes in the vegetation in the South American Andes which may have dramatic impact on the environment and ecosystems ...
Earth Sciences
Jul 21, 2023
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It happens every summer: blue-green algae bloom into vast blankets of colorful scum in lakes, disrupting ecosystems and potentially exposing people to toxins.
Ecology
Jul 6, 2023
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Diminished anthropogenic pollutant emissions during 2020 COVID-19 lockdowns reduced snowmelt in the Himalayas, according to a study published in the journal PNAS Nexus.
Earth Sciences
Jun 28, 2023
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