A new analysis of freshwater resources across the globe shows that the updated planetary boundary for freshwater change was surpassed by the mid-twentieth century. In other words, for the past century, humans have been pushing ...
Earth Sciences
Mar 4, 2024
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An extreme heat wave struck the Pacific Northwest in June 2021. Temperatures soared above 40°C (104°F) across Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia, sometimes even approaching 50°C (122°F). Experts estimate that at ...
Environment
Dec 27, 2022
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When it comes to keeping organic matter contained in wet soils, timing is everything. At least, that's what a new study led by an Iowa State University ecologist suggests.
Environment
Nov 28, 2017
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Obstacles in an organism's path can help it to move faster, not slower, researchers from New York University's Applied Math Lab at the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences have found through a series of experiments ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 8, 2012
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Drying of northern wetlands has led to much more severe peatland wildfires and nine times as much carbon released into the atmosphere, according to new research led by a University of Guelph professor.
Environment
Nov 1, 2011
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In 2007 the largest recorded tundra fire in the circumpolar arctic released approximately as much carbon into the atmosphere as the tundra has stored in the previous 50 years, say scientists in the July 28 issue of the journal ...
Environment
Jul 27, 2011
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A biomechanical experiment conducted at the University of Pennsylvania School of Engineering and Applied Science has answered a long-standing theoretical question: Will microorganisms swim faster or slower in elastic fluids? ...
General Physics
May 18, 2011
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(PhysOrg.com) -- If it has already rained, it's going to continue to pour, according to a Purdue University study of how ocean-origin storms behave when they come ashore.
Earth Sciences
Aug 26, 2009
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Drained peat soils in Denmark account for about one-third of agricultural greenhouse gas emissions.
Ecology
Jul 7, 2023
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,If you've been into a fish and chip shop in the last 12 months, you may well have seen a notice tacked to the wall about the impact of the potato shortage. Supermarkets, too, slapped temporary limits on frozen chip purchases.
Ecology
May 25, 2023
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