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Ocean eddies are the food trucks of the sea: Study reveals lipidome composition of mesoscale eddies
Mesoscale eddies, oceanic gyres about 100 kilometers in diameter, are ubiquitous features of the global ocean and play a vital role in marine ecosystems. Eddies, which form in biologically productive coastal upwelling regions, ...
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Tracking net-zero carbon debt: Who is responsible for overshoot of the 1.5°C climate limit?
What is a fair way forward after the 1.5°C warming limit of the Paris Agreement has been breached? In a new study, IIASA researchers explore the concept of "net-zero carbon debt"—a measure for assessing who bears greater ...
Environment
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Were large soda lakes the cradle of life?
Along with nitrogen and carbon, phosphorus is an essential element for life on Earth. It is a central component of molecules such as DNA and RNA, which serve to transmit and store genetic information, and ATP (adenosine triphosphate), ...
Earth Sciences
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Cloud band movement influences wet spells during Indian monsoon, study finds
The monsoon rains have long remained the lifeblood of India, providing the lion's share of the water used for drinking and irrigation. The yearly arrival of the rains, which quenches the thirst of the harsh summers, is caused ...
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Solutions are a big part of alternative media's environmental reporting, but need consistent support, study says
There's no getting around it: Staying on top of the world's environmental challenges can be a grim experience. Climate change, floods, wildfires, collapsing biodiversity—it's enough to turn many readers off the news entirely.
Environment
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Anthropocene deserves official recognition, some experts maintain
Humans have remodeled the Earth so profoundly that in 2000, atmospheric chemist Paul Crutzen and biologist Eugene Stoermer proposed that the Holocene epoch had ended and the "Anthropocene," or human epoch, had begun.
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The future of wetlands: Predicting ecological shifts in the Middle Yangtze River Basin
Wetlands in the Middle Yangtze River Basin (MYRB) are facing significant ecological challenges due to climate change and human activities. A recent study investigated the spatiotemporal changes in wetland ecological quality ...
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New carrier birds brought avian flu to Europe and the Americas
Bird flu cases are rising rapidly in the U.S. and around the world. A new study traces how the disease spread over the last two decades from Asia to Europe, Africa and the Americas. New bird species, from pelicans to peregrine ...
Environment
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Scientists reveal new insights into Kentucky's water quality challenges
A study by researchers across multiple disciplines at the University of Kentucky has offered the most in-depth look at what's flowing through Kentucky's streams and rivers, and how these waterways can be safeguarded.
Environment
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Machine learning techniques reveal a high-precision land cover map for Siberia, enhancing climatic predictions
Siberia, a province located in Russia, is a significant geographical region playing a crucial role in the world's carbon cycle. With its vast forests, wetlands, and permafrost regions (permanently frozen grounds), Siberia ...
Earth Sciences
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How our perception of waste shapes our reality
Recently, a leaflet was delivered to my home from Nuclear Waste Services, the company that is overseeing the final disposal of some of the most dangerous waste that exists. It reminded me that the small village where I live ...
Environment
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Report highlights microbial innovations to combat climate change
As climate change continues to accelerate at an alarming pace, innovative and scalable solutions are more critical than ever. This week, the American Society for Microbiology (ASM) and the International Union for Microbiological ...
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Delaying the net zero transition could impose significant economic costs, new research reveals
Delayed and disorderly energy transitions will threaten economic and financial stability while also increasing the economic risks from climate change, according to a new study from the University of Surrey. Conversely, transitions ...
Environment
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Back in the pink: Senegal salt lake gets its color back
The waters of Senegal's Lake Retba are back to their famous pink hues three years after floods washed away their rosy tinge—and businessfolk and tourists are thrilled.
Environment
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Reducing traffic in Barcelona by 25% would prevent around 200 premature deaths a year linked to pollution: Study
A 25% reduction in motorized traffic in the city of Barcelona would have significant health benefits. A study carried out by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), a center supported by the "la Caixa" Foundation, ...
Environment
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South Korea struggles to contain deadly wildfires
Deadly wildfires in South Korea worsened overnight, officials said Tuesday, as dry, windy weather hampers efforts to contain one of the country's worst-ever fire outbreaks.
Environment
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Dozens of fires rage in southern Chile
Dozens of fires fueled by strong winds raged across southern Chile Monday, destroying thousands of hectares of forest and farmland and damaging several homes, according to authorities.
Environment
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Updated physical model helps reconstruct sudden, dramatic sea level rise after last ice age
Around 14,500 years ago, toward the end of the last ice age, melting continental ice sheets drove a sudden and cataclysmic sea level rise of up to 65 feet in just 500 years or less. Despite the scale of the event, known as ...
Earth Sciences
Mar 24, 2025
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Carbon cycle feedbacks may amplify global heating risk, study warns
Global heating over this millennium could exceed previous estimates due to carbon cycle feedback loops. This is the conclusion of a new study by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK). The analysis shows ...
Earth Sciences
Mar 24, 2025
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Modeling the past and future of Antarctica's Aurora Subglacial Basin water flow
A pair of researchers at the University of Waterloo in Canada, working with a colleague from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography in the U.S., have created a model to visualize how water flows in Antarctica's Aurora Subglacial ...
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