A new study published in Geophysical Research Letters shows that the so-called Little Ice Age—a period stretching from 1500 to 1850, during which mean temperatures in the northern hemisphere were considerably lower than ...
Earth Sciences
Jul 25, 2018
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Maintaining a balance between rising sea levels and soil accumulation will rely on careful management of coastal regions.
Environment
Jul 18, 2018
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The skeleton formed by a coral plays a key role in the storage of atmospheric carbon dioxide. Previous studies have focused on the process by which adult corals produce minerals that harden existing tissues to form the skeleton, ...
Environment
Jun 25, 2018
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If you want to know about the future of coral reefs that harbor marine life and protect coastlines, sometimes that means you have to go there and count barnacles.
Ecology
Jun 20, 2018
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Seashells are made mostly of calcium carbonate, also known as chalk, a mineral soft and crumbly enough to use for sidewalk doodles.
Other
Jun 7, 2018
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Researchers at AMOLF have found a way of making calcium carbonate structures suitable for use in electronics. They do this by modifying the composition of the material so that it becomes a semiconductor without losing its ...
Materials Science
Jun 5, 2018
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The results of a study recently published in the prestigious international journal Science Advances have enabled researchers to better understand the role of eggshells in embryo development and hatching. An eggshell is made ...
Nanomaterials
Apr 18, 2018
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A fossil slab discovered in Kansas 70 years ago and twice misidentified—first as a green alga and then as a cephalopod—has been reinterpreted as the preserved remains of a large cartilaginous fish, the group that includes ...
Archaeology
Apr 16, 2018
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Blue-green algae are one of the oldest organisms in the world and have an important role to play in many ecosystems on Earth. However, it has always been difficult to identify fossils as blue-green algae without any trace ...
Earth Sciences
Mar 27, 2018
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An ultra-fine biodegradable film some 50,000 times thinner than a human hair could be enlisted to protect the Great Barrier Reef from environmental degradation, researchers said Tuesday.
Environment
Mar 27, 2018
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