You can think of our atmosphere as a big chemistry set, a global churn of gaseous molecules and particles that constantly bounce off and change each other in complicated ways. While the particles are very small, often less ...
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Does climate change have an impact on the quality of cotton? Mississippi State scientists hope to answer that question with a new way to monitor the environmental impacts on the cash crop throughout the growing season.
Plants & Animals
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When it comes to inland surface water bodies, saline lakes are unique. They make up 44% of all lakes worldwide and are found on every continent including Antarctica. These lakes' existence depends on a delicate balance between ...
Earth Sciences
Jul 12, 2024
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The optimal fingerprinting method (OFM) has been used extensively to detect and attribute the effects of climate change. A recent analysis of the various assumptions used by OFM has revealed several ways the method could ...
Environment
Jul 11, 2024
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With the intensification of global climate change, understanding historical climate patterns is crucial for predicting future trends in climate change.
Earth Sciences
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As a science communication scholar, I've always supported vaccination and trusted medical experts—and I still do. As a new mom, however, I've been confronting new-to-me emotions and concerns while weighing decisions about ...
Social Sciences
Jul 11, 2024
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Rising temperatures, increased rainfall variability and more frequent extreme weather events are posing a threat to Albury-Wodonga's annual billion-dollar tourism industry, according to a new study.
Environment
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In a recent article published in the journal Nature Plants, the authors used simulation experiments to show that nitrogen fertilization in wheat cultivation will have to increase up to fourfold in the coming years to exploit ...
Plants & Animals
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Droughts evoke images of months to years of dry, dangerous conditions caused by minimal rain. While this captures traditional droughts, similar conditions can occur in a matter of weeks or even days.
Earth Sciences
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A group of scientists have released a landmark report on glacial geoengineering—an emerging field studying whether technology could halt the melting of glaciers and ice sheets as climate change progresses.
Earth Sciences
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