A thick, chocolaty sludge has formed on Utah's Great Salt Lake, and state parks officials say talk of an oil slick is unfounded.
Ecology
Dec 7, 2020
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Researchers examining subglacial waters both from Antarctica and Greenland found that these waters have higher concentrations of important, life-sustaining elements than previously thought, answering a big unknown for scientists ...
Earth Sciences
Nov 23, 2020
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The Rappbode Reservoir in the Harz region is Germany's largest drinking water reservoir, supplying around one million people with drinking water in areas including the Halle region and the southern part of the state of Saxony-Anhalt. ...
Environment
Nov 23, 2020
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While vacationing in Canada's Rocky Mountains several years ago, Rebecca North was looking for a peaceful break from her work as a water researcher at the University of Missouri. But as she admired one of the clear, pristine ...
Environment
Nov 13, 2020
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A long-standing mystery in the study of glaciers was recently —- and serendipitously—solved by a team led by University of Hawai'i at Mānoa astrobiologist and earth scientist Eric Gaidos. Their findings were published ...
Earth Sciences
Nov 7, 2020
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Lakes play an important role in regulating ecological balance at global and regional scales. Globally, there are over 1,400 inland water bodies (lakes and reservoirs) with a surface area greater than or equal to 100 km2.
Environment
Nov 2, 2020
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Subarctic regions are facing rapid changes in climate and land-use intensity. An international research team recently completed an investigation to see how these changes are affecting the food webs and fish communities of ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 30, 2020
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The San Andreas fault, which runs along the western coast of North America and crosses dense population centers like Los Angeles, California, is one of the most-studied faults in North America because of its significant hazard ...
Earth Sciences
Oct 26, 2020
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In the summer of 2018, Rob Mooney, a graduate student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Center for Limnology, set out on an epic road trip around Lake Michigan. Mooney was no stranger to the drive. In fact, he had ...
Earth Sciences
Oct 26, 2020
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Human impacts on the Lower Lakes of the Murray River estuary have made its ecosystem more vulnerable to drought, according to findings by University of Sydney geoscientists.
Earth Sciences
Oct 14, 2020
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