California appears to be in for a dry, warm winter
December typically marks the onset of winter, but you'd never know it by looking at California.
Environment
Dec 4, 2020
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Page 8 - News tagged with mountain ranges
Groundbreaking discovery finally proves rain really can move mountains
A pioneering technique that captures precisely how mountains bend to the will of raindrops has helped to solve a long-standing scientific enigma.
Earth Sciences
Oct 16, 2020
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In Ecuador, pair of Andean condors revives hope for species' survival
On a rocky outcrop in an Ecuadoran nature reserve, a pair of prolific Andean condors are giving conservationists a glimmer of hope that the species, under threat from poisoning and hunting, could yet survive and thrive.
Ecology
Sep 23, 2020
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New subspecies of the rarest Palaearctic butterfly found in the Arctic Circle of Yakutia
An isolated population of the rarest Palaearctic butterfly species: the Arctic Apollo (Parnassius arcticus), turned out to be a new to science subspecies with distinct looks as well as DNA. Named Parnassius arcticus arbugaevi, ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 8, 2020
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Ancient mountain formation and monsoons helped create a modern biodiversity hotspot
One of the big questions in biology is why certain plants and animals are found in some places and not others. Figuring out how species evolve and spread, and why some places are richer in species than others, is key to understanding ...
Ecology
Jul 30, 2020
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Climate change turning US mountain lakes green with algae
Global warming is turning clear mountain lakes green in the western United States because of an increase in algae blooms "without historical precedent", researchers reported on Tuesday.
Environment
Jul 8, 2020
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Using sound to study underwater volcanoes
Imagine placing a rock on a piece of suspended cardboard. If the cardboard is strong and hearty, like the cover of a hardback book, the rock can sit there for a long time and the board will barely flex due to the weight of ...
Earth Sciences
Jul 7, 2020
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Rainforest in peril: Researchers propose the designation of mountain ranges in Uíge province as a national park
Together with researchers from Angola and Germany, Senckenberg scientists conducted the first comprehensive survey of the amphibian and reptile fauna in the mountain ranges in Angola's Uíge province. The Serra do Pingano ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 22, 2020
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Which factors control the height of mountains?
Which forces and mechanisms determine the height of mountains? A group of researchers from Münster and Potsdam has now found a surprising answer: It is not erosion and weathering of rocks that determine the upper limit of ...
Earth Sciences
Jun 11, 2020
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Erosion of the Himalayas governed by tectonic movements, limiting climate change impacts on landscape formation
Researchers from Centre de Recherches Pétrographiques et Géochimiques (CNRS / University of Lorraine), in collaboration with CEREGE have shown that erosion in the Himalayas is primarily governed by tectonic movements, which ...
Earth Sciences
Jun 10, 2020
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