Coastal seas form a complex transition zone between the two largest CO2 sinks in the global carbon cycle: land and ocean. Ocean researchers have now succeeded for the first time in investigating the role of the coastal ocean ...
Earth Sciences
Mar 25, 2024
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Researchers from the Interface Science Department at the Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society conducted experiments using atomically defined model pre-catalysts to unveil intricate details of the electrocatalytic ...
Materials Science
Sep 1, 2023
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How species cope with ongoing climate change is critical to preventing an exacerbation of biodiversity loss. The Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau (QTP) is the highest plateau in the world, and this extreme high altitude environment ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 15, 2023
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Rivers are one of the most dynamic components of the water cycle on Earth's surface and play a significant role in the development of human societies, ecosystem sustainability, and regional climate. However, their natural ...
Earth Sciences
Apr 3, 2023
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The endangered Saimaa ringed seal is an Ice Age relict living in the highly labyrinthine Lake Saimaa, Finland. Newly published research shows that although individual seals have greatly reduced genetic variation, the loss ...
Ecology
Feb 23, 2023
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Ongoing climate change driven by greenhouse gas emissions is often discussed in terms of global average warming. For example, the landmark Paris Agreement seeks to limit global warming to 1.5 ⁰C, relative to pre-industrial ...
Earth Sciences
Feb 8, 2023
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Surface solar radiation (Rs) data is essential information for the development of solar power usage to mitigate the ongoing climate change. To meet China's carbon neutrality goal, China has invested and planned heavily in ...
Earth Sciences
Dec 21, 2022
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A new study published in Science reports results from the first-ever global field assessment of the ecological impacts of grazing in drylands. An international research team has found that grazing can have positive effects ...
Ecology
Nov 24, 2022
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The invasive spotted wing drosophila (SWD), introduced from South-East Asia, is a well-known fruit crop pest. It lays its eggs by destroying the mechanical protection of the fruit's skin, providing an entry point for further ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 3, 2022
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With the effects of climate change underway, drought is becoming an increasing problem in many parts of the world. Michael Bahn, researcher from the Department of Ecology at the University of Innsbruck, was involved in several ...
Environment
Sep 21, 2022
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