Estuaries—areas where rivers meet the sea—are one of the most vulnerable ecosystems. They face anthropogenic threats, including biodiversity loss and the collapse of natural fisheries. Determining the factors contributing ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 4, 2021
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New results from NASA satellite data show that space weather—the changing conditions in space driven by the sun—can heat up Earth's hottest and highest atmospheric layer.
Planetary Sciences
Oct 19, 2021
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Warming temperatures over the past 60 years have led to increased wine quality, but a new study looking at sugar and color content in grapes indicates the industry may be facing trouble if trends continue, according to collaborative ...
Agriculture
Oct 5, 2021
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The LIGO/Virgo/KAGRA Collaboration, a large group of researchers at different institutes worldwide, has recently set the strongest constraints on cosmic strings to date, using the Advanced LIGO/Virgo full O3 dataset. This ...
This map shows the temperature of the land surface on 2 August 2021. It is clear to see that surface temperatures in Turkey and Cyprus have reached over 50°C, again. A map we published on 2 July shows pretty much the same ...
Environment
Aug 4, 2021
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What's stressing out bumblebees? To find out, York University scientists used next-generation sequencing to look deep inside bumblebees for evidence of pesticide exposure, including neonicotinoids, as well as pathogens, and ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 6, 2021
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Scientists at the University of Southampton have found that a marine invasive species—a sea squirt that lives on rocky shores—could spread along 3,500 kilometers of South American coastline if climate change or human ...
Ecology
Jun 28, 2021
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When the summer sun blazes on a hot city street, our first reaction is to flee to a shady spot protected by a building or tree.
Environment
Jun 24, 2021
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Weather stations provide detailed records of temperature, precipitation, and storm events. These stations, however, are not always well spaced and can be scattered throughout cities or can even be absent in remote regions.
Environment
Jun 3, 2021
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Icebergs crumbling into the sea may be what first come to mind when imagining the most dramatic effects of global warming.
Earth Sciences
Jun 3, 2021
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