In a white paper, Christoph Rosol, Benjamin Steininger, Jürgen Renn and Robert Schlögl outline the significance of digitalization in the Anthropocene and outline the background and goals of the new research field of geoanthropology. ...
Social Sciences
Dec 6, 2018
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This year's long, hot summer led many of us to wonder if it was a sign of things to come and whether we could anticipate similar summer heat every year. Now, a scientist from the University of East Anglia (UEA) has used his ...
Environment
Sep 26, 2018
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When studying climate change, it is often a problem that reliable, comparable data go back just a few decades. Long time series are in high demand, especially when it comes to the Earth's cryosphere, consisting of glaciers, ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 10, 2018
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In pigs, endocrine disruptors can alter gene expression in a way that also affects the next generation. This has been shown by a team of researchers from ETH Zurich and the Technical University of Munich. The study findings ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 29, 2018
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One of the most destructive fires in California's history was raging in a sprawling national forest on Monday and creeping up the Pacific coast, forcing new evacuations.
Environment
Dec 11, 2017
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The southwestern United States was gripped by a heat wave on Wednesday as experts warned of temperatures that would smash century-old records over the Thanksgiving weekend.
Environment
Nov 23, 2017
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A team of EPFL and European researchers has discovered a flaw in the way past ocean temperatures have been estimated up to now. Their findings could mean that the current period of climate change is unparalleled over the ...
Earth Sciences
Oct 26, 2017
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It's a special privilege for a photographer to get the chance to work in the soft light of a sun that never sets.
Earth Sciences
Jul 28, 2017
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For the last decade, American photographer James Balog has been on a mission to document climate change through his camera lens.
Environment
Mar 25, 2017
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Over many thousands of years, farmers have bred maize varieties so the crops are optimally adapted to local environments.
Biotechnology
Feb 15, 2017
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