Using Gene Reserves to Protect Rare Species From Climate Change
UK landowners and conservationists welcome wider-spread use of Gene Conservation Units (GCUs) to help protect some of the rarest plants and insects, research at the…
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Volume Collapse: Engineering Professor Solves Deep Earthquake Mystery
Microplastics Found in Europe’s Largest Ice Cap – In a Remote and Pristine Area of Vatnajökull Glacier
Exploring Earth From Space: Morbihan, France [Video]
New Research Reveals Uncertainty in How Much Carbon the Ocean Absorbs Over Time – Climate Projections Could Be Off
NASA Sees Tides Under the Ocean’s Surface [Video]
Dwindling Water Sources in Mexico: Nearly 85 Percent of the Country Is Experiencing Drought
Oceanographers Find “Heat Bombs” Destroying Arctic Sea Ice
Climate Scientists Show Flooding May Triple in the Mountains of Asia Due to Global Warming
Hydropower Can Help States Afford to Meet Net-Zero Emissions Targets by 2050
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts recently passed a climate bill that sets a target of net-zero emissions for the state by the year 2050. The bill…
Global Warming Could Lead to the Melting of More Than a Third of Antarctic Ice Shelves, Huge Rise in Sea Levels
Data collected using the MAR climate model developed at ULiège indicate that this could happen as early as the end of this century, or even…
New “Key-Hole Surgery” Technique to Extract Metals From the Earth – Could Revolutionize the Future of Mining
A team of international researchers, including Dr. Rich Crane from the Camborne School of Mines, University of Exeter, have developed a new method to extract…
Plastic Pollution in the Deep Sea: A Geological Perspective on a Global Problem
A new focus article in the May issue of Geology summarizes research on plastic waste in marine and sedimentary environments. Authors I.A. Kane of the Univ. of…
Compelling Patterns in Bothnian Bay Before the Breakup
Before it is wiped away by spring melting, sea ice in the northern Baltic Sea displays some compelling patterns. Unlike the sea ice that caps…
Yamatosaurus: New Duckbilled Dinosaur Discovered in Japan
An international team of paleontologists has identified a new genus and species of hadrosaur or duck-billed dinosaur, Yamatosaurus izanagii, on one of Japan’s southern islands….
Two of the Most Destructive Forces of Nature – Earthquakes and Tsunamis – May Be a Bigger Threat Than Thought
Two of the most destructive forces of nature — earthquakes and tsunamis — might actually be more of a threat than current estimates according to…
Red Sea Is No Longer a Baby Ocean: Hidden Structures Reveal 13 Million Years of Seafloor Spreading
It is 2,250 kilometers long, but only 355 kilometers wide at its widest point — on a world map, the Red Sea hardly resembles an…
Inactive Oil Wells May Be a Big Source of Methane Emissions
Geologist studies greenhouse gas emissions from uncapped, idle wells in Texas. Uncapped, idle oil wells could be leaking millions of kilograms of methane each year…