CO2 that has been absorbed and accumulated in fresh water areas like lakes and reservoirs—is receiving attention for its potential contributions to achieving a carbon neutral society. Kobe University is a hub for freshwater carbon research,…
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Q&A: Achieving a carbon neutral society through freshwater carbon research
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Robotic Fin Study Reveals Stingrays’ Seafloor Control
How do stingrays keep from crashing into the ocean floor as they effortlessly swim just above it? This is what a recent study published in the Journal of the Royal Society Interface hopes to address as a team…
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Conservation may not be enough to sustain water supplies, researchers find
As temperatures rise and water supplies drop, public policy could bolster municipal water provisions under pressure. But one policy prescription—pushing conservation—will likely be insufficient as a standalone fix to sustain some reservoirs,…
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Florida reefs offer multimillion-dollar flood protection—if they survive
It’s no secret that Florida’s iconic coral reefs are in trouble. Repeated body blows from hurricanes, pollution, disease, climate change—and a near-knockout punch from a 2023 marine heat wave—has effectively wiped several species off the map…
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An Ocean That No Longer Exists Could Explain the Origins of Central Asia’s Mountains
A vanished ocean may have helped sculpt Central Asia’s mountains. Geologists from the University of Adelaide report that the forces shaping Central Asia during the age of dinosaurs may have originated far from the region itself. Their research…
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Climate Change Is Quietly Transforming the World’s Richest Forests
Climate change is quietly rearranging the Amazon and Andes—winners and losers are emerging, and the Northern Andes may hold the key to forest survival. A new study published in Nature Ecology and Evolution finds that tree diversity across the…
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Tiny Evidence Upends a Controversial Stonehenge Theory
Researchers curious about the monument’s origins stuck their heads in the sand—for good reason
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New analysis disputes historic earthquake, tsunami and death toll on Greek island
For decades, researchers thought that an October 1843 earthquake on the small Greek island of Chalke caused a powerful tsunami and led to the deaths of as many as 600 people. But a new analysis of primary accounts of the event by Ioanna…
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Amplifying feedbacks could drive Greenland ice sheet to near-complete disappearance
Greenland, which has been prominently in the news in recent days, hosts a vast ice sheet. If it melts, it will become one of the largest contributors to global sea-level rise. Under a high-emissions scenario, the Greenland Ice Sheet is expected…
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Arctic cloud and ice formation affected by Russian river runoff as region studied for first time
Organic matter carried in rivers to the Russian part of the Arctic Ocean may be creating more clouds and keeping the region cooler, a new study has found.
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