Though phytoplankton may grow more in warmer waters, stratification limits nutrients, reducing the fjords’ long-term carbon sink effectiveness. A new study led by Jochen Knies at the iC3 Polar Research Hub reveals troubling evidence that climate…
Category: Earth
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“Cryosphere Meltdown” – The Arctic’s Carbon Sink Is Cracking
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“It Made No Sense” – Scientist Discovers California’s New Highest Tree
The highest recorded elevations of Jeffrey pines provide new evidence of a warming climate in the High Sierra. UC Davis Professor Hugh Safford was hiking for enjoyment in California’s High Sierra when he unexpectedly documented a new elevation…
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South Africa Is Getting Lifted out of the Ocean and Scientists Believe They Know Why
According to a study conducted by the University of Bonn, droughts caused the land in Germany to rise by six millimeters between 2012 and 2020. South Africa is gradually rising by as much as two millimeters per year depending on the region. Until…
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Tectonic Surprise: Mantle Upwelling, Not Mega-Crunch, Built Earth’s “Roof of the World”
Tibetan uplift was mainly caused by post-collisional mantle dynamics, not ongoing India-Asia convergence. The study challenges long-held tectonic models. The India-Asia continental collision and the rise of the Tibetan Plateau have traditionally…
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17 Years Later, Scientists May Have Finally Solved the Extreme Rainfall Mystery
New research shows that extreme rainfall increases follow expected temperature relations when rainfall types are separated, resolving a long-standing debate but reinforcing concerns about future flash flood risks under climate change. Extreme…
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Satellites Tracked a Volcano’s Secret Collapse for 12 Years – Then It Sparked a Killer Wave
In 2018, the Anak Krakatau volcano in Indonesia collapsed catastrophically, generating a deadly tsunami. Now, researchers reveal that the volcano’s flank had been slowly slipping for years—an invisible danger detectable through satellite…
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Wild vs. Captive: How Setting Shapes Orangutan Behavior
What role does environmental settings play in behavior? This is what a recent study published in Scientific Reports hopes to address as an international team of researchers investigated behaviors between wild…
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Living Fossils? How Crocodiles Survived What Dinosaurs Couldn’t
The ancestors of today’s crocodylians survived two mass extinction events. A new study has revealed a key factor behind their long-term survival, offering insights that could help conservationists protect some of the world’s most vulnerable…
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Massive Meteorite Struck Northwestern Scotland 990 Million Years Ago
Previously believed to have occurred 1.2 billion years ago, this ancient impact created the Stac Fada Member, a layer of rock that holds vital clues to Earth’s ancient past. According to new research led by Curtin University, it occurred 990…
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Valley Fever Cases on the Rise in California
Valley Fever or Coccidioidomycosis is an infectious disease caused by fungus called Coccidioides; the fungus lives in soil in the deserts of the southwestern US, and some parts of Mexico and Central and South…
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