Earth Sciences

Earth Sciences

Humans Add Less Nitrogen to Oceans Than Expected

“People may not be polluting the ocean as much as we thought, which is a good thing,” said Hastings, who is also a fellow at the Institute at Brown for…

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North Korea’s Hydrogen Bomb Test: Seismic Insights Explained

Seismic signals from explosions are different from those observed in case of earthquakes showing particular features that allow seismologists to distinguish…

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Greenland Ice Sheet Meltwater Increases: New Insights Revealed

The near-surface layers of the Greenland ice sheet are made up of snow that is gradually being converted into glacier ice. In Greenland this firn layer is up…

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Volcanic Ash Discovered in Germany’s Tiefer See Lake Sediments

Traces of volcanic ash originating from islandic volcanoes have been found in the sediments of Laker Tiefer See in the Nossentiner-Schwinzer Heide natural park…

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Giant Ape Extinction: How Gigantopithecus Couldn’t Adapt

It is well documented that the giant ape Gigantopithecus was huge – but beyond this fact, there are many uncertainties regarding the extinct ancestor of the…

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Discovering Unique Hydrothermal Vents in the Caribbean

Collaborating with colleagues at the National Oceanography Centre, the team has revealed active vents in the Von Damm Vent Field (VDVF) that are unusual in…

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Salty Sea Spray’s Surprising Impact on Cloud Formation

All over the planet, every day, oceans send plumes of sea spray into the atmosphere. Beyond the poetry of crashing ocean waves, this salt- and carbon-rich…

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Cool Roofs in China: Benefits During Heat Waves

It is well established that white roofs can help mitigate the urban heat island effect, reflecting the sun's energy back into space and reducing a city's…

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Evergreens at Risk: Predicting Needleleaf Tree Decline in the Southwest

A research paper published today in Nature Climate Change predicts widespread death of needleleaf evergreen trees (NET) within the Southwest United States by…

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Dramatic Uplift Revealed at Andean Volcano’s Ancient Lakeshore

A clearly defined ancient lakeshore that is about 600 feet above the current lake level must have been horizontal when it formed about 100 centuries ago. Since…

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Coastal Marshes Show New Resilience to Sea-Level Rise

Accelerating rates of sea-level rise linked to climate change pose a major threat to coastal marshes and the vital carbon capturing they perform. But a new…

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Medieval Earthquakes in Nepal: Unraveling Catastrophic Impacts

Three medieval earthquakes, in 1100, 1255 and 1344, with magnitudes of around Mw 8 triggered large-scale collapses, mass wasting and initiated the…

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Southeast Asian Peatland Rivers: Uncovering CO2 Emissions

Tropical peat swamps are among the most important terrestrial carbon storage ecosystems on earth. A large part of these ecosystems are found in Indonesia and…

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Discovering Patchy Weather in Earth’s Lower Mantle

The discovery of the regional variations in the lower mantle where it meets the core, which are up to three times greater than expected, will help scientists…

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Can Grassland Soil Adapt to Climate Change Challenges?

There's more to an ecosystem than the visible plants and animals. The soil underneath is alive with vital microbes. They make sure nutrients from dead plant…

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Freshwater Emissions Higher Than Expected: New Research Insights

According to a new analysis in the journal Ecological Monographs, by researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and colleagues, the world's rivers and…

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