IPBES: Nature’s dangerous decline ‘unprecedented,’ species extinction rates ‘accelerating’
Current global response insufficient; 'transformative changes' needed to restore and protect nature; opposition from vested interests can be overcome for ...
Tag: Earth Science
NASA reveals heavy rainfall in Tropical Cyclone Fani
Credit: NASA/JAXA/Jacob Ree Satellite data revealed heavy rainfall in powerful Tropical Cyclone Fani before it made landfall in northeastern India. ...
Study demonstrates seagrass’ strong potential for curbing erosion
Ubiquitous marine plants dissipate wave energy and could help protect vulnerable shorelines CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Most people's experience with seagrass, ...
Scientists discover evolutionary link to modern-day sea echinoderms
Research team solves fossil mystery, identifies new species COLUMBUS, Ohio--Scientists at The Ohio State University have discovered a new species ...
What happens when schools go solar?
Stanford research examines overlooked benefits of solar panels on US campuses Sunshine splashing onto school rooftops and campuses across the ...
NASA goes infrared on powerful Tropical Cyclone Fani
Credit: NASA JPL/Heidar Thrastarson NASA's Aqua satellite focused an infrared eye on a very powerful Tropical Cyclone Fani as it ...
When it comes to planetary habitability, it’s what’s inside that counts
Can the geologic and dynamic features that make our home planet habitable can be produced on planets with different compositions?Credit: ...
Study suggests earthquakes are triggered well beyond fluid injection zones
Computer model and field experiment data suggest a new link between subsurface injections and earthquake swarmsCredit: USGS MEDFORD/SOMERVILLE, Mass. (May ...
ESA tipsheet for May 6, 2019
Upcoming research in Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment Thursday, 2 May 2019 For Immediate Release Contact: Zoe Gentes, 202-833-8773 ...
Forest fires accelerating snowmelt across western US, study finds
Credit: Christina Aragon | Portland State University Forest fires are causing snow to melt earlier in the season, a trend ...
Localized efforts to save coral reefs won’t be enough, study suggests
Credit: Photo provided by Becca Maher, OSU. CORVALLIS, Ore. - A National Science Foundation study of factors that cause corals ...
New clues to coastal erosion
What we can learn from the seaCredit: Stock photo: Getty Images. New research has uncovered a missing nutrient source in ...
Arsenic-breathing life discovered in the tropical Pacific Ocean
Credit: Noelle Held/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Arsenic is a deadly poison for most living things, but new research shows that ...
Chewing versus sex in the duck-billed dinosaurs
Evolutionary bursts led to weird and wonderful head crestsCredit: Albert Prieto-Márquez. The duck-billed hadrosaurs walked the Earth over 90-million years ...
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