Tag: Earth Science

Variation in temperature differences between tropics and polar regions plays a fundamental role in controlling atmospheric circulation and in consequence ...

Greenland ‘knickpoints’ could stall spread of glacial thinning

Credit: Tim Bartholomaus The jagged terrain of Greenland's mountains is protecting some of the island's outlet glaciers from warm coastal ...

New production technology for heavy goods vehicles

Resource-efficient, flexible, and low-cost production of fuel cells -- State Ministry of Economic Affairs grants funding in the amount of ...

Three-dimensional view of catalysts in action

Operando X-ray spectroscopy brings new opportunities for materials and reaction diagnostics - report in Nature CatalysisCredit: Dr. Dmitry Doronkin, KIT ...

New path to rare earth mineral formation has implications for green energy and smart tech

Credit: Trinity College Dublin Researchers from Trinity College Dublin have shed new light on the formation mechanisms of a rare ...

Scientists use NASA data to predict appearance of December 14, 2020 eclipse

When dinosaurs disappeared, forests thrived

Rainfall patterns remained largely unaffected despite dramatic climate changesCredit: McGill University It's known that the primary cause of the mass ...

Buildings-related CO2 emissions hit record high: UN

Including construction, building sector now accounts for 38% of CO2 emissions; Direct building CO2 emissions need to halve by 2030 ...

In pandemic, people are turning to nature – especially women

Study is among first to explore COVID-19's impacts on how people value natureOne of the first studies of its kind ...

Mystery solved: new study shows link between hot and dry weather and air quality in Korea

December 15, 2020

Scientists demonstrate ground-level ozone concentrations have risen alongside the increasingly frequent spells of dry tropical weatherCredit: Daniel Moqvist on Unsplash ...

Marine pollution: How do plastic additives dilute in water and how risky are they?

Scientists provide improved method to estimate public exposure to hazardous micropollutants from plastic wasteCredit: Seung-Kyu Kim from Incheon National University ...

What happens when rain falls on desert soils? An updated model provides answers

Credit: Ali Swallow/DRI Las Vegas, Nev. (December 14, 2020) - Several years ago, while studying the environmental impacts of large-scale ...

Study: Oregon’s Western Cascades watershed to experience larger, more frequent fires

Credit: U.S. Forest Service - Pacific Northwest Region The Clackamas Basin rarely experiences the intense fire activity that burned in ...

Capacity-building for nature-based solutions: The ReNature open-access research collection