Tag: Earth Science

This material is not a semi-fossilized resinCredit: Xavier Delclòs (UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA-IRBio) The known Madagascar copal is a more recent ...

Scientists find a high hydrofluorocarbon emissions intensity in the Yangtze River Delta region

Credit: Bo Yao Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) have been widely used as substitutes for ozone-depleting substances--for example, hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) and chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs). ...

Stanford researcher envisions energy and environment landscape after COVID-19

Study pinpoints where energy demand has dropped the most and estimates impact on annual emissionsCredit: Courtesy of Rob Jackson / ...

Urban heat waves imperil LA’s most vulnerable communities

As heat waves intensify, low-income and disadvantaged communities across south Los Angeles are most at risk, USC researchers say. Disruptions ...

Study examines impact of Chicago River reversal on region’s aquatic environments, fauna

Credit: Wesley Tucker Prior to European settlement, wetlands, lakes and streams were the major landscape features of the Chicago region. ...

Probing materials at deep-Earth conditions to decipher Earth’s evolutionary tale

Learning how liquid silicates behave at these extreme temperatures and pressures has been a longstanding challenge in the geosciences.Credit: Greg ...

NASA finds heavy water vapor concentration rings eye of Cyclone Amphan

Credit: Credits: NASA/NRL When NASA's Aqua satellite passed over the Northern Indian Ocean on May 18, it gathered water vapor ...

NASA finds a disorganized tropical storm Arthur near North Carolina coast

Credit: Credit: NASA/NRL Infrared imagery from NASA's Aqua satellite and radar imagery revealed that Tropical Storm Arthur remains poorly organized. ...

A new look into the sources and impacts of greenhouse gases in China

Credit: Advances in Atmospheric Sciences China's implementation of a national carbon trading market to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions requires ...

Analysis of bird species reveals how wings adapted to their environment and behavior

Credit: Photo in the public domain: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Poecile_Montanus_Kittila_20120306.JPG Bird wings adapted for long-distance flight are linked to their environment and behaviour, ...

Pensoft signs with Senckenberg Nature Research Society to publish three journals on ARPHA

Credit: Pensoft and Senckenberg Nature Research Society Recently, the scholarly publisher and technology provider Pensoft signed with one of the ...

Gauging water loss from northern peatlands, a likely accelerant of climate change

May 15, 2020

Credit: Manuel Helbig WOODS HOLE, Mass. -- More carbon is stored in the forests, peatlands, and lakes of the high ...

Shrub encroachment on grasslands can increase groundwater recharge

May 15, 2020

Vegetation changes can outweigh climate change in rangeland water budgetsCredit: Adam Schreiner-McGraw/UC Riverside Grasslands across the globe, which support the ...

Ocean ‘breathability’ key to past, future habitat of West Coast marine species