The story behind a uniquely dark, wetland soil
Credit: Karen Vaughan When it comes to soils, proper identification is key. Identification allows scientists to determine the story behind ...
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1.5 billion people will depend on water from mountains
Credit: D. Viviroli Global water consumption has increased almost fourfold in the past 100 years, and many regions can only ...
Palm trees most abundant in American rainforests
Credit: William J. Baker Characteristics of palm trees differ from those of other tropical trees in many ways. In a ...
The latest findings on the MOSAiC floe
Scientific study describes the nursery of sea ice and provides the basis for future assessments of research dataCredit: Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut ...
Typhoon changed earthquake patterns
Intensive erosion influenced seismicityCredit: NASA/LANDSAT The Earth's crust is under constant stress. Every now and then this stress is discharged ...
Cause of abnormal groundwater rise after large earthquake
How a mountain aquifer affected the local hydrological environment after a large earthquakePrior to the earthquake, Kumamoto City area groundwater ...
Geologists identify deep-earth structures that may signal hidden metal lodes
Finding new giant copper, lead, zinc deposits could fuel green infrastructureCredit: Adapted from Hoggard et al., Nature Geoscience, 2020 If ...
Fancy Aussie bees flew in from Asia
Ecology experts connect species to Asia, AntarcticaCredit: James Dorey, Flinders University Ancestors of a distinctive pollinating bee found across Australia ...
Airborne mapping sheds light on climate sensitivity of California redwoods
Credit: Global Airborne Observatory, ASU Center for Global Discovery and Conservation Science. Throughout California, the effects of climate change are ...
Geologists shed light on the tibetan plateau origin puzzle: an open-and-shut perspective
Scientists suggest a new 'opening-closing' tectonic theory to explain the origin of the Tibetan PlateauCredit: Earth Science Frontiers Earth's geographical ...
Healthy seas for the benefit of all
An international and interdisciplinary team led by the Helmholtz Institute for Functional Marine Biodiversity at the University of Oldenburg, Germany, ...
More than ‘Just Another (Chinese) City’
Architectural professor describes urban resilience as a critical study of developmentCredit: Eunice Seng How then does one write the spatial ...
Island ‘drowning’ is not inevitable as sea levels rise
Credit: Gerd Masselink/University of Plymouth Coral reef islands across the world could naturally adapt to survive the impact of rising ...
Roadkill study identifies animals most at risk in Europe
Most frequently killed species on European roads identified, as well as most vulnerableCredit: Joaquim Pedro Ferreira Around 194 million birds ...