Could water solve the renewable energy storage challenge?
Credit: IIASA Seasonal pumped hydropower storage (SPHS), an already established yet infrequently used technology, could be an affordable and sustainable ...
Tag: Geography
5200-year-old grains in the eastern Altai Mountains redate trans-Eurasian crop exchange
Agricultural crops dispersed across Eurasia more than five millennia ago, causing significant cultural change in human populations across the ancient ...
Forests bouncing back from beetles, but elk and deer slowing recovery
Credit: Robert Andrus Two words, and a tiny little creature, strike fear in the hearts of many Colorado outdoor enthusiasts: ...
Enjoying the View? How computer games can help evaluate landscapes
Geographers from Staffordshire University are stepping into the virtual world of computer games to develop exciting new ways of assessing ...
World Wetlands Day: Fostering global biodiversity and mitigating climate change
Interactive story maps illustrate valuable contributions Maritime salt marshes make to our planetCredit: Photo credit: O. Lucanus Though they make ...
Scientists find far higher than expected rate of underwater glacial melting
Robotic kayaks were used to track meltwaterCredit: David Sutherland/University of Oregon Tidewater glaciers, the massive rivers of ice that end ...
Larry Mayer selected as recipient of the Walter Munk medal
Awarded for extraordinary accomplishments and novel insights in the area of physical oceanography, ocean acoustics, or marine geophysicsCredit: John Farrell ...
Geographers find tipping point in deforestation
Global satellite imagery shows transitions occur quickly after blocks of forest are cut in halfCredit: Tomasz Stepinski/UC University of Cincinnati ...
New study estimates the global extent of river ice loss as Earth warms
This decline will have economic and environmental consequencesCredit: Courtesy Landsat imagery/NASA Goddard Space Flight Center and U.S. Geological Survey More ...
Untangling links between nitrogen oxides and airborne sulfates helps tackle hazy air pollution
Credit: Liu Guorui Dense, hazy fog episodes characterized by relatively high humidity, low visibility and extremely high PM2.5 have been ...
The global reef expedition: French Polynesia
Scientists complete largest comprehensive study of French Polynesia's coral reefsCredit: ©Michele Westmorland/iLCP Scientists have released their findings from the largest ...
Research finds positive community action can help coral reef health
Research reveals lessons from the Pacific about balancing community and environmental needsCredit: Dr Fraser Januchowski-Hartley. New research has found that ...
How do silt and sand differ when going with the flow?
Rice-led scientists show grain size, not speed of water, sets silt and sand transportCredit: Rice University HOUSTON - (Dec. 16, ...
Limiting the loss of nature
Credit: The University of Queensland With only about half of Earth's terrestrial surface remaining as natural vegetation, a University of ...