Satellite observations improve earthquake monitoring, response
Credit: Image courtesy of the UI Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences. Researchers at the University of Iowa and the ...
Tag: Geography
Scientists investigate climate and vegetation drivers of terrestrial carbon fluxes
Credit: Shutao Chen A better understanding of terrestrial flux dynamics will come from elucidating the integrated effects of climate and ...
Warming waters in western tropical Pacific may affect West Antarctic Ice Sheet
Rutgers study finds weather patterns that may influence global sea-level riseCredit: NASA/Jeremy Harbeck Warming waters in the western tropical Pacific ...
Mysterious holes in Antarctic sea ice explained by years of robotic data
Credit: Dan Costa/University of California, Santa Cruz The winter ice on the surface of Antarctica's Weddell Sea occasionally forms an ...
More mysterious jars of the dead unearthed in Laos
Credit: Image: ANU ANU and Uni of Melbourne Archaeologists have discovered 15 new sites in Laos containing more than one ...
Study confirms banded iron formations originated from oxidized iron
New research from University of Alberta scientists dispels misconceptions about origins of banded iron formationsCredit: Tom Price A new study ...
The universal beauty of the mountains can be seen in graphs
Credit: Source: IFJ PAN Mountains have character. The continuous gentle, wavy hills and wide valleys of the Carpathians, Appalachians or ...
Researchers from IKBFU find out how to strengthen coastal zones of Baltic Sea
Credit: IKBFU Reconstruction and strengthening of coastal zones are the key issues of many industries that are oriented in the ...
Ecosystem service mapping and assessment: Research collection on methods and applications
EU Horizon 2020 project ESMERALDA shares methods, data, applications and research insights in a comprehensive open science special issueCredit: ESMERALDA ...
The history of Arctic ecosystems as a guide to the future
An international research collaboration will study the interplay of climate and grazing on shaping tundra vegetation over millennia -- coordinated ...
New mineral classification system captures Earth’s complex past
Could a new classification system that accounts for minerals' distinct journeys help us better understand mineralogy as a process of ...
New research shows how habitat loss can destabilise ecosystems
Whole plant and animal communities can be put at risk by different types of habitat lossCredit: Louis Haynes An international ...
In hot pursuit of dinosaurs: Tracking extinct species on ancient Earth via biogeography
Credit: Caitlin Devor, The University of Tokyo, CC-BY One researcher at the University of Tokyo is in hot pursuit of ...
Colombia could lose 60% of land suitable for irrigated rice due to climate change
Unchecked emissions will reduce land suitable for rice in Colombia, underscoring how geography limits options for crops. Unlike China, where ...