Scientists propose a new benchmark skill for decadal prediction of terrestrial water storage
Credit: Enda Zhu Terrestrial water storage (TWS) includes all phases of water over land (e.g., surface and groundwater, snow etc.) ...
Tag: Geography
Research investigates impact of climate change on glacier-fed rivers in Peru
Remote communities in the Peruvian Andes depend on the water from melting glaciers and mountain ecosystems to provide them with ...
Researchers analyze biodiversity patterns in Antarctic Dry Valleys
Credit: McMurdo Dry Valleys LTER Antarctica is a nearly uninhabited, ice-covered continent ravaged by cold, windy, and dry conditions. Virginia ...
US indoor climate most similar to northeast African outdoors
What do you do to remain comfortable in your home? If you're like the American citizen scientists who reported information ...
Rukwa Rift Basin Project names new Cretaceous mammal from East African Rift System
Ohio researchers describe most complete mammal from the Cretaceous Period of Africa, underscoring the need for additional field explorationCredit: Patrick ...
UTA project to show how farmers, ranchers can make food transportation more efficient
Carrying foodCredit: UT Arlington Small- and mid-scale farmers and ranchers in Texas often face challenges in getting their products to ...
How online neighborhood reviews could aid urban planning
Online data can tell us a lot about the places where we live -- if we can develop ways to ...
Crucial milestone for critically endangered bird
A team led by a conservation biologist from the University of Kent has successfully relocated threatened Seychelles paradise flycatchers (Terpsiphone ...
Scientists tackle major challenges to sending astronauts to search for life on Mars
Credit: Mike Miller An international team of researchers, which includes scientists from McMaster's School of Geography & Earth Sciences, NASA, ...
Dinosaurs were thriving before asteroid strike that wiped them out
Credit: Davide Bonadonna Dinosaurs were unaffected by long-term climate changes and flourished before their sudden demise by asteroid strike. Scientists ...
Rethinking old-growth forests using lichens as an indicator of conservation value
Credit: Donna Crossland Ottawa, Mar. 5, 2019 - Two Canadian biologists are proposing a better way to assess the conservation ...
Alien species are primary cause of recent global extinctions
Alien species are the main driver of recent extinctions in both animals and plants, according to a new study by ...
How fungi influence global plant colonisation
International research team with Göttingen participation analyses impact on biodiversityCredit: Holger Kreft The symbiosis of plants and fungi has a ...
130,000 years of data show peatlands store carbon long-term
First study of the extent of global peatland and carbon storage over the last 130,000 years fills in key knowledge ...