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Researchers have considered how flooding from rising sea levels and storm surges will damage the built environment along the coast, but what about climate...
In the race to reduce car emissions, don’t forget longevity
The debate on green vehicles often focuses on fuel efficiency and alternative fuels, with the transition to fuel alternatives commonly being considered better for...
Wastewater sector emits nearly twice as much methane as previously thought
Researchers reveal that actual methane emissions from the wastewater treatment sector in the U.S. are nearly double what existing international guidelines would predict.
New NASA DART data prove viability of asteroid deflection as planetary defense strategy
Astronomers offer new insight into how deflection missions can protect the planet from future Earth-bound asteroids and comets.
Climate change alters tree demography in northern forests
The rise in temperature and precipitation levels in summer in northern Japan has negatively affected the growth of conifers and resulted in their gradual...
Human impact on solar radiation levels for decades
Based on the long-term Potsdam radiation time series, researchers have shown that variations in the intensity of sunlight over decades are down to ultra-fine,...
Melting of the Antarctic ice sheet could cause multi-meter rise in sea levels by...
Scientists predict that continued global warming under current trends could lead to an elevation of the sea level by as much as five meters...
Ocean warming to cancel increased CO2-driven productivity
Researchers have constructed a marine food web to show how climate change could affect our future fish supplies and marine biodiversity.
Estimates overstated for Mongolian rangelands damaged by livestock
An estimated 70 percent of the rangelands in Mongolia are damaged by livestock and unregulated land use. But new research found less irreversible damage...
When it comes to regrowing tails, neural stem cells are the key
It's a longstanding mystery why salamanders can perfectly regenerate their tails whereas lizard tails grow back all wrong. By transplanting neural stem cells between...
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