Lake Montcortès in Spain reveals the ecological footprint of climate change from the last...
Oxygen decline in water masses is an environmental problem in lakes and ponds around the world. This phenomenon, which alters the conditions of continental...
Land partnerships have high potential to preserve biodiversity as climate shifts
Conservation partnerships between protected lands and their non-protected neighbors could significantly improve a region's ability to accommodate species migration in response to shifting climates,...
New data helps explain recent fluctuations in Earth’s magnetic field
Using new data gathered from sites in southern Africa, researchers have extended their record of Earth's magnetic field back thousands of years to the...
Soil cannot halt climate change
Unique soils data from long-term experiments, stretching back to the middle of the nineteenth century, confirm the practical implausibility of burying carbon in the...
As summers get warmer, more rain may not be better than less
Warm, wet summers are historically unusual and could bring unexpected disruptions to ecosystems and society, according to new research.
Modern volcanism tied to events occurring soon after Earth’s birth
Plumes of hot magma from the volcanic hotspot that formed Réunion Island in the Indian Ocean rise from an unusually primitive source deep beneath...
Flood risk from American rivers is greatly underestimated
A groundbreaking new study has found that 41 million Americans are at risk from flooding rivers, which is more than three times the current...
Maize fields entice geese to winter in Denmark
More and more geese remain in Denmark for the winter. They forage in the growing number of maize fields all over the country. Researchers...
Landscape genetics branches out to help conserve riverside forests
Scientists have examined gene flow in the endangered maple, Acer miyabei, using landscape genetics, a powerful and increasingly popular tool in conservation projects. It...
Solar-to-hydrogen conversion: Nanostructuring increases efficiency of metal-free photocatalysts by factor 11
Polymeric carbon nitrides exhibit a catalytic effect in sunlight that can be used for the production of hydrogen from solar energy. However, the efficiency...
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