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Ancient humans left Africa to escape drying climate
Humans migrated out of Africa as the climate shifted from wet to dry about 60,000 years ago, according to new paleoclimate research. What the...
Win-win for spotted owls and forest management
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A new way to produce clean hydrogen fuel from water using sunlight
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In warmer climates, Greenlandic deltas have grown
Unlike most other deltas worldwide, Greenland's are growing -- a trend with major consequences for both fishing and tourism.
Fish shrinking as ocean temperatures rise
One of the most economically important fish is shrinking in body weight, length and overall physical size as ocean temperatures rise, according to new...
In Iceland stream, possible glimpse of warming future
When a normally cold stream in Iceland was warmed, the make-up of life inside changed as larger organisms thrived while smaller ones struggled. The...
The vitamin ergothioneine: an antioxidant for oxygen-free areas?
Chemists have been able to show for the first time that anaerobic bacteria can produce the vitamin ergothioneine in the absence of oxygen. This...
Assessing regional earthquake risk and hazards in the age of exascale
Researchers are building the first-ever end-to-end simulation code to precisely capture the geology and physics of regional earthquakes, and how the shaking impacts buildings.
Flights worldwide face increased risk of severe turbulence due to climate change
Flights all around the world could be encountering lots more turbulence in the future, according to the first ever global projections of in-flight bumpiness.
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