Using motion of the ocean to bring fresh water to coastal communities
A pump system has been created that uses wave power to send pressurized seawater onto shore where it is desalinated without the use of...
From dry to wet: Rainfall might abruptly increase in Africa’s Sahel
Climate change could turn one of Africa's driest regions into a very wet one by suddenly switching on a Monsoon circulation. For the first...
Global ocean health relatively stable over past five years
While global ocean health has remained relatively stable over the past five years, individual countries have seen changes, according to a new study.
Reconciled: Climate sensitivity estimates between models and historical data
Scientists have devised an approach to compare the short- and long-term responses, or 'sensitivities,' of the climate to greenhouse gasses, ultimately showing that climate...
Reconciling predictions of climate change
Researchers have resolved a major conflict in estimates of how much the Earth will warm in response to a doubling of CO2 in the...
The big ecological roles of small natural features
Small natural features have big ecological roles but are often overlooked, according to an international team of researchers exploring the disproportionate ecological importance of...
Cutting the cost of ethanol, other biofuels and gasoline
Biofuels like the ethanol in US gasoline could get cheaper. They've demonstrated how to design and genetically engineer enzyme surfaces so they bind less...
Greenland’s summer ocean bloom likely fueled by iron
Iron-rich meltwater from Greenland's glaciers are helping fuel a summer bloom of phytoplankton, suggests new research.
Krill hotspot fuels incredible biodiversity in Antarctic region
A perfect combination of tides and wind is responsible for a hotspot of Antarctic krill along the western Antarctic Peninsula.
Figuring out how fast Greenland is melting
A new analysis of Greenland's past temperatures will help determine how fast the island's vast ice sheet is melting. Other research shows the accelerated...
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