Oversized landforms discovered beneath the Antarctic ice sheet
Scientists have now discovered an active hydrological system of water conduits and sediment ridges below the Antarctic ice sheet.
Methane-munching microbes living in the deep biosphere for 400 million years: An analogue for...
It is becoming more and more appreciated that a major part of the biologic activity is not going on at the ground surface, but...
Different places warm at different paces
One of the robust features of global warming under increasing greenhouse gas concentrations is that different places warm at different paces. It turns out...
Power plants could cut a third of their emissions by using solar energy
The COMBO-CFB project has developed a new innovative concept to increase solar energy production in the energy system. According to this research, the concept...
Portable mass spectrometer allows on-site gas analysis
Analyses of environmental gases which previously required months of laboratory work can now be carried out rapidly in the field. A group of scientists...
Paris 1.5°C target may be smashed by 2026
What appears to be a recent change to a positive phase of the Interdecadal Pacific Oscillation is likely to accelerate global warming, breaking through...
Reversing pest resistance to biotech cotton: The secret is in the mix
Interbreeding Bt cotton plants with non-Bt plants yields a seed mix that has resulted in 96 percent pest suppression and 69 percent fewer insecticide...
Microscopic soil creatures could orchestrate massive tree ‘migrations’
Warming temperatures are prompting some tree species in the Rocky Mountains to 'migrate' to higher elevations in order to survive. Researchers have discovered that...
Drivers of insecticide use
The effects of certain landscape characteristics on insecticide use depend on context and crop type, researchers report at conclusion of a recent study.
In measuring gas exchange between water and air, size matters
The variability in gas exchange rates in small ponds increases with lake size -- an important finding since gas exchange variability is not well...
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