How a Massachusetts salt marsh is changing what we know about New England’s coast
New research into the life and times of a New England salt marsh fundamentally changes our understanding of how salt marshes acquire the sediment...
Rapid changes to the Arctic seafloor noted as submerged permafrost thaws
A new study has documented how the thawing of permafrost submerged underwater at the edge of the Arctic Ocean is affecting the seafloor.
Cities can be part of the solution in sustaining species
Researchers found that a projected urban expansion of up to 1.53 million square kilometers over the next three decades threatens the survival of more...
Surfing towards coastal ecosystem protection
Scientists believe a strategy used to protect popular surfing spots could now be more widely adopted to help preserve endangered coastal environments.
Huge forest fires don’t cause living trees to release much carbon, research shows
Research on the ground following two large wildfires in California's Sierra Nevada mountain range showed the vast majority of carbon stored in trees before...
Precipitation trends determine how often droughts and heat waves will occur together
Prolonged droughts and heat waves have negative consequences both for people and the environment. If both of these extreme events occur at the same...
Permafrost peatlands approaching tipping point
Researchers warn that permafrost peatlands in Europe and Western Siberia are much closer to a climatic tipping point than previous believed. The frozen peatlands...
Large, long-lived, and entirely molten magma chambers once existed in Earth’s crust
Geologists have come up with multiple lines of evidence indicating that the Bushveld Complex in South Africa functioned as a 'big magma tank' in...
Greenland ice sheet may halve in volume by year 3000
As a result of global warming in the 21st century, the Greenland ice sheet may contribute several meters to sea-level rise in the centuries...
Ice sheet retreat and forest expansion turned ancient subtropical drylands into oases
Researchers focused on the climate of the Pliocene, over 3 million years ago, the last time Earth has seen concentrations of over 400 PPM...
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