Arctic seabird populations respond to climate change
Seabirds such as gulls can be key indicators of environmental change as their populations respond to shifts in their ocean habitat over time. A...
When mixing granular matter, order among disorder
Researchers find mixed and non-mixed regions among tumbled granular particles, providing a new understanding of how sand, concrete, and paint mix.
First reliable estimates of highly radioactive cesium-rich microparticles released by Fukushima disaster
Scientists have for the first time been able to estimate the amount of radioactive cesium-rich microparticles released by the disaster at the Fukushima power...
Faster way to make mineral to remove carbon dioxide from atmosphere
Scientists have developed an accelerated way to produce magnesite, a mineral which can capture the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, at room...
Scientists get new tool to track new pathogen killing frogs
An undergraduate researcher has developed a method to screen frogs for an infectious disease that has been linked to mass die-offs of frogs around...
Effects of climate warming seen in tallgrass prairie ecosystem
Ecologists have completed a new study on the effects of climate warming on soil microbes in a long-term climate change experiment at a tallgrass...
Natural refrigerant replacements could reduce energy costs and conserve the environment
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Diving robots find Antarctic winter seas exhale surprising amounts of carbon dioxide
A new study uses data gathered by floating drones in the Southern Ocean over past winters to learn how much carbon dioxide is transferred...
Trees and climate change: Faster growth, lighter wood
Trees are growing more rapidly due to climate change. This sounds like good news. After all, this means that trees are storing more carbon...
Glacier depth affects plankton blooms off Greenland
The unusual timing of highly-productive summer plankton blooms off Greenland indicates a connection between increasing amounts of meltwater and nutrients in these coastal waters....
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