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New research explains how some populations of bottlenose dolphins can dive to almost 1,000 meters while avoiding decompression sickness. The new hypothesis suggests that...

What psychological science can offer to reducing climate change

The consequences of climate change are immense, and believed by many experts to be largely irreversible (and exponential), causing threats coming from heat waves,...

How does the sun’s rotational cycle influence lightning activity on earth?

A collaborative research team has taken the first steps to understanding how the sun's rotational cycle influences lightning activity. They found answers in an...

Protecting tropical forest carbon stocks may not prevent large-scale species loss

As the world seeks to curb human-induced climate change, will protecting the carbon of tropical forests also ensure the survival of their species? A...

Thawing permafrost microbiomes fuel climate change

A new study could lead to more accurate predictions or the rate of global warming from greenhouse gas emissions produced by thawing permafrost in...

Bacteria engineered to create fertilizer out of thin air

Researchers have created a bacteria that uses photosynthesis to create oxygen during the day, and at night, uses nitrogen to create chlorophyll for photosynthesis....

Buried internet infrastructure at risk as sea levels rise

Thousands of miles of buried fiber optic cable in densely populated coastal regions of the United States may soon be inundated by rising seas,...

Looking toward Earth’s future climate

A new article reveals new insights into one of the most complex challenges of Earth's climate: understanding and predicting future atmospheric levels of greenhouse...

Indigenous peoples own or manage at least one quarter of world’s land surface

Indigenous Peoples have ownership, use and management rights over at least a quarter of the world's land surface according to a new study.

Reducing carbon emissions will limit sea level rise

A new study demonstrates that a correlation also exists between cumulative carbon emissions and future sea level rise over time -- and the news...

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