Better be safe than sorry: Economic optimization risks tipping of Earth system elements
Optimizing economic welfare without constraints might put human well-being at risk, a new climate study argues. While being successful in bringing down costs of...
Land-based portion of massive East Antarctic ice sheet retreated little during past eight million...
Large parts of the massive East Antarctic Ice Sheet did not retreat significantly during a time when atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations were similar to...
Dry riverbeds are contributing to climate change more than previously thought
A massive world-wide study of dry riverbeds has found they're contributing more carbon emissions than previously thought, and this could help scientists better understand...
Why the tongue of the Pine Island Glacier suddenly shrank
The Pine Island Glacier in Western Antarctica is not only one of the fastest-flowing ice streams in the Southern Hemisphere; over the past 11...
Novel method for investigating pore geometry in rocks
In a fusion of mathematics and earth science, researchers have proposed a novel method for characterizing pore geometry in rock, based on persistence diagram...
Leading Antarctic experts offer two possible views of continent’s future
The next 10 years will be critical for the future of Antarctica, and choices made will have long-lasting consequences, says an international group of...
Key ocean fish can prevail with changes to farmed fish, livestock diets
A new study shows that if current aquaculture and agriculture practices remain unchanged into the future, wild forage fish populations likely will be overextended...
Agricultural intensification not a ‘blueprint’ for sustainable development
New research suggests that the combined social and ecological results of increased agricultural intensification in low and middle-income countries are not as positive as...
Climate change has fish moving faster than regulations can keep up
The world's system for allocating fish stocks is being outpaced by the movement of fish species in response to climate change, according to a...
Who is to blame for marine litter?
Members of the public are more likely to blame the global marine litter crisis on retailers, industry and government, according to new research.
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