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New research shows that land use by human societies has reshaped ecology across most of Earth's land for at least 12,000 years. Researchers, from...
Researchers use AI to empower environmental regulators
Monitoring environmental compliance is a particular challenge for governments in poor countries. A new machine learning approach that uses satellite imagery to pinpoint highly...
Research inside hill slopes could help wildfire and drought prediction
A new study has found that rock weathering and water storage appear to follow a similar pattern across undulating landscapes. The findings are important...
Making waves in oceanography: Upwelling defies prior theories
A new scientific discovery has recorded how ghost currents and sediments can 'undo' the force of gravity. The new theory helps explain obscure events...
Early deaths rising in workers using methylene chloride paint strippers
Researchers and physicians have found that early deaths of workers using methylene chloride paint strippers are on the rise. The solvent is widely used...
Ocean currents modulate oxygen content at the equator
A study has used long-term observations to investigate the complex interplay between fluctuations in the equatorial current system and variations in oxygen content. During...
Green hydrogen: ‘Rust’ as a photoanode and its limits
Researchers have now analyzed the optoelectronic properties of rust (haematite) and other metal oxides in unprecedented detail. Their results show that the maximum achievable...
GPS data reveal possible earthquake, tsunami hazard in Northwestern Colombia
Data from a GPS network in Colombia have revealed a shallow and fully locked part on the Caribbean subduction zone in the country that...
Can magnitude 4 earthquake rates be used to forecast large earthquake events?
Ebel looked for the California faults that had magnitude 4 or larger earthquakes occurring at a rate higher than 0.5 earthquakes per year from...
Study reveals the workings of nature’s own earthquake blocker
A new study finds a naturally occurring 'earthquake gate' that decides which earthquakes are allowed to grow into magnitude 8 or greater. Sometimes, the...
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