Volcano under ice sheet suggests thickening of West Antarctic ice is short-term
Evidence left by a volcano under the ice sheet suggests that the observed bulging of ice in West Antarctica is a short-term feature that...
Tree species distributions in Amazonia modeled
Researchers have succeeded in producing distribution maps for a selection of important tropical tree species in Peruvian lowland Amazonia. This was achieved by using...
Invasive pines fueled 2017 fires in Knysna, South Africa
The replacement of natural fynbos vegetation with pine plantations in the southern Cape in South Africa, and the subsequent invasion of surrounding land by...
Renewable energy sources: All-in-one light-driven water splitting
Solar-powered water splitting is a promising means of generating clean and storable energy. A novel catalyst based on semiconductor nanoparticles has now been shown...
Greener neighborhoods may be good for children’s brains
Children living in urban greener neighborhoods may have better spatial working memory, according to a new study. Spatial working memory is responsible for recording...
Global warming: Worrying lessons from the past
56 million years ago, the Earth experienced an exceptional episode of global warming. Within 10 to 20'000 years, the average temperature increased by 5...
Pros and cons of hydropower
Hydropower can generate electricity without emitting greenhouse gases but can cause environmental and social harms, such as damaged wildlife habitat, impaired water quality, impeded...
Elucidating the Chara genome: Implications for emergence of land plants in Paleozoic era
Charophyceae are relatives of land plants, whose genomes have been envisioned to contain important information to understand how land plants evolved from their ancestors...
Burly bird gets the worm
The pecking order of garden birds is determined by their size and weight, new research shows.
Shining light on ancient global warming
The impact of global warming on shallow marine life approximately 56 million years ago is the subject of a significant, new article. Researchers have...
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