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Melting of ice shelves in West Antarctica speeds up and slows down in response to changes in deep ocean temperature, and is far more...
Scientists trace atmospheric rise in CO2 during deglaciation to deep Pacific Ocean
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Meteorite bombardment likely to have created the Earth’s oldest rocks
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Historic space weather could clarify what’s next
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Coastal flooding in Europe ‘could cost up to €1 trillion per year’ by 2100
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Community-based conservation management has positive effect on wildlife
Putting land management in the hands of local communities helps the wildlife within, according to new research. A new study demonstrates the positive ecological...
Sea stars critical to kelp forest resilience
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Converting carbon dioxide into methane or ethane selectively
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Climate warming leads to divergent succession of grassland microbial communities
Climate warming leads to divergent succession of grassland microbial communitiesClimate warming leads to divergent succession of grassland microbial communities, Published online: 13 August 2018;...
Next-generation coastal risk models
Next-generation coastal risk modelsNext-generation coastal risk models, Published online: 13 August 2018; doi:10.1038/s41558-018-0262-2Large-scale coastal flood risk models are evolving to include more physical processes....
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