Ice-ocean interactions are accelerating melting in West Antarctica
An analysis of Antarctica's Pope, Smith and Kohler glaciers has revealed an aggressive pattern of retreat connected to high melt rates of floating ice...
Water determines magma depth, a key to accurate models of volcanic activity, eruption
Around the world, between 40 and 50 volcanoes are currently erupting or in states of unrest, and hundreds of millions of people are at...
Hawaiian corals show surprising resilience to warming oceans
A long-term study of Hawaiian coral species provides a surprisingly optimistic view of how they might survive warmer and more acidic oceans resulting from...
Using cell phone GNSS Networks to monitor crustal deformation
The Global Navigation Satellite System associated with a Japanese cell phone carrier can enhance monitoring of crustal deformation changes for earthquake early warning models.
‘Scents’ of alarm: Volatile chemical signals from damaged plants warn neighbors about herbivore attacks
Animals often use highly specific signals to warn their herd about approaching predators. Surprisingly, similar behaviors are also observed among plants. Shedding more light...
One step closer to artificial rhino eggs
To prevent the extinction of the northern white rhino, researchers are attempting to create artificial egg cells from stem cells. A team has now...
More ‘losers’ than ‘winners’ among plants in the age of humans
A new analysis spanning more than 86,000 plant species finds that on this human-dominated planet, many more species of plants are poised to 'lose'...
‘Seafloor fertilizer factory’ helped breathe life into Earth
Scientists reveal a new part of the recipe for complex life on planets, and it involves the onset of a microbial fertilizer factory on...
Cutting HFCs to cool the Earth
To have a better chance of holding global warming to 1.5°C, we need to accelerate the phase-down of HFC refrigerants under the Montreal Protocol....
Relocating farmland could turn back clock twenty years on carbon emissions, say scientists
Scientists have produced a map showing where the world's major food crops should be grown to maximize yield and minimize environmental impact. This would...
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