Ridgecrest faults increasingly sensitive to solid Earth tides before earthquakes
Faults in the Ridgecrest, California area were very sensitive to solid earth tidal stresses in the year and a half before the July 2019...
Puerto Rico tsunami deposit could have come from pre-Columbian megathrust earthquake
Tsunami deposits identified in a coastal mangrove pond in Northwest Puerto Rico could have come from a megathrust earthquake at the Puerto Rico Trench...
The climate crisis and biodiversity crisis can’t be approached as two separate things
Anthropogenic climate change has, together with the intensive use and destruction of natural ecosystems through agriculture, fishing and industry, sparked an unprecedented loss of...
Using solar farms to generate fresh desert soil crust
Biocrusts play a crucial role in maintaining soil health and ecosystem sustainability, but they are currently under assault. Human activities including agriculture, urbanization, and...
Greenhouse gas release from permafrost is influenced by mineral binding processes
New insights into the binding of carbon to mineral particles in permafrost can improve the prediction of greenhouse gas release.
Fungal genetics could help develop novel biotechnologies
An essential pillar of Earth's ecological system, fungi have long been used to better the lives of humans. While these organisms are still vastly...
Hungry eyes: Spiders lose vision when they’re starving
Biologists have discovered that underfed jumping spiders lose light-sensitive cells that are key to their vision.
Turkey’s next quake: Research shows where, how bad — but not ‘when’
Using remote sensing, geophysicists have documented the massive Feb. 6 quake that killed more than 50,000 people in Eastern Turkey and toppled more than...
Water arsenic including in public water is linked to higher urinary arsenic totals among...
A new study shows that water arsenic levels are linked to higher urinary arsenic among the U.S. population for users of both private wells...
One-step solution-coating method to advance perovskite solar cell manufacturing and commercialization
Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) are considered a promising candidate for next-generation photovoltaic technology with high efficiency and low production cost, potentially revolutionizing the renewable...
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