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Dramatic increase in microplastics in seagrass soil since the 1970s
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New route to chemically recyclable plastics
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GEFS: Searching beyond seismology for earthquake precursors
To predict when earthquakes are likely to occur, seismologists often use statistics to monitor how clusters of seismic activity evolve over time. However, this...
GEFS: Searching beyond seismology for earthquake precursors
To predict when earthquakes are likely to occur, seismologists often use statistics to monitor how clusters of seismic activity evolve over time. However, this...
Global ice loss increases at record rate
The rate at which ice is disappearing across the planet is speeding up, according to new research. And the findings also reveal that the...
Microbes fuelled by wind-blown mineral dust melt the Greenland ice sheet
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Litter provides habitat for diverse animal communities in rivers
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Paleoclimate study of precipitation and sea ice in Arctic Alaska
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Plausible energy demand patterns in a growing global economy with climate policy
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 25 January 2021; doi:10.1038/s41558-020-00975-7Climate policy calls for energy demand reduction on top of decarbonizing energy generation. Analysis of historical...
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