Some coastal salt marshes are keeping up with sea level rise — for now
The world's salty, tidal marshes are hotspots of carbon storage and productivity, building up sediments and plant material to stay above sea level. However,...
Bomb-sniffing rodents undergo ‘unusual’ reproductive transformations
Female giant African pouched rats, used for sniffing out landmines and detecting tuberculosis, can undergo astounding reproductive organ transformations, according to a new study.
The Greenland Ice Sheet is close to a melting point of no return
A new study using simulations identified two tipping points for the Greenland Ice Sheet: releasing 1000 gigatons of carbon into the atmosphere will cause...
Colorful films could help buildings, cars keep their cool
The cold blast of an air conditioner can be a relief as temperatures soar, but 'A/C' units require large amounts of energy and can...
Human cells help researchers understand squid camouflage
Squids and octopuses are masters of camouflage. But some aspects of how they become reversibly transparent are still 'unclear,' because researchers can't culture cephalopod...
Surprise effect: Methane cools even as it heats
Most climate models do not yet account for a recent discovery: methane traps a great deal of heat in Earth's atmosphere, but also creates...
Vehicle exhaust filters do not remove ultrafine pollution
Filters fitted to vehicle exhaust systems to remove particulate matter pollution have limited impact on ultrafine particles, new research shows.
Biogenic factors explain soil carbon in paired urban and natural ecosystems worldwide
AbstractUrban greenspaces support multiple nature-based services, many of which depend on the amount of soil carbon (C). Yet, the environmental drivers of soil C...
Trophic rewilding can expand natural climate solutions
AbstractNatural climate solutions are being advanced to arrest climate warming by protecting and enhancing carbon capture and storage in plants, soils and sediments in...
Researchers find clue to help plants grow with low phosphorus levels
Phosphorus is a natural mineral found in fertilizer that is essential for plant growth and development, and Earth's agricultural-grade phosphorus reserves are expected to...
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