Newly discovered Greenland plume drives thermal activities in the Arctic
A team of researchers understands more about the melting of the Greenland ice sheet. They discovered a flow of hot rocks, known as a...
More responsive COVID-19 wastewater testing
A new wastewater testing approach capable of better detecting viral infection patterns in communities could prove a crucial step toward an informed public health...
Stringent mitigation substantially reduces risk of unprecedented near-term warming rates
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 07 December 2020; doi:10.1038/s41558-020-00957-9GHG mitigation is not likely to be detectable in global mean temperature before mid-century. However, a...
Expert assessment of future vulnerability of the global peatland carbon sink
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 07 December 2020; doi:10.1038/s41558-020-00944-0Peatlands are impacted by climate and land-use changes, with feedback to warming by acting as either...
Research reveals how airflow inside a car may affect COVID-19 transmission risk
A new study uses computer simulations to track airflows inside a car's passenger cabin, providing potential strategies -- some of them counterintuitive -- for...
Crystals may help reveal hidden Kilauea Volcano behavior
Researchers used millimeter-sized crystals from the 1959 eruption of Hawaii's Kilauea Volcano to test models that offer insights about flow conditions prior to and...
The climate changed rapidly alongside sea ice decline in the north
Researchers have shown that abrupt climate change occurred as a result of widespread decrease of sea ice. This scientific breakthrough concludes a long-lasting debate...
Researchers uncover key clues about the solar system’s history
Researchers have used magnetism to determine, for the first time, when asteroids that are rich in water and amino acids first arrived in the...
Satellite tag tracks activity levels of highly migratory species across the vast ocean
Scientists have released a new activity data product application for marine animal tracking. The technology is designed to remotely track and transmit data gathered...
How bean plants fend off famished foes
Scientists have discovered that cowpeas -- a type of bean plant -- harbor receptors on the surface of their cells that can detect a...
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