Record Greenland mass loss
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 20 August 2020; doi:10.1038/s41558-020-0887-9Gravity-based estimates of mass change have been extended by the recently launched GRACE Follow-On Satellites. The...
A how-to guide for teaching GIS courses online with hardware or software in the...
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Lungfish fins reveal how limbs evolved
New research on the fin development of the Australian lungfis elucidates how fins evolved into limbs with hands with digits. The main finding is...
Creating meaningful change in cities takes decades, not years, and starts from the bottom
New mathematical models reveal the links between the structure of cities and the dynamical nature of growth and inequality in human societies.
If sustainably managed, wild fisheries and mariculture could help meet rising demand for food
Demand for food is set to rise substantially in the coming decades, which raises a question: How well can the ocean fill the gap...
Bacteria can defuse dangerous chemical in Rassaic River
Bacteria that can help defuse highly toxic dioxin in sediments in the Passaic River - a Superfund hazardous waste site - could eventually aid...
A key to cheaper renewable fuels: keeping iron from rusting
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Heating our climate damages our economies: Study reveals greater costs than expected
Rising temperatures due to our greenhouse gas emissions can cause greater damages to our economies than previous research suggested, a new study shows.
Microbes living on air a global phenomenon
Researchers have found their previous discovery of bacteria living on air in Antarctica is likely a process that occurs globally, further supporting the potential...
Alaska’s salmon are getting smaller, affecting people and ecosystems
The size of salmon returning to rivers in Alaska has declined dramatically over the past 60 years because they are spending fewer years at...
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