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Extreme Storms Could Help Protect Beaches from Sea Level Rise, New Study Finds

Deep sand movements stirred up by intense storms may offset some of the impacts of coastal erosion caused by sea level rise.

13 May 2022

Study Evaluates the Impact of Large-Scale Tree Restoration on Water Fluxes

Across the globe, how would afforestation and restoration of huge areas impact water fluxes? A new study headed by the researcher of Wageningen University, Anne Hoek van Dijke with contributions from Martin Herold, GFZ, has fascinating answers.

12 May 2022

A New Study Examines the Impact of Extreme Heat Waves on Health of Outdoor Workers

Working outdoors during phases of extreme heat can result in heat stress, discomfort, or heat illnesses—all growing issues for people who reside and work in Southwestern U.S. cities like Las Vegas, where temperatures in summer are gradually increasing each year.

12 May 2022

FSU Study Could Help Reduce Millions of Tons of Food Waste from Bananas

New research from Florida State University won't only help you nail the timing for your banana bread -; it could also help reduce millions of tons of food waste from the widely cultivated fruit.

12 May 2022

Researchers Explore How Restaurant Menu Design may Influence Diners' Climate-Relevant Choices

Study explores diners' choices from menus with carbon labels and climate-friendly default options.

12 May 2022

Planetary Warming Leads to Seasonal Shifts in Phytoplankton Blooms

According to a new study, global warming poses a direct effect on the ocean’s net primary production (NPP) at the base of the food web and also on the seasonal timing of plankton blooms.

11 May 2022

Study Finds Non-Linear Correlation Between Thermal Sums and P. flammea Abundance

A new study performed at the University of Eastern Finland has shown that variations caused in both the size and distribution of the pine beauty moth population are connected to higher temperatures.

11 May 2022

MIT to Expand Fusion Energy Research and Education Under New Agreement with Commonwealth Fusion Systems

New five-year agreement will support SPARC science, increase graduate students and postdocs, and support interdisciplinary work toward fusion power plants.

11 May 2022

Soil Microbes Use Different Biochemical Pathways to Process Nutrients, Respire, and Grow

Much of what scientists think about soil metabolism may be wrong. New evidence from Northern Arizona University suggests that microbes in different soils use different biochemical pathways to process nutrients, respire and grow.

11 May 2022

Study Stresses the Importance of Human Behavior in the Reduction of CO2 Emissions

Under the guidance of researchers, two international studies performed across Europe in recent times have stressed the significance of human behavior in the measures to reduce CO2 emissions.

10 May 2022

Recovery of Confined Ice Shelves Like Petermann’s is Unlikely Post-Breakup

Ice shelves are nothing but floating extensions of glaciers. According to the result of a new study performed, if Greenland’s second-largest ice shelf tends to split, it might not be possible to retrieve it unless Earth’s future climate cools in a significant manner.

10 May 2022

Study Analyzes the Potential of Nature-Based Solutions to Mitigate Combined Sewage Overflow Events

As an impact of climate change-induced heavy rainfall events, increased stormwater runoff tends to pose vital hazards to urban aquatic biodiversity.

10 May 2022

Experts Reconstruct the Miocene Climate Evolution of Southwest Australia

In light of global warming with increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) levels and melting polar ice, reconstruction of paleoenvironmental and paleoclimatic history during past periods when the Earth’s climate system altered significantly is vital for comprehending climate mechanism and thus enhancing predictions of the future.

10 May 2022

Newly Discovered Subglacial Lake May Reveal Mystery of Antarctic Ice Sheet’s Rise and Fall

The investigation carried out on the underside of the world’s largest ice sheet in East Antarctica has made researchers find a city-size lake whose sediments may hold a history of the ice sheet from its earliest beginnings.

10 May 2022

Researchers Discover Signs of ‘Proto-Peat’ in the Warm Arctic

In 2018, an international research group bored for soil samples in three sites around the Isfjorden fjord in Svalbard, which is part of Norway. The same phenomenon was seen each boring site: mineral soil covered by a thin layer of organic matter.

10 May 2022