Greenland’s lost and found forest
Misplaced core sample shows plant bounty, but it’s not good news.
In a bizarre story of lost and found, scientists have unraveled Greenland's secret – It really might have been forest...
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When glaciers melt, carbon rises
Melting glaciers contribute to a carbon feedback loop.
In the face of rising temperatures, water from glaciers may be both a bane and a boon for rivers, as the melting cont...
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Flash-flood phenomena found
New research describes how heavy precipitation happens in dry areas.
New research has explained the drivers of extreme precipitation events around the globe. Extreme precipitation eve...
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1.5° danger line
Only by meeting the Paris Agreement will tropical regions remain liveable.
Limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius could prevent the tropics from become too hot to inhabit, say Princeto...
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Carbon storage stars
Mangrove forests get top sequestering marks.
Mangrove forests could be the key to reducing carbon, according to a new study. Researchers studying mangrove for...
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What killed the megafauna?
Research suggests extreme climates, not humans, wiped them out.
Human activities and population growth have wrought much destruction to life on Earth. But when it comes to megafauna...
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Himalayan disaster explained
Researchers believe fatal flash flood caused by landslide, not glacial lake outburst.
A devastating flood last week on the upper reaches of the Rishi Ganga River, in India’s northern state of Uttarakhand...
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Stray science stories from last week to cheer up your Monday.
Body battery Engineers from the University of Colorado, Boulder, US, have created a wearable device that can draw ...
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Down with global CFCs
Discovery brings new hope for recovery of the Earth’s ozone layer.
After a hiccup in global efforts to reduce ozone-damaging emissions, scientists have found that levels of the major o...
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Pollen likes the heat
You can expect worse allergy seasons as the climate warms.
Climate change is causing allergy seasons to start earlier, last longer, and be more intense, according to a new stud...
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Tropical or temperate?
Study highlights competing impacts of warm waters and acidification.
Warming waters and ocean acidification could have opposing effects on the movements of tropical fish, according to a ...
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Weather check: Paul Crutzen
Farewell to the father of the Anthropocene.
Paul Crutzen, Nobel laureate and one of the world’s most distinguished climate scientists, died on 28 January 2021, a...