Four dozen Antarctic ice shelves have shrunk by at least 30% since 1997 and 28 of those have lost more than half of their ice in that time, reports a new study that surveyed these crucial "gatekeepers'' between the frozen ...
Environment
Oct 15, 2023
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Seawater intrusion is the movement of saline water from the ocean or estuaries into freshwater systems. The seawater that has crept up the Mississippi River in the summer and early fall of 2023 is a reminder that coastal ...
Earth Sciences
Oct 11, 2023
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The melting of the supergiant iceberg A-68 had a huge impact on the ocean around South Georgia, in sub-Antarctica, and significantly changed the Southern Ocean's temperature and saltiness, with potentially major consequences ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 22, 2023
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As far as we know, there is exactly one planet in our solar system—and the galaxy—which hosts life. And you're on it.
Earth Sciences
Sep 19, 2023
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Frogs are in trouble. While many of the world's animal species are now at risk from habitat loss, climate change and other human pressures, frogs are particularly at risk.
Plants & Animals
Sep 14, 2023
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Arizona is one of the fastest-growing states in the U.S., with an economy that offers many opportunities for workers and businesses. But it faces a daunting challenge: a water crisis that could seriously constrain its economic ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 12, 2023
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The sun and the sea—both abundant and free—are being harnessed in a unique project to create vertical sea farms floating on the ocean that can produce fresh water for drinking and agriculture.
Biotechnology
Sep 11, 2023
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All countries have a variety of water resources—some are on the surface, like rivers, and some are beneath the ground. This groundwater provides almost 50% of all global domestic use and 43% of all the water used for agriculture.
Earth Sciences
Sep 4, 2023
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Recently, scientists reported that more than half of our oceans are turning greener, an indication that they might contain more phytoplankton. Along the California coast, hundreds of sea lions and dolphins turned up sick ...
Ecology
Aug 24, 2023
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Mozzarella is far more than just a pizza topping. A unique Italian cheese, buffalo mozzarella from Campania has been recognized as a delicacy and protected under EU law for nearly 30 years. But what makes this mozzarella ...
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 15, 2023
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