In discussions of anthropogenic climate change, carbon dioxide generally gets the spotlight, but it is not…
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NASA-NOAA satellite views massive Tropical Storm Krosa
Tropical Storm Krosa is a large tropical cyclone. When NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite passed over the…
Detention basins could catch more than stormwater
Everywhere you go there are stormwater detention basins built near large construction projects intended to control…
Largest-ever study of coral communities unlocks global solution to save reefs
The largest study ever conducted of its kind has identified where and how to save coral…
New study finds that race is a factor in investment judgments
According to new research released today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, race…
Ancient pigs endured a complete genomic turnover after they arrived in Europe
New research led by Oxford University and Queen Mary University of London has resolved a pig…
First cells may have emerged because building blocks of proteins stabilized membranes
Life on Earth arose about 4 billion years ago when the first cells formed within a…
Mapping the effects of drought on vulnerable populations
The greater frequency of droughts, combined with underlying economic, social and environmental risks, means that dry…
Northern tropical dry trend may just be normal variation
Rainfall variations in the tropics not only potentially influence 40% of the world’s population and the…
Goals to fight fire with fire often fall short in US West
The thick scent of smoke hung in the midday air when a trail along the Kings…