In the fluxART project, scientists using eddy covariance to study atmospheric flux partnered with artists to help communicate the “breath of the biosphere.”
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A Unique African Volcano Could Solve a Mystery on Mercury
New data from Ol Doinyo Lengai in Tanzania suggest that carbon-rich volcanic activity could be responsible for the mysterious “hollows” observed on the surface of Mercury.
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Ancient Subduction May Have Seeded Today’s Critical Mineral Deposits
The fertilized mantle lithosphere may play an important first step in the formation of carbonatite deposits, known to host critical minerals.
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Repairing the Ozone Layer May Take Longer Than Expected
A new study reveals that if left unchecked, unaccounted-for emissions of ozone-harming substances could delay the layer’s full recovery by almost a decade.
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Heavy Rainfall Inflates Mount Fuji
The uplift, several centimeters in magnitude, is likely caused by water pooling in the mountain’s shallow aquifers. The effect is shorter lived than deformation caused by magmatic activity.
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Germany to Return Contested Dinosaur Fossil to Brazil
Following a long restitution campaign, both countries announced their willingness to repatriate the 110-million-year-old spinosaurid Irritator challengeri.
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Weak Faults Play a Strong Role in the Tibetan Plateau’s Deformation
Ten years’ worth of data reveal that two theories about how the Tibetan Plateau deforms are both probably right.
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Warm Waters Disrupt Seagrasses’ Microbial Environment
Microbial communities in ocean sediments become imbalanced as water temperatures rise, harming seagrass growth, a new study suggests.
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NOAA Forecasts a Below-Average Hurricane Season
A potentially record-breaking El Niño may reduce the likelihood of storms, but the agency still stressed the importance of preparedness.
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What Winds Whip Up Otherworldly Waves?
New research goes back to the basics to explain how atmospheric conditions affect the creation of wind-driven waves on other worlds.