Research on a cliff face in Yosemite National Park finds that when rockfalls happen without an obvious cause, ordinary warming in the Sun could be the culprit.
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U.S.-Cuba Scientific Cooperation Revs Up
The administration has sought to promote scientific collaboration with Cuba by reducing restrictions on travel and equipment donations and forging research partnerships.
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Tide Pools Mimic Climate Change in Everyday Cycle
Researchers unexpectedly discovered that tiny shoreline ecosystems act as miniature laboratories in which ocean acidification and its effects play out nightly.
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Space Telescope Findings Suggest Molten Planetary Surface
Researchers studying the super-Earth 55 Cancri e spotted some puzzling features that provide a new vision of the orb's surface.
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Algae Blooms and Gas Wells Drive Lake Erie Methane Emissions
In one of the first studies to investigate large lakes as methane sources, researchers found that Lake Erie is releasing more of the potent greenhouse gas than expected.
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Temperature-Sensing Overalls Offer Scientific Promise
In a proof-of-concept experiment, researchers test out how well a pair of fisherman's waders can sense changes in water temperature.
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Navy Ship Mysteriously Lost in 1921 Found via Science, Sleuthing
Scientists painstakingly compared a shipwreck spotted in 2009 to a 1904 schematic of a long-lost tugboat. A naval gun on the wreck proved to be the "smoking gun" identifying the vanished ship.
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White House Summit Focuses on Solutions to Water Challenges
Announced initiatives included funding for water research, development, and infrastructure projects; the launch of a new National Water Model; and the release of a drought resilience action plan.
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Upcoming Arctic Summit to Include Focus on Climate Change
U.S. initiatives aim to protect the marine environment and address climate change in the Arctic, U.S. ambassador says.
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Current Carbon Emissions Unprecedented in 66 Million Years
An ancient carbon dioxide release associated with a much hotter Earth than today took place at only a tenth the pace of our present atmospheric carbon buildup, a new study confirms.