A team of researchers is making the iconic rock outcrops of Svalbard available to the world through an open-source database of virtual geological models.
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South American Rainforests Are on the Brink of Becoming Carbon Sources
Plants’ ability to stock carbon ceased during the 2015–2016 El Niño, as temperatures skyrocketed and trees died.
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Shaking Up Earthquake Science in Cascadia
A new center will bring together earthquake scientists to study the Cascadia Subduction Zone and clarify seismic hazards.
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La canción de hielo y fuego del criovulcanismo
Las lunas oceánicas del sistema solar exterior nos dan pistas sobre volcanes de hielo, fuentes hidrotermales, y la tentadora posibilidad de habitabilidad.
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Natural Nitrogen Emissions Are Rising in California
Wildfires and soil microbes are releasing more nitrogen oxides in California as the climate gets warmer and drier.
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A New Census of Plastic Debris Entering the Ocean
On the basis of thousands of measurements of plastic pollution spotted near coastlines and at sea, researchers estimate that roughly 500 million kilograms of plastic debris is entering the world’s oceans each year.
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La exportación ilegal de fósiles es más que un Irritator para el Sur Global
Más de 2,000 investigadores han firmado una carta abierta solicitando la repatriación del fósil de dinosaurio a Brasil. Algunos afirman que el caso pone de manifiesto un modelo de colonialismo científico en la paleontología.
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How You Make Money Matters When It Comes to Carbon Emissions
Investment income is associated with more carbon emissions in the United States.
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Passing Planetary Boundaries Requires Synergistic Solutions
Considering Earth’s interacting systems could pull the planet back into a stable operating space.
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Hurricane Harvey Filled Houston with Sediment
The storm’s record-setting rains moved an equally impressive amount of sediment and elevated the risk and expense of absorbing all that muck.