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Excavated causeway built in the Birds of Paradise wetlands

News 5 May 2021

Ancient Maya Made Widespread Changes to Wetland Landscape

A system of canals 2 millennia old sustained a local population after the collapse of its neighbors, and it continues to affect local ecology today.

Geohealth

Researchers discovered a correlation between a mass bird die-off and wildfires.

Research Spotlight 26 March 2021

Mass Bird Die-Off Linked to Wildfires and Toxic Gases

Using observations from crowdsourced science and weather location data, researchers concluded that wildfires caused a mass die-off of birds in the western and central United States in 2020.

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Climate Change

Research Spotlight 12 March 2021

如果没有个人行动，单靠碳捕获无法解决气候问题

像使用电动汽车这样的个人选择将在很大程度上影响巴黎协定气候目标的实现。

Geology & Geophysics

Research Spotlight 10 March 2021

Researchers Home in on the Age of the Yangtze River

Findings on the river’s age also have implications for past landscape change in Asia.

Climate Change

Electric car recharging at a station in Berlin

Research Spotlight 25 February 2021

Carbon Capture Can’t Solve the Climate Problem Without Individual Actions

Individual choices like the adoption of electric vehicles are going to factor heavily in meeting the climate objectives of the Paris Agreement.

Geology & Geophysics

The ancient Roman theater of Tiberias looks out over the Sea of Galilee.

Research Spotlight 5 October 2020

Ancient Ruins Reveal 8th Century Earthquake in Sea of Galilee

Research into past seismic activity shows northeast Israel is still vulnerable to large quakes.

Geology & Geophysics

News 24 August 2020

Some Farm Animals Might Have a Sense About Impending Earthquakes

Stabled animals seem to grow fidgety in the hours before an earthquake, whereas their free-range counterparts show no discernible difference in behavior.

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Planetary Sciences