Scientists find links between delayed freezing of Alaskan soils and higher atmospheric methane concentrations during the cold season.Read More »Climate Change
Researchers used luminescence signals from marine sediment cores to bolster estimates of precipitation levels on land over the past 30,000 years.Read More »Geology & Geophysics
Researchers have identified a previously unknown volcanic-intrusive complex that originated through the melting of mantle material at the northern edge of the Ionian slab.Read More »Atmospheric Sciences
As thunderstorm updrafts strengthen, electrification of clouds can heat the lower ionosphere, explaining prolonged disturbances to radio waves in the rarefied atmospheric layer.Read More »Atmospheric Sciences
Climate models struggle to accurately portray clouds because the models cannot resolve the scales at which clouds form. A new study demonstrates a potential fix for the problem.Read More »Biogeosciences
Excess nitrogen causes serious environmental problems, but too little can lead to food insecurity and unrest. A team of researchers proposes a five-pronged solution to our planet’s nitrogen woes.Read More »Ocean Sciences
A review of recent advancements highlights key insights into the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation and what might be in store for future research.Read More »Biogeosciences
As heavy rain falls more frequently, the land alongside a river has a greater effect on the waterway’s nutrient levels—for better or worse.Read More »Ocean Sciences
New findings suggest that rare events underlie a global inverse relationship between primary production of organic carbon in the upper ocean and the fraction that is exported to the deep sea.Read More »
