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Coral Cores Pinpoint Onset of Industrial Deforestation

by Grace van Deelen 7 August 20257 August 2025

Trace elements in coral reefs provide a timeline of how Borneo’s rainforests have been altered by industry.

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New Research Shows More Extreme Global Warming Impacts Looming for the Northeast

by Bob Berwyn 21 July 202521 July 2025

One new study identifies a 17% increase in the destructive potential of the strongest nor’easters, while another bolsters links between Arctic ice melt and dangerous blizzards.

Diagram of the field experiment used in the study.
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Deep Root Respiration Helps Break Down Rocks

by Marc F. P. Bierkens 2 July 20252 July 2025

The carbon dioxide that results from respiration in and around deep roots is an essential component in the chemical weathering of sandstone rock soils.

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Fallowed Fields Are Fueling California’s Dust Problem

by Andrew Chapman 13 June 202512 June 2025

New research shows that unplanted agricultural lands are behind most of the state’s anthropogenic dust events.

Google Earth image of a mountainous region with a deeply incised fjord and low relief surfaces surrounding.
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High Relief, Low Relief — Glaciers Do It All

by Peter Zeitler 4 June 20254 June 2025

Contrary to conventional wisdom that glaciers just carve landscapes, they can also form low-relief surfaces by sheltering rock from erosion, enriching understanding of how mountain landscapes evolve.

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Compost and Biochar Could Boost Carbon Sequestration by Crushed Rock

by Nathaniel Scharping 22 April 202522 April 2025

Crushed rock additives may also help decrease soil emissions of other greenhouse gases, such as nitrous oxide and methane.

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Climate Shifts Drive Episodic Drainage Changes

by Caroline Hasler 14 April 202514 April 2025

Drainage divide migration is influenced by tectonics and climate over long periods. New research in Israel shows that even shorter-term wet-dry cycles can move divides.

Illustration of the driving forces of erosion.
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Erosion: An Overlooked Contributor to the Carbon Cycle

by Haiyan Zheng and Chiyuan Miao 13 March 202512 March 2025

Since physical and chemical erosion yield comparable carbon fluxes, studying both together is essential to avoid biases in erosion-driven carbon flux estimates.

A river curves back and forth through a series of layered red plateaus.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

How Rivers Carved the Canyons of the Central Colorado Plateau

by Rebecca Owen 25 February 202525 February 2025

A new study offers insights into a puzzling piece of the geological history of the Grand Canyon and surrounding regions.

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The Pulsed Pace of Glacial Erosion

by Marisa Repasch 14 February 20257 February 2025

New data from Lago Argentino, Patagonia reveal that glacial erosion occurs in discrete pulses, which challenges previous ideas that erosion rates have increased over time due to climate change.

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