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Published Deserts 'breathe' water vapor, study shows - Deserts 'Breathe' Water Vapor: A New Study Reveals How It Works


Deserts may seem lifeless and inert, but they are very much alive. Sand dunes, in particular, grow a...
Published NASA laser project benefits animal researchers - NASA Laser Project Benefits Animal Researchers


NASA's Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI) mission can provide valuable information about ...
Published Desert climate overtaking more of Central Asia - Desert Climate Overtaking More of Central Asia


Rising annual temperatures and dwindling yearly precipitation across the mid-latitudes of Central As...
Published With rapidly increasing heat and drought, can plants adapt? - With Rapidly Increasing Heat and Drought, Can Plants Adapt?


As deserts expanded their range over the past 5-7 million years, many plants invaded the new biome a...
Published Exploring the possibility of extraterrestrial life living in caves - Exploring the Possibility of Extraterrestrial Life Living in Caves


For millennia, caves have served as shelters for prehistoric humans. Caves have also intrigued schol...
Published More intense and frequent thunderstorms linked to global climate variability - More Intense and Frequent Thunderstorms Linked to Global Climate Variability


Large thunderstorms in the Southern Great Plains of the U.S. are some of the strongest on Earth. In...
Published Ocean temperatures impact Central American climate more than once thought - Ocean Temperatures Impact Central American Climate More Than Once Thought


Researchers examined the rainfall history of Central America over the last 11,000 years. The results...
Published Sea-ice-free Arctic makes permafrost vulnerable to thawing - Sea-Ice-Free Arctic Makes Permafrost Vulnerable to Thawing


New research provides evidence from Siberian caves suggesting that summer sea ice in the Arctic Ocea...
Published Reducing pesticide pollution and the intensity of harvesting can increase crop yield and contribute to climate change mitigation - Reducing Pesticide Pollution and Harvesting Intensity to Increase Crop Yield and Mitigate Climate Change


Researchers have found that carbon sequestration and plant resilience as well as forage pasture yiel...
Published Less intensively managed grasslands have higher plant diversity and better soil health - Less Intensively Managed Grasslands: A Boon for Plant Diversity and Soil Health


Researchers have shown -- for the first time -- that less intensively managed British grazed grassla...
Published Air pollution is not just a human problem -- it's also changing the gut of British bumblebees - Air Pollution is Affecting the Gut of British Bumblebees



Human activity is contributing to pollution that is affecting our health. According to WHO estimates...
Published Megadrought likely triggered the fall of the Assyrian Empire - Megadrought likely triggered the fall of the Assyrian Empire


The Neo-Assyrian Empire, centered in northern Iraq and extending from Iran to Egypt -- the largest e...
Published Cave deposits reveal Pleistocene permafrost thaw, absent predicted levels of CO2 release - Cave Deposits Reveal Pleistocene Permafrost Thaw, Absent Predicted Levels of CO2 Release


Expanding the study of prehistoric permafrost thawing to North America, researchers found evidence i...
Published Scientists find new indicators of Alaska permafrost thawing - Scientists Find New Indicators of Alaska Permafrost Thawing


More areas of year-round unfrozen ground have begun dotting Interior and Northwest Alaska and will c...
Published One-third of Greenlanders are at genetic risk for high cholesterol and cardiovascular disease - One-Third of Greenlanders at Genetic Risk for High Cholesterol and Cardiovascular Disease


A genetic variant that is present in nearly 30% of Greenlanders is linked to high cholesterol and an...
Published Seabirds in the eye of the storm - Seabirds in the Eye of the Storm: How Climate Change is Affecting Our Feathered Friends


Hurricanes are becoming more intense due to the climate crisis. Therefore, researchers have studied...
Published Newly sequenced hornet genomes could help explain invasion success - Newly Sequenced Hornet Genomes Could Help Explain Invasion Success



The genomes of two hornet species, the European hornet and the Asian hornet (or yellow-legged hornet...
Published As sea ice retreats, narwhals are changing their migration patterns - As Sea Ice Retreats, Narwhals Are Changing Their Migration Patterns


Narwhals are changing their migration patterns in response to pressure from changing Arctic climates...
Published Don't crack: Deteriorating safety on frozen lakes in a warming world - Don't Crack: Deteriorating Safety on Frozen Lakes in a Warming World


An international team of climate and lake scientists has demonstrated that crossing frozen lakes wit...
Published Arctic lakes are vanishing in surprise climate finding - Arctic Lakes are Vanishing in Surprise Climate Finding


A study shows a widespread patterns of loss, upending scientists' previous projections. ABSTRACT: Ar...