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Tag: Geography
Journey to the center of the Earth
First of its kind experiment uses diamond anvils to simulate the Earth’s core
Journey to the center of the Earth
First of its kind experiment uses diamond anvils to simulate the Earth’s core
Jan Esper receives ERC Advanced Grant to improve climate reconstructions from tree rings
EU funding for the collection of a new tree ring network covering the Northern Hemisphere and the development of tree ring growth and density models
Volcanic CO2 emissions helped trigger Triassic climate change
Study offers sobering warning on the impact of rising carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere
Staying home? A geography expert in Buffalo creates a customizable ‘coloring book’ of city neighborhoods
Anyone can use the map. Kids can use the map as a learning activity by identifying their house; drawing in missing features, like cars, dogs or potholes; or color-coding their neighborhood according to themes such as the number of trees on a block.
Mapping the evolution of coastal waters in Metro Vancouver: The Burrard Inlet
What did the Burrard Inlet look like in the past, compared to how it is now?
Societal transformations and resilience in Arabia across 12,000 years of climate change
Social, economic and cultural responses to climate change by ancient peoples highlight vulnerabilities of modern societies and the need for sustainable new solutions
Scientists’ warning to humanity on insect extinctions
As the human race continues to battle the COVID-19 pandemic, scientists have found that the planet’s insects are also facing a crisis after accelerating rates of extinction have led to a worldwide fall in insect numbers
Wits researchers unravel the mystery of non-cotectic magmatic rocks
Research answers question on how some magmatic rocks contain random proportions of minerals than what is expected for rocks of their type.
The candy-cola soda geyser experiment, at different altitudes
Dropping Mentos ® candies into a bottle of soda causes a foamy jet to erupt. Although science fair exhibitors can tell you that this geyser results from rapid degassing of the beverage induced by the candies, the precise means by…
A sensational discovery: Traces of rainforests in West Antarctica
90-million-year-old forest soil provides unexpected evidence for exceptionally warm climate near the South Pole in the Cretaceous
Study offers new insight into the impact of ancient migrations on the European landscape
Neolithic populations have long been credited with bringing about a revolution in farming practices across Europe. However, a new study suggests it was not until the Bronze Age several millennia later that human activity led to significant changes to the…
Environmental features attracting older adults to physical activity differ among neighbourhood types
In cities destinations close to nature are important places for physical activity
Environmental features attracting older adults to physical activity differ among neighbourhood types
In cities destinations close to nature are important places for physical activity
New maps of Malaysian Borneo reveal worsening carbon losses along forest edges
Tempe, Ariz., March 30, 2020 – Tropical forests are heavily fragmented as they are cleared for agricultural expansion and logging. Forest fragmentation leads to declines in carbon storage beyond just those trees that are cleared–the remaining forest at the edge…
The Caucasus without a cap
Why ice is melting in the mountains and what may happen as a result
Worldwide urban expansion causing problems
The report says that since 1970, large areas of land have been urbanized, and this strains quality of life in every region
Data-based optimization of energy systems
KIT’s startup greenventory offers data and software for utilities, grid operators, cities, and districts – presentation at Hannover Messe 2020
COVID-19: The time is now to prepare for people affected by humanitarian crises
With over 300,000 COVID-19 cases across the globe, including recent cases in Syria and the Gaza Strip, the data continues to demonstrate how the disease has no borders.
COVID-19: The time is now to prepare for people affected by humanitarian crises
With over 300,000 COVID-19 cases across the globe, including recent cases in Syria and the Gaza Strip, the data continues to demonstrate how the disease has no borders. A new Dartmouth-led commentary in the International Journal for Equity in Health…
Advances in genetic, geospatial techniques aid efforts to fend off invasive insects
Two research collections showcase new tools to protect ecosystems from invasive insects and related arthropods
New insights into US flood vulnerability revealed from flood insurance big data
An international team of scientists, led by the University of Bristol, has found that current estimates of flood risk rely upon methods for calculating flood damage which are inadequately verified and match poorly with observations. Instead, building damage at a…
UC identifies populations most at risk of opiate addiction
Findings could help health officials target prevention measures
Urban land could grow fruit and veg for 15 per cent of the population, research shows
Growing fruit and vegetables in just 10 per cent of a city’s gardens and other urban green spaces could provide 15 per cent of the local population with their ‘five a day’, according to new research. In a study published…
One of Darwin’s evolution theories finally proved by Cambridge researcher
Scientists have proved one of Charles Darwin’s theories of evolution for the first time – nearly 140 years after his death. Laura van Holstein, a PhD student in Biological Anthropology at St John’s College, University of Cambridge, and lead author…
Mysterious bone circles made from the remains of mammoths reveal clues about Ice Age
Mysterious bone circles made from the remains of dozens of mammoths have revealed clues about how ancient communities survived Europe’s ice age. About 70 of these structures are known to exist in Ukraine and the west Russian Plain. New analysis…
Digital tools for agriculture
Germany is getting a lot of rain in these days of March. Farmers who want to cultivate their fields are therefore faced with an important question: How wet is it in the fields? Can they be driven over with heavy…
Bees, Chicxulub & REEs: Geoscientists present diverse science and keynote sessions in Reston
Meeting of the Geological Society of America’s Southeastern and Northeastern geographic sections
Planet’s largest ecosystems collapse faster than previously forecast
New research has shown that large ecosystems such as rainforests and coral reefs can collapse at a significantly faster rate than previously understood. The findings suggest that ecosystems the size of the Amazon forests could collapse in only 49 years…
Fresh groundwater flow important for coastal ecosystems
International researchers led by University of Göttingen develop first global computer model of groundwater flow into world’s oceans
Damaging impacts of warming moderated by migration of rainfed crops
Continued migration, however, may result in significant environmental costs
Waves and tides have bigger impact on marine life than human activity
The biggest impacts on the sea life in Swansea Bay, Wales, come from waves and tides rather than human activity, a wide-ranging new study – encompassing over 170 species of fish and other sea life such as crabs, squid and starfish – has revealed.
New book tells of early Antarctic explorations, continent’s connection to climate
A new book illustrates the environmental history of Antarctica through stories of 19th-century expeditions.
Tropical forests’ carbon sink is already rapidly weakening
The ability of the world’s tropical forests to remove carbon from the atmosphere is decreasing, according to a study tracking 300,000 trees over 30 years, published today in Nature . The global scientific collaboration, led by the University of Leeds,…
Study find delta helps to decrease the impact of river flooding
Most coastal cities and ports face a double threat from storm surge and river flooding. Infrastructure development along waterways and sea-level rise increase vulnerability for these communities. In a recent publication, The Propagation of Fluvial Flood Waves Through a Backwater-Estuarine…
New book tells of early Antarctic explorations, continent’s connection to climate
A new book illustrates the environmental history of Antarctica through stories of 19th-century expeditions.
Tropical forests’ carbon sink is already rapidly weakening
The ability of the world’s tropical forests to remove carbon from the atmosphere is decreasing, according to a study tracking 300,000 trees over 30 years, published today in Nature . The global scientific collaboration, led by the University of Leeds,…
Study find delta helps to decrease the impact of river flooding
Most coastal cities and ports face a double threat from storm surge and river flooding. Infrastructure development along waterways and sea-level rise increase vulnerability for these communities. In a recent publication, The Propagation of Fluvial Flood Waves Through a Backwater-Estuarine…
More than 60% of Myanmar’s mangroves has been deforested in the last 20 years: NUS study
Between 1996 and 2016, substantial mangrove forests have been converted to agricultural use; Pressing need to protect the critical coastal ecosystem
World’s sandy beaches under threat from climate change
Half of the world’s beaches could disappear by the end of the century due to coastal erosion, according to a new study led by the JRC. Erosion is a major problem facing sandy beaches that will worsen with the rising…
Ancient Australian trees face uncertain future under climate change, study finds
Tasmania’s ancient rainforest faces a grim future as a warming climate and the way people used the land have brought significant changes to the island state off mainland Australia’s southeastern coast, according to a new Portland State University study. The…
Ocean changes almost starved life of oxygen
Chemical changes in the oceans more than 800 million years ago almost destroyed the oxygen-rich atmosphere that paved the way for complex life on Earth, new research suggests. Then, as now, the planet had an “oxidizing” atmosphere, driven by phytoplankton…
Ocean changes almost starved life of oxygen
Chemical changes in the oceans more than 800 million years ago almost destroyed the oxygen-rich atmosphere that paved the way for complex life on Earth, new research suggests. Then, as now, the planet had an “oxidizing” atmosphere, driven by phytoplankton…
New study reveals the secret of magmatic rocks consisting of only one mineral
Geologists from Wits University in Johannesburg, South Africa, have come up with an original explanation of how nature may produce an intriguing class of magmatic rocks that are made up of only one type of mineral
Collaborative using UVM researcher using NSF grant to recreate regional temperature data
Discovering a missing piece of recent climate data
New study reveals the secret of magmatic rocks consisting of only one mineral
Geologists from Wits University in Johannesburg, South Africa, have come up with an original explanation of how nature may produce an intriguing class of magmatic rocks that are made up of only one type of mineral
Collaborative using UVM researcher using NSF grant to recreate regional temperature data
Discovering a missing piece of recent climate data
Freshwater flowing into the North Pacific plays key role in North America’s climate
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Massive freshwater river flows stemming from glacier-fed flooding at the end of the last ice age surged across eastern Washington to the Columbia River and out to the North Pacific Ocean, where they triggered climate changes throughout…
Freshwater flowing into the North Pacific plays key role in North America’s climate
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Massive freshwater river flows stemming from glacier-fed flooding at the end of the last ice age surged across eastern Washington to the Columbia River and out to the North Pacific Ocean, where they triggered climate changes throughout…