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Corals Reveal Human Impact on Pollution

Ricky Kaka - February 9, 2024 0

Have you ever wondered what secrets lie within the depths of our oceans? Well, scientists have just uncovered a remarkable discovery that sheds light...

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Geothermal Energy Research Sheds Light on Induced Earthquakes

Maruti Shah - July 19, 2023 0

In the pursuit of a carbon-free economy, the focus on geothermal energy extraction is intensifying. Energy producers worldwide are eagerly seeking safer methods to tap...

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South Asian black carbon causes glacier loss on Tibetan Plateau

Ricky Kaka - January 5, 2023 0

Black carbon aerosol is produced by incomplete combustion of fossil fuels and biomass. It absorbs a lot of light. Black carbon deposition in snow...

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Quasicrystal formed during accidental electrical discharge

Nelish Singh - January 3, 2023 0

A team of researchers from the Università di Firenze, the University of South Florida, the California Institute of Technology and Princeton University have discovered...

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Deep learning can predict tsunami impacts in less than a second

Surekha Barfa - December 29, 2022 0

Detailed predictions about how an approaching tsunami will impact Japan's northeastern coastline can now be made in fractions of a second. This potentially life-saving...

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What drives the recent decline of East Asian dust activity?

Nelish Singh - December 28, 2022 0

Dust storms can last for miles and reach thousands of feet in height. It has a variety of environmental consequences. These consequences include severe...

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New tectonic plate model could improve earthquake risk assessment

Ricky Kaka - December 28, 2022 0

Earthquakes are not uncommon in New Zealand. Scientists estimate that over 20,000 occur each year and the deadliest ones shake the entire country. The country's...

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Uneven wetting under climate change is causing diverse variations in the thawing of frozen ground on the Tibetan Plateau

Ricky Kaka - December 28, 2022 0

Since the mid-1990s, the Tibetan Plateau has experienced significant warming and wetting. It had altered the thermal and hydrological properties of its frozen ground....

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Microplastics deposited on the seafloor have tripled in 20 years

Maruti Shah - December 28, 2022 0

The total amount of microplastics deposited on the ocean floor has tripled in the last two decades. It is a trend that corresponds to...

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Groundwater replenishes much faster than scientists previously thought

Ricky Kaka - December 25, 2022 0

Groundwater provides a significant portion of the world's liquid freshwater supply. These underground water reservoirs are stored in soil and aquifers. It provides water...

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More magma found below Yellowstone Caldera than expected

Maruti Shah - December 9, 2022 0

Scientists believe the Yellowstone supervolcano is larger than previously thought. The 2.1-million-year-old volcano beneath Yellowstone National Park is the subject of a new study...

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Study finds effect of Earth’s orbit on ancient microorganisms

Maruti Shah - October 23, 2022 0

Curtin University researchers studying molecular fossils or "biomarkers" from deep beneath the Chicxulub impact crater discovered evidence of how microorganisms changed in response to...

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Modeling suggests iceberg A68’s second break was due to ocean current shear forces

Kailash Junior - October 21, 2022 0

A team of Princeton University researchers, working with a colleague from City University of New York, discovered evidence that a large portion of iceberg...

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AI predicts future fault slip in laboratory earthquakes

Kailash Junior - October 12, 2022 0

In laboratory earthquakes, an artificial intelligence approach borrowed from natural language processing much like language translation and autofill for text on your smartphone can...

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Professors call for more research into climate-change-related threats to civilization

Surekha Barfa - October 8, 2022 0

An opinion piece published today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences calls for more research into the specific pathways by which...

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