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Scientists shine light on 66-million-year-old meteorite wildfire mystery

Ricky Kaka - 0
Scientists have discovered that the meteorite that wiped out Earth's dinosaurs instantly ignited forest wildfires thousands of kilometers away from its impact zone. At the...
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Study unearths ancient reef structures high and dry on the Nullarbor Plain

Surekha Barfa - 0
Using advanced satellite imagery, Curtin University researchers and international collaborators discovered an ancient reef-like landform "hidden" in plain sight on the Nullarbor Plain that...
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Residential exposure to petroleum refining could be related to strokes in the southern US

Surekha Barfa - 0
A new study has found a strong link between exposure to pollutants from petroleum refineries and stroke rates in the southern United States. The...
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Pollutants from burning structures linger in waterways post-wildfire

Surekha Barfa - 0
According to researchers in a review paper that highlights the need for more research in the area, as the frequency of wildfires has increased,...
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Researchers discover expanding and intensifying low-oxygen zone in the Arabian gulf

Surekha Barfa - 0
Over three decades, a team of researchers from NYU Abu Dhabi's Arabian Center for Climate and Environmental Sciences (ACCESS) studied the evolution of dissolved...
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Seismic device made for extra-terrestrial research can help tackle climate change on Earth

Maruti Shah - 0
Although underground carbon sequestration is a promising approach to combating climate change, significant obstacles must be overcome before this technology can be used on...
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Global energy spectrum of the general oceanic circulation

Maruti Shah - 0
For the first time, researchers at the University of Rochester have quantified the energy of ocean currents larger than 1,000 kilometres in length. During...
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Phase transitions in olivine may be the cause of deep seismic faulting

Nelish Singh - 0
Deep-focus earthquakes are earthquakes that occur at depths of several hundred kilometers in the mantle. Such earthquakes can cause serious disasters, such as the...
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Grimy windows could be harboring toxic pollutants

Nelish Singh - 0
Dirty windows can harbour potentially harmful pollutants under protective films of fatty acids from cooking emissions, which can linger for a long time. According to...
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Conversion to LED lighting brings a new kind of light pollution to Europe

Nelish Singh - 0
A team of Exeter University researchers discovered that the slow conversion of outdoor lighting to LEDs across much of Europe has resulted in the...
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Tropical wetlands emit more methane than previously thought

Surekha Barfa - 0
Since 2007, the world's atmospheric methane concentration has increased rapidly, but scientists aren't sure why. This is a problem because methane is an extremely...
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UN sums up climate science: world heading in the wrong direction

Ricky Kaka - 0
With weather disasters costing $200 million per day and irreversible climate catastrophe looming, the world is "heading in the wrong direction," according to the...
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Little Ice Age study reveals North Atlantic reached tipping point

Nelish Singh - 0
Scientists used centuries-old clam shells to reconstruct how the North Atlantic climate system reached a "tipping point" prior to the Little Ice Age. The Little...
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Mineral-microbe interactions play important roles in geological and environmental processes

Nelish Singh - 0
A team of scientists critically summarises major advances in mineral-microbe interactions, including molecular mechanisms of interactions and macroscopic manifestations of such interactions over time,...
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Natural climate solutions help mitigate climate change in China

Nelish Singh - 0
Natural climate solutions (NCS), which include various land stewardship options, are methods of capturing carbon in terrestrial pools and/or lowering greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions....
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