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Alexandra Z. Worden working in the North Pacific Ocean during experiments examining growth rates of phytoplankton in the wild.
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (54+ words) Eurek Alert! Alexandra Z. Worden working in the North Pacific Ocean during experiments examining growth rates of phytoplankton in the wild. More on this News Release MBL scientist Alexandra Z. Worden honored with a Guggenheim Fellowship...
The evolution and periodic variations of the simulated Gr IS volume based on the reconstructed mean p CO" curve from Martinez-Boti et al (2015.
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (69+ words) Eurek Alert! The evolution and periodic variations of the simulated Gr IS volume based on the reconstructed mean p CO" curve from Martinez-Boti et al (2015. More on this News Release Simulations suggest Greenland ice sheet variability shifted from precession to…...
Europeans are confused about fungi as food, with 2 in 3 survey respondents not knowing what mycoprotein is, and almost half thinking that mushrooms are plants
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (110+ words) image: Proportion of respondents in Germany, Spain and Sweden selecting what they think mycoprotein is, including the aggregated percentage of incorrect answers (Net: Incorrect answer). view more Europeans are confused about fungi as food, with 2 in 3 survey respondents not knowing…...
Thiol-modified biochar stabilizes toxic mercury in soils under extreme climate conditions
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (472+ words) image: Redistribution of soil mercury species mediated by thiolated biochar under dry'wet cycles view more Credit: Zongwu Wang, Leiyi Zhang, Hao Hu, Jianyi He, Zehang Liang & Yao Huang As climate change intensifies heatwaves around the world, soils are increasingly exposed…...
Simulations suggest Greenland ice sheet variability shifted from precession to obliquity dominance in the Pliocene Pleistocene transition
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (331+ words) In a paper published in SCIENCE CHINA Earth Sciences, researchers simulated Greenland ice sheet evolution during the Pliocene-Pleistocene transition (about 3. 0 to 2. 5 million years ago) using an Earth system model and a 3 D ice sheet model. They found that as the…...
More eddying of subtropical western boundary currents boosts stratification and cools shelf seas
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (37+ words) Eurek Alert! Lisa Beal, (left) and collegues, records instrument information. More on this News Release Ocean eddies are amplifying climate extremes in coastal seas, study finds...
How to restore seagrass meadows, salt marshes and mangroves
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (79+ words) A German geographer and his team are on a mission to protect intertidal zones and their dynamic ecosystems image: Daniela Mei'ner (left) and Alejandra Vovides search for sensors in an oyster bed in the tidal flats near the coastal resort…...
Whales go quiet during noisy underwater surveys
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (437+ words) image: A surfacing Fin whale view more A surfacing Fin whale Credit: Credit Amy Feakes A new study has shown that whale calls can reduce by as much as 50 per cent in response to seismic surveys, which are commonly used…...
Ocean eddies are amplifying climate extremes in coastal seas, study finds
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (355+ words) New research reveals a powerful yet overlooked driver of climate change: Intensifying ocean eddies. image: Ocean currents on Feb 11, 2018 from OSCAR v2. 0, distributed by NASA JPL, generated by Earth and Space Research, and visualized byearth. nullschool. net. view more New research…...
UCF expert plays key role in international research to combat dengue fever, zika
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (624+ words) As a mosquito-borne virus expert, UCF Assistant Professor Dr. James Earnest is leveraging his knowledge to lead two research projects studying immune responses to the dengue and Zika viruses. image: From left to right: UCF research associate Daniel Limonta, UCF…...