Geography

New findings will help scientists predict climate change impact on frozen continentCredit: Mathieu Morlighem / UCI Irvine, Calif., Dec. 12, 2019 - A University of California, Irvine-led team of glaciologists has unveiled the most…

Credit: Masayuki Kondo Approximately 30 percent of CO2 emitted to the atmosphere by human activities, mainly the use of fossil fuels and deforestation, is taken up by terrestrial ecosystems such as forests and grasslands. The…

Credit: The University of Queensland Low-productivity agricultural land could be transformed into millions of hectares of conservation reserve across the world, according to University of Queensland-led research. The research…

Credit: Credit: Saildrone, Inc. DURHAM, N.H.-- Researchers at the University of New Hampshire have been awarded a three-year grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in partnership with Saildrone, Inc.…

Credit: Victoria Inman Drones with cameras might be a nuisance to privacy in the suburbs, but in Southern Africa they are helping a UNSW Sydney research team to save a threatened species: the humble hippo. Wild numbers of the…

Researchers explain how a new meteorological satellite can be an option to monitor land surfaces and climate changeCredit: Tomoaki Miura and Kazuhito Ichii Satellite remote sensing has widely been used to monitor and characterize…

Credit: Media+Environment CC BY 4.0 CHICAGO, IL (December 10, 2019) -- Scholastica, a peer review and publishing software and service provider for academic journals, is pleased to announce the launch of a new University of California…

European Space Agency publishes a 3D model of the AntarcticCredit: © Planetary Visions (credit: ESA/Planetary Visions) The Antarctic is one of the parts of earth that we know the least about. Due to the massive ice shield, the collection…

Warming climate expected to worsen simultaneous heat waves over widespread regionsCredit: Kevin Krajick/Earth Institute Scientists have identified systematic meanders in the globe-circling northern jet stream that have caused…

An array of floating seismometers in the Pacific Ocean offer the most comprehensive view of Earth's interior SAN DIEGO, December 6, 2019 -- The release of more than 50 floating sensors, called Mobile Earthquake Recording in Marine Areas by…