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What Freezing Plants in Blocks of Ice Can Tell us About the Future of Svalbard’s Plant Communities

How will a warming Arctic affect plant growth on Svalbard? Researchers encased plant plots in a thick layer of ice during the winter and used little greenhouses to heat up those plots in the summer.

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Keeping an Eagle Eye on Carbon Stored in the Ocean

Geologic reservoirs that trapped petroleum for millions of years are now being repurposed to store the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide.

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New Knowledge About Northern Europe's Radiator: Volcanic Eruptions in the Past May Have Pushed Ocean Current Towards Collapse

New research from the University of Copenhagen suggests that volcanic eruptions during the Ice Age may have triggered sudden climate change by disrupting the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), causing temperatures to fluctuate between hot and cold for thousands of years.

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Even in Antarctica, Insects Are Eating Microplastics

Microscopic particles of plastic have been found across the Earth, from the clouds over Mount Fuji to the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea. 

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Harnessing AI, Scientists Discover a Rise in Floating Algae Across the Global Ocean

For the first time and with help from artificial intelligence, researchers have conducted a comprehensive study of global floating algae and found that blooms are expanding across the ocean. 

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Is It Possible to Cut CO2 Emissions from European Agriculture by 40 Per Cent?

Research shows that allowing natural vegetation to grow back in mountainous areas and on steep slopes and moving production to more fertile areas will both reduce climate emissions and increase biodiversity.

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Betting on Floating Ports

Building a port on land takes time. On water, the job can be done quickly.

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NASA Selects UW-Led STRIVE and EDGE Teams for Satellite Missions

NASA announced last week that both the University of Washington STRIVE team and the UW-affiliated EDGE team were selected to lead satellite missions to better understand Earth and improve capabilities to foresee environmental events and mitigate disasters.

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Sea Turtles are Nesting Earlier – but Producing Fewer Eggs, Less Often: New Research

A new 17-year study of loggerhead sea turtles nesting in Cabo Verde reveals exactly this tension.

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