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Ice Loss in the Antarctic: Numerous Blind Spots

Geographers at FAU involved in international study – a lack of data hampers reliable prediction of rising global sea levels.

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Wildfire Smoke May Be More Harmful Than Other Air Pollution, Two Mount Sinai Studies Find

Wildfire-related PM2.5 linked to higher hospitalization risks for cardiovascular and respiratory disease and poorer survival among people with lung cancer.

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SwRI Study Finds Evidence of Liquid Recently Flowing on Pluto’s Surface

A new study led by Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) provides evidence that liquid nitrogen is rising to Pluto’s surface through cracks in the northern edge of the Sputnik Planitia, part of the massive heart-shaped glacier on the dwarf planet’s surface.

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Scientists Discover New Frog Species in the Amazon’s Flooded Forests

Identified in western Acre, Adenomera varcena reveals a hidden diversity that could be confirmed only through call and DNA analyses.

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MIT Spinout Turns Plastic Waste into Resilient Building Materials

The world needs more homes. The world also has too much plastic. Perhaps the only thing those two problems have in common is that they’re hard to solve.

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Testing for Ocean Health and Carbon Capture

Our oceans are in trouble and new research from Flinders University shows how changes in diatoms (microalgae) could further undermine the foundation of aquatic life’s food webs – as well as vital deep-sea carbon capture or sequestration.

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Australia’s Ancient Rainfall Patterns More Complex than Previously Believed

Where and when water is available places a pivotal control on environments – with ancient sediments and fossils explaining how rainfall has changed through time, although researchers now believe climate scientists have read some historical signs about rainfall levels incorrectly.

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Engineers Solve Puzzle of Arctic Sea Ice Movement

Arctic sea ice moves and spreads in ways that wind alone cannot explain. 

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Rising Seas Are Swallowing the Vast Majority of US Coastal Wetlands

The first national-level assessment of coastal wetland submergence shows most of them may still be able to migrate inland, highlighting the need for strategic coastal management.

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Chocolate’s New Climate Threat: Too Much Rain

Drought is not the only climate challenge facing cocoa farmers. 

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