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Snow Study Takes Flight

A research team led by Dr. Richard Kelly, a professor in Geography and Environmental Management at Waterloo, uses a novel radar-based technology to provide more insight into snowpacks and their implications for climate change, water resource management and hazard prediction.

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Astronomers Find Water Vapor in Distant Star’s Habitable Zone

Rice University astronomer Andrea Isella and colleagues have reported the first observations of gaseous water in the portion of a protoplanetary disk where a rocky, Earth-like planet might be forming around a distant star.

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Emissions from Fossil Fuels Continue to Rise

Carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels rose again in 2023, reaching record levels, according to estimates from an international team of scientists.

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An Eruption for Galápagos Iguanas

Fernandina, the youngest of the Galápagos islands, is also the most volcanically active.

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Mining Lithium in Argentina

Some of the largest known deposits of lithium—a soft silvery metal that powers batteries in cell phones, laptops, and electric vehicles—lie in one of the driest places on Earth.

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Study explores impacts of Arctic warming on daily weather patterns in the U.S.

Arctic sea ice is shrinking as the world continues to warm, and a new study led by researchers at Penn State may provide a better understanding of how the loss of this ice may impact daily weather in the middle latitudes, like the United States.

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Mercury Rising: Study Sheds New Light on the Environmental Impact of Ancient Volcanoes

Massive volcanic events in Earth’s history that released large amounts of carbon into the atmosphere frequently correlate with periods of severe environmental change and mass extinctions.

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New Study Reveals Insight Into Which Animals Are Most Vulnerable to Extinction Due to Climate Change

Past climate change (often caused by natural changes in greenhouse gases due to volcanic activity) has been responsible for countless species’ extinctions during the history of life on Earth. 

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Duke-NUS Research Discovery Sparks Hope: Zika Virus Vaccine Emerges as an Unlikely Hero in Battling Brain Cancer

Scientists from Duke-NUS Medical School (Duke-NUS) have developed a new approach using the Zika virus to destroy brain cancer cells and inhibit tumour growth, while sparing healthy cells.

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Great Barrier Reef Sees Mass Bleaching as Ocean Temperatures Hit Record High

Beset by severe heat throughout the Australian summer, the Great Barrier Reef is undergoing its fifth mass bleaching in eight years.

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