A study led by Kiel University reconstructs the ice sheet's response during a warm period 400,000 years ago.
New Insights into the Stability of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet
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Rare Bumble Bee’s Downfall Began Long Before Humans
A rare North American bumble bee may have been on a path toward extinction long before modern human impacts, suggesting that its long-term genetic vulnerability made it especially fragile and less able to cope with both past and current environmental stresses.
Most of Wine Country’s Agricultural Workers Have Been Exposed to Wildfires, New Survey Finds
Sonoma County is known for its rolling fields and famed vineyards, making the region a pillar in California’s wine industry.
Wildfire Smoke, Regenerative ag: Cornell Atkinson-EDF Research Aids People and Planet
In the past 20 years, extreme wildfires have more than doubled, causing destruction to those directly impacted and spreading air pollution across borders and even continents.
Illuminated Sugars Reveal How Microbes Feed on the Ocean’s Carbon Stores
A group of chemists, microbiologists, and ecologists has developed a molecular probe (a molecule designed to detect e.g. proteins or DNA inside an organism) that glows when a sugar is broken down.
Dusty Air is Rewriting Your Lung Microbiome
Dust from California’s drying Salton Sea doesn’t just smell bad. Scientists from UC Riverside found that breathing the dust can quickly re-shape the microscopic world inside the lungs.
