Almost all of the nitrogen that fertilizes life in the open ocean of the Gulf of Mexico is carried into the gulf from shallower coastal areas, researchers from Florida State University found.
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Mountaintop Glacier Ice Disappearing in Tropics Around the World
Mountaintop glacier ice in the tropics of all four hemispheres covers significantly less area -- in one case as much as 93% less -- than it did just 50 years ago, a new study has found.
Land Clearance a Bonus for Bees
After centuries of human impact on the world’s ecosystems, a new study from Flinders University details an example of how a common native bee species has flourished since the very first land clearances by humans on Fiji.
Old Oil Fields May Be Less Prone to Induced Earthquakes, Providing Stable Places for Carbon Storage
Subsurface carbon sequestration—storing carbon in rocks deep underground—offers a partial solution for removing carbon from the atmosphere.
Worse Outcomes Observed After Heart Attacks During Pandemic Compared to Previous Year
Heart attacks during the COVID-19 pandemic were more likely to result in heart failure compared with heart attacks one year earlier, according to research presented today at Heart Failure 2021, an online scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).
Hotter, More Frequent Droughts Threaten California’s Iconic Blue Oak Forests
California’s old-growth blue oak woodlands are dying off, shows a recent study by the open access publisher Frontiers.


