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The Glowing North Sea
As sunlight and warmth increase in the spring and summer, the North Sea starts to gain swirls and tendrils of color.
CSU Biologists Document Genome-Level Climate Adaptation in Endangered Bird Species
As the climate changes, living things must adapt to new environmental conditions in one of two ways – either geographically or genetically. While it’s relatively simple for scientists to track and record a species’ geographic movements, proving their genetic adaptation over time can be much more difficult.
Caribbean Seagrasses Provide Services Worth $255B Annually, Including Vast Carbon Storage, Study Shows
Discussions of valuable but threatened ocean ecosystems often focus on coral reefs or coastal mangrove forests.
New MU Study Examines Variability of Water, Carbon in Missouri Agriculture Ecosystems and Future Impact on Crops
One of the main reasons plants use water is to allow them to absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
Tonga’s Hunga Eruption Produced the Most Intense Lightning Ever Recorded
The January 15, 2022, eruption of Hunga Volcano in Tonga continues to break records. According to a new study, the eruption created a “supercharged” thunderstorm that produced the most intense lightning ever recorded. There were nearly 200,000 lightning flashes in the volcanic plume throughout the eruption, peaking at more than 2,600 flashes every minute, the researchers found.