Researchers are in the search for generalisable rules and patterns in nature. Biogeographer Julia Kemppinen together with her colleagues tested if plant functional traits show similar patterns along microclimatic gradients across far-apart regions from the high-Arctic Svalbard to the sub-Antarctic Marion Island.
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Cleaner Air, Less Soil Pollution: Unintended but Beneficial Side Effect of Clean Air Act
Removal of pollutants from the air, or atmospheric deposition, is a natural cleaning mechanism.
Unusual Earthquakes Highlight Central Utah Volcanoes
If you drive south through central Utah on Interstate 15 and look west somewhere around Fillmore, you’ll see smooth hills and fields of black rock.
Space Hurricane Observed for the First Time
The first observations of a space hurricane have been revealed in Earth’s upper atmosphere, confirming their existence and shedding new light on the relationship between planets and space.
UNESCO Reveals Largest Carbon Stores Found in Australian World Heritage Sites
Australia’s marine World Heritage Sites are among the world’s largest stores of carbon dioxide according to a new report from the United Nations, co-authored by an ECU marine science expert.
‘Canary in the Mine’ Warning Following New Discovery of the Effects of Pollutants on Fertility
New research has found that shrimp like creatures on the South Coast of England have 70 per cent less sperm than less polluted locations elsewhere in the world.


