After a comprehensive study of plants across the United States, researchers have arrived at the unexpected conclusion that plants able to fix atmospheric nitrogen are most diverse in arid regions of the country.
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Study Finds That Ocean Cooling Over Millennia Led to Larger Fish
Earth’s geological history is characterized by many dynamic climate shifts that are often associated with large changes in temperature.
Polar Ship Begins Science Trials
RRS Sir David Attenborough begins its second leg of science trials this week (22 August 2022).
A More Environmentally Friendly Air Conditioner
Summer is in full swing in the U.S., and people are turning up their air conditioners to beat the heat.
Upon Reflection, Scientists Evaluate Earth-Cooling Strategies
A group of international scientists led by Cornell is – more rigorously and systematically than ever before – evaluating if and how the stratosphere could be made just a little bit “brighter,” reflecting more incoming sunlight so that an ever-warming Earth maintains its cool.
A Prehistoric Climate Feedback Loop
Against the backdrop of a rapidly warming planet, the need to better understand the nature and long-term impact of positive climatic feedback loops — processes that accelerate the effects of warming — becomes critically important.