Research indicates microplastics may be associated with fishing activities.
Microplastics From Ocean Fishing Can ‘Hide’ in Deep Sediments
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Mountain Vegetation Dries Out Alpine Water Fluxes
ETH researchers confirm the paradox: rather than withering during droughts, plants at higher elevations absolutely thrive, as a study just published in the journal Nature Climate Change shows.
Digging Into Earth's History
In geology fieldwork Intersession class, students hike the mountains of the Mojave Desert to record and categorize rock formations to better understand millions of years of planetary history.
Scientists Find Far Higher than Expected Rate of Underwater Glacial Melting
Robotic kayaks were used to track meltwater.
Upper-Plate Earthquakes Caused Uplift Along Northern Hikurangi Margin
Earthquakes along a complex series of faults in the upper plate of New Zealand’s northern Hikurangi Subduction Margin were responsible for coastal uplift in the region, according to a new evaluation of local marine terraces.
A New Consequence of Arctic Sea Ice Melt: Changing Weather at the Equator
Research links sea ice retreat with tropical phenomena including a new kind of El Niño.
