The seas have long sustained human life, but a new UC Santa Barbara study shows that rising climate and human pressures are pushing the oceans toward a dangerous threshold.
Human Impact on the Ocean Will Double by 2050, UCSB Scientists Warn
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Is There Water on an Earth-sized Exoplanet? Study Offers Clues
TRAPPIST-1 e, an Earth-sized exoplanet 40 light years away, may have an atmosphere that could support having liquid water on the planet’s surface in the form of a global ocean or icy surface, according to new research by an international collaboration including Cornell astronomers.
What Does It Mean for Soil To Be Healthy?
Yushu Xia is an assistant research professor at the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, a research institute of the Columbia Climate School, where she leads the Soil Systems Lab.
Spending Time Outdoors Improves Young People’s Health
Stress is a global epidemic that can be caused by a sedentary lifestyle. One solution is obvious.
Farm of the Future Sows Digital Seeds
On a tranquil stretch of Cornell’s experimental vineyard in Portland, New York, the hum of sensors and whirring of drones overhead signal a new era of agriculture.
‘Three-tailed’ Lipid Helps Cells Survive During Heart Attack, Stroke
When starved of oxygen during a heart attack or stroke, cells unleash a flurry of emergency measures to protect themselves and the body.
