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A new study shows that a large and potentially unstable Antarctic glacier may be melting farther inland than previously thought and that this melting could affect the stability of another large glacier nearby – an important finding for understanding and projecting ice sheet contributions to sea-level rise.
New graphene printing technology can produce electronic circuits that are low-cost, flexible, highly conductive and water repellent.
Residential buildings in New York City that burn residual fuel oil were concentrated in Northern Manhattan and the Bronx, as of late 2015. Compared to cleaner heating sources such as natural gas, these dirty fuels produce high levels of particulate matter, exposure to which is linked to asthma, obesity, developmental delays, and other health problems.
The chemical traces from the released gases into the atmosphere by eruptions such the Timanfaya’s can be now identified in the oldest coniferous Pyrenean forests.
A team led by the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory has uncovered how certain soil microbes cope in a phosphorus-poor environment to survive in a tropical ecosystem. Their novel approach could be applied in other ecosystems to study various nutrient limitations and inform agriculture and terrestrial biosphere modeling.
Enfrentando una crisis climática, algún día podemos rociar dióxido de azufre en la atmósfera superior para formar una nube que enfría la Tierra, pero suspender repentinamente esta fumigación tendría un impacto global severo en animales y plantas, según el primer estudio sobre los impactos biológicos potenciales. de geoingeniería o intervención climática.
