A University of Wyoming researcher and his team discovered that weathering of subsurface rock in the Southern Sierra Nevada Mountains of California occurs due more to rocks expanding than from chemical decomposition, as previously thought.
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The Life Aquatic Made Clear With Freshwater Lens
A Swansea University doctoral student has found a way to view the life of plants and animals in murky waters – by using a lens of freshwater.
Greenland’s Growing “Ice Slabs” Intensify Meltwater Runoff into Ocean
CU Boulder-led study: Warming climate could expand Arctic ice slabs substantially by 2100, accelerating sea-level rise.
Study Tallies Huge Hidden Health Costs from Climate Change
Researchers find hundreds of premature deaths and thousands of hospital and emergency room visits resulting from climate-sensitive events.
Guppies Teach Us Why Evolution Happens
Guppies, a perennial pet store favorite, have helped a UC Riverside scientist unlock a key question about evolution:
Do animals evolve in response to the risk of being eaten, or to the environment that they create in the absence of predators? Turns out, it’s the latter.
Scientists Identify Weather Event Behind Extreme Cold in Europe and Asia During February 2018
Knowing when and how this weather pattern occurs gives scientists an ability to say what weather will be like in the future.