The climate pattern El Niño varies over time to such a degree that scientists will have difficulty detecting signs that it is getting stronger with global warming.
Ancient El Niños Reveal Limits to Future Climate Projections
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Microbes and Minerals May Have Set Off Earth’s Oxygenation
For the first 2 billion years of Earth’s history, there was barely any oxygen in the air. While some microbes were photosynthesizing by the latter part of this period, oxygen had not yet accumulated at levels that would impact the global biosphere.
Stanford Researchers Use Hot Springs to Map Where Continental Plates Collide Beneath Tibet
In the classic example of mountain-building, the Indian and Asian continental plates crashed – and continue colliding today – to form the world’s largest and highest geologic structures: the Himalayan Mountains and the Tibetan Plateau.
Researchers Discover New Species in Critically Imperiled Ecosystem
Researchers working in one of the world’s most biodiverse and threatened ecosystems have discovered a new plant species, Castela senticosa, which they recommend be designated as endangered.
New Antimicrobial Air Filters Tested on Trains Rapidly Kill Sars-Cov-2 and Other Viruses
Researchers at the University of Birmingham working in partnership with firms NitroPep Ltd and Pullman AC have developed new antimicrobial technology for air filters which can in seconds kill bacteria, fungi and viruses including SARS-CoV-2 - providing a potential solution to prevent the spread of airborne infections.
Mapping Reveals Rapid Changes to the Arctic Seafloor As Ancient Submerged Permafrost Thaws
Across the Arctic, numerous peer-reviewed studies show that thawing permafrost creates unstable land which negatively impacts important infrastructure and impacts Indigenous communities.
