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Study Links Glaciers to Earth’s ‘Great Unconformity’
The planet was different 700 million years ago. In the Cryogenian period, Earth featured a single supercontinent known as Rodinia, complex organisms had yet to explode on to the scene, and the globe was an ice-covered snowball.
Permafrost Thaw: It’s Complicated
Research paper describes how scientists from Europe and the US are working together to better track permafrost carbon dynamics.
Modern Day Gold Rush Turns Pristine Rainforest Into Heavily Polluted Mercury Sinks
If you had to guess which part of the world has the highest levels of atmospheric mercury pollution, you probably wouldn’t pick a patch of pristine Amazonian rainforest. Yet, that’s exactly where they are.
Coloring the South Atlantic
At a place where seven different water masses meet, the waters are teeming with phytoplankton and fish.
AMU-FSU Researcher Combines Climate Change and Land Use Data to Predict Watershed Impact
When rain falls, it picks up pollution from streets, farms and other manmade features as it winds toward the ocean.