- 1. Island Rivers Carve Passageways Through Coral Reefs ...
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- ... and transporting key nutrients. Now, MIT scientists have found that reef passes are shaped by island rivers. In a study appearing today in the journal Geophysical Research Letters, the team shows that ...
- Created on 20 June 2025
- 2. Research Shows Rivers Release Ancient Carbon Dioxide Into the Atmosphere, Uncovering a Greater Role for Plants and Soil in the Carbon Cycle ...
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- A new study has revealed for the first time that ancient carbon, stored in landscapes for thousands of years or more, can find its way back to the atmosphere as CO₂ released from the surfaces of rivers. ...
- Created on 12 June 2025
- 3. When Rivers Take a Weird Turn ...
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- Some rules of hydrology are made to be broken. Some rules of hydrology are made to be broken. Two such infractions occur at junctions along rivers in Venezuela and Suriname, where the water flows ...
- Created on 09 June 2025
- 4. Climate Change Supercharges Atmospheric Rivers Over Antarctica ...
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- ... “atmospheric rivers” over Antarctica – long, narrow plumes of warm, moist air that can travel thousands of kilometres and deliver intense precipitation. A new study published last week in Nature Communications ...
- Created on 06 June 2025
- 5. Antibiotics from Human Use are Contaminating Rivers Worldwide, Study Shows ...
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- Millions of kilometres of rivers around the world are carrying antibiotic pollution at levels high enough to promote drug resistance and harm aquatic life, a McGill University-led study warns. Millions ...
- Created on 13 May 2025
- 6. Insects are Disappearing Due to Agriculture – and Many Other Drivers, New Research Reveals ...
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- ... there are many other, interconnected drivers that have an impact, according to new research led by Binghamton University, State University of New York. Research on insect decline has surged in recent ...
- Created on 23 April 2025
- 7. Researchers Quantify the Way Rivers Bend, Opening Up the Possibility for Identifying Origins of Channels on Other Planets ...
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- Whether it’s rivers cutting through earth, lava melting through rock, or water slicing through ice, channels all twist and bend in a seemingly similar back-and-forth manner. Whether it’s rivers cutting ...
- Created on 06 March 2025
- 8. Biodiversity in England’s Rivers Improved as Metal Pollution Reduced ...
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- An improvement in freshwater biodiversity in England’s rivers was linked to reductions in pollution of zinc and copper, largely due to the decline of coal burning and heavy industry, say researchers. An ...
- Created on 19 February 2025
- 9. How Tearing Down Small Dams Is Helping Restore Northeast Rivers ...
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- ... 2023 was a watershed year, with a total of 80 dam removals. Says Andrew Fisk, Northeast regional director of the nonprofit American Rivers, “The increasing intensity and frequency of storm events, and ...
- Created on 04 February 2025
- 10. Exploring the Hidden Microbial Diversity of England’s Rivers ...
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- Rivers are vital ecosystems that support high biodiversity and provide essential ecosystem services such as drinking water, irrigation and recreation. Rivers are vital ecosystems that support high ...
- Created on 14 January 2025
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