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Historic shrinking of Antarctic Ice Sheet linked to CO2 spike

Twenty-three million years ago, the Antarctic Ice Sheet began to shrink, going from an expanse larger than today's to one about half its modern size. Computer…

Big data processing enables worldwide bacterial analysis

Microbial communities are essential components of ecosystems around the world. They play a key role in key biological functions, ranging from carbon to…

Researcher creates a controlled rogue wave in realistic oceanic conditions

The 260-meter long German barge carrier MS München was lost mysteriously at sea in 1978. The final communication message was a garbled mayday message sent from…

Tracking the amount of sea ice from the Greenland ice sheet

The Greenland ice sheet records information about Arctic temperature and climate going back to more than 120 000 years ago. But new research reveals that the…

Tropical coral reefs lose two thirds of their zooplankton through ocean acidification

Tropical coral reefs lose up to two thirds of their zooplankton through ocean acidification. This is the conclusion reached by a German-Australian research…

The significance of seaweed

Our understanding of the global carbon cycle has been reshaped by Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) researchers who…

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