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Fast-Shrinking Greenland Glacier Experienced Rapid Growth During Cooler Times

Large, marine-calving glaciers have the ability not only to shrink rapidly in response to global warming, but to grow at a remarkable pace during periods of…

Ocean acidification will seriously impact mussel populations

Since the birth of the industrial revolution, ocean pH has dropped by 0.1 units. That might not sound like much until you realise that a 0.1 unit fall is a 30%…

Tsunami airglow signature could lead to early detection system

Airglow waves captured by the Illinois imaging system over Hawaii. The red line represents the location of the ocean-level tsunami at the time of the image.The…

U.S. West Coast erosion spiked in winter 2009-10, previewing likely future as climate changes

Getting a better understanding of how the 2009-10 conditions tore away and reshaped shorelines will help coastal experts better predict future changes that may…

Acidifying oceans could hit California mussels, a key species

California mussels (Mytilus californianus) live in beds along the western coast of the United States from Alaska to California. More than 300 other species…

Wireless power could cut cord for patients with implanted heart pumps

But as the technology has improved, these ventricular assist devices commonly operate in patients for years, including in former vice-president Dick Cheney,…

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