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Traces of ancient ocean discovered on Mars

A recently released set of topography maps provides new evidence for an ancient northern ocean on Mars. The maps offer the strongest case yet that the planet once experienced sea-level…

Antifouling coatings: Jump-starting coral larvae?

When algae, mussels or barnacles settle on ship hulls, this can lead to billions of euros worth of damage. To counteract this, they are treated with antifouling coatings. A scientist…

The lightness of water vapor adds heft to global climate models

Climate models without the lightness of water vapor risk uncertainty in cloud simulations. Clouds are notoriously hard to pin down, especially in climate science. A study from the University of…

Chang’E-5 samples reveal how young volcanism occurred on the Moon

A new study led by Prof. CHEN Yi from the Institute of Geology and Geophysics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (IGGCAS) provides an answer to the question of how…

Discovery of new ecosystem

‘The Trapping Zone’ – creating oasis of life in the Maldives. The Nekton Maldives Mission, involving researchers from the University of Oxford, has found evidence of a previously undescribed ecosystem…

Mechanism that can cause collapse of great Atlantic circulation system

The process is associated with warming of the ocean subsurface resulting in a reduction of surface salinity due to the release of huge iceberg armadas from glaciers. The Atlantic meridional…

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