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Antarctic ice loss speeds up, nearly matches Greenland loss

In a first-of-its-kind study, an international team led by Eric Rignot, professor of Earth system science at UCI and a scientist with NASA’s Jet Propulsion…

First evidence of under-ice volcanic eruption in Antarctica

Using airborne ice-sounding radar, scientists from British Antarctic Survey (BAS) discovered a layer of ash produced by a ‘subglacial’ volcano. It extends…

Deep-ocean researchers target tsunami zone near Japan

Rice University Earth scientist Dale Sawyer and colleagues last month reported the discovery of a strong variation in the tectonic stresses in a region of the…

Paired microbes eliminate methane using sulfur pathway

“The dominant role anaerobic oxidation of methane plays in regulating marine methane makes it a significant component of the global methane and carbon cycles,”…

'Nonlinear' ecosystem response points to environmental solutions

There may be much better ways to provide the majority of environmental protection needed while still maintaining natural resource-based jobs and sustainable…

Scientists: environmental protection, development not always at odds

However, ripping out a few mangroves and replacing them with shrimp farms, an important local industry, doesn’t necessarily have to reduce the plants’ power to…

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