The Thriving Coral Reef that 'Defeated Time' in West Africa
A 60-year mystery has been solved as researchers discover a coral ecosystem on the Benin-Togo continental shelf that is still teeming with marine life.By Johnny...
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In Search of Funding to Fight the Climate Crisis, Local Leaders Turn to Diplomacy
International climate investors have largely ignored local governments in an economic system geared toward nations. Some leaders want to change that.By Ajani StellaIn Renca, Chile,...
Rising seas magnify the dangers of Coastal Georgia's industrial past
This coverage is made possible through a partnership between Grist and WABE, Atlanta’s NPR station. Just across the road from the waterfront in Brunswick, Semona...
From Darkness to Hope
This is a guest blog by Dr Michael T. David, Founder and Executive Director of the Global Initiative for Food Security and Ecosystem Preservation (GIFSEP)....
Shaping the Emerald City
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Al-altered images on birdwatching forums putting research at risk
Experts warn increase in enhanced photos on birding platforms creating fake sightings, threatening credibility of tool used by scientistsFor many birdwatchers, recording a species outside...
Trump again shrinks Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments
Monday morning, Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments stretched across over 3 million acres of public lands in southern Utah, protecting some of the...
Majority of US voters link extreme weather to climate crisis, study finds
Top Democrat says findings show public ‘way ahead of the politicians’ as Trump dismisses global heating as ‘hoax’Amid a summer of dangerous heat, drought and...
How Trump and his administration have mired the US in multiple crises
From manufactured election insecurity to an outbreak of ‘explosive’ diarrhea, Americans are bearing the brunt of harmful policiesBetween widespread cuts to vital government agencies, various...
The Clock Is Ticking for New Mexico to Cut Rio Grande Water Use
For now, the state is counting on voluntary cuts among vegetable and pecan farmers. But that might not be enough.Story by Martha Pskowski, photos by...
A Texas-Sized Water Crisis
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Canefields to ocean to rolling hills: vision splendid of 135km northern NSW rail trail short-changed
Despite the backing of councils in a region in dire need of support, the federal government has rejected a $42m grant request to complete the...
Advancing Aquifer Characterization Through the Integration of Satellite Geodesy, Geomechanics, and Bayesian Inference
Abstract Unsustainable rates of groundwater (GW) depletion make GW management a priority. Effective GW management is hindered by the uncertainty in the predictions of aquifer...
TRACERS Small‐Scale Field‐Aligned Currents and Intense GPS Amplitude and Phase Scintillations in the Nightside Auroral Region
Abstract We present conjugate observations of ionospheric small‐scale magnetic perturbations (dB) $(dB)$ and GPS scintillations from the Tandem Reconnection and Cusp Electrodynamics Reconnaissance Satellites (TRACERS)...
Three Decades of Glacial Changes on the Western Antarctic Peninsula Revealed by Historical Aerial and High‐Resolution Satellite Imagery
Abstract The Antarctic Peninsula has been climate‐sensitive since the mid‐20th century, but long‐term glacier mass balance data are scarce. This study uses historical aerial and...
Small Tropical Islands Also Exposed to Extreme Humid Heat by the End of the Century
Abstract Extreme humid heat is projected to increase markedly by the end of the century, particularly in the tropics. Yet, the case of small islands...
SWOT High‐Rate Raster Data Reveals Antarctic Ice Shelf Motion and Change in Response to Ocean and Ice Dynamics
Abstract The NASA/CNES Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) swath‐mapping radar altimetry satellite mission, launched in December 2022, provides repeat‐track coverage to about ±78.2° latitude...
Residual Magnetization Accumulation Enables Rapid Pre‐Polarized Surface NMR Groundwater Detection
Abstract Surface nuclear magnetic resonance (SNMR) directly detects subsurface water, but its field application is constrained by the trade‐off between signal enhancement and survey throughput....
A shattered asteroid may have bombarded Earth 800 million years ago
A catastrophic asteroid breakup may have triggered a huge wave of impacts across the inner solar system about 800 million years ago. The debris was...
New York governor orders first statewide data center moratorium
New York Governor Kathy Hochul, a Democrat, issued an executive order Tuesday that puts a moratorium on the construction of large-scale data centers. The pause,...
Earth's biggest volcanic event transformed an entire oceanic plate
Seismic waves have revealed that the oceanic plate beneath the Ontong Java Plateau was dramatically transformed by the colossal volcanic activity that created it more...
Least‐Resistance Path as a Proxy for Efficient Simulation of Solute Transport in Heterogeneous Porous Media
Abstract Accurately predicting solute transport remains a central challenge in hydrogeology due to limited data and multiscale subsurface heterogeneity. Fractional Brownian motion (fBm) is widely...
Emirates Exploration Imager (EXI) Reveals Crater and Boulder Distribution on Deimos: Insights Into Its Dynamical and Geological Evolution
Abstract Deimos, the smaller and outer Martian moon, is a dark, irregularly shaped body whose origin and evolution are still poorly constrained. Its surface is...
Light Element Exsolution in Fe‐Si‐C‐(H) System: A Mechanism for Powering Mercury's Early Core Dynamo
Abstract Mercury is one of the few terrestrial planets in the solar system with a magnetic field, yet the energy source to power its core...
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