Tag: ENN

Tectonically active mountains play an important role in the natural CO2 regulation of the atmosphere. 

Researchers at the American Museum of Natural History have found that over the last 120 years, the porosity—or small-scale holes—in mussel shells along the East Coast of the United States has increased, potentially due to warming waters. 

Researchers led by Randall Martin investigate global particulate matter, revealing health risks from trace elements.

World governments and other leadership bodies are taking vital steps to protect the ocean but more progress is urgently needed, Oregon State University scientists reported today at the eighth Our Ocean Conference in Athens.

In principle, one shouldn’t compare apples to oranges. However, in topology, which is a branch of mathematics, one has to do just that.

A new study published in the journal Nature Geoscience led by scientists at University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory, found that human-induced environmental changes around Antarctica are contributing to sea level rise in...

Trains carrying loads of coal bring with them higher rates of asthma, heart disease, hospitalization and death for residents living nearest the rail lines, according to a new study from the University of California, Davis.

Wind power is a source of energy that is both affordable and renewable.

Animal and plant populations have been extensively studied, which has helped to understand ecosystem processes and evolutionary adaptations. 

Like boulders, rocks, and pebbles scattered across a landscape, asteroids come in a wide range of sizes.