Sixty-million-year-old rock samples from deep under the ocean have revealed how huge amounts of carbon dioxide are stored for millennia in piles of lava rubble that accumulate on the seafloor.
Mining Waste Used in Concrete
Flinders University researchers are turning mining waste into a powerful tool for sustainable construction – proving that superior construction materials can be developed from unlikely sources.
Over Half of Global Coastal Settlements are Retreating Inland Due to Intensifying Climate Risks
For centuries, coastlines have attracted dense human settlement and economic activity.
Old Air Samples Hint at Effects of Climate Change
Through the DNA analysis of old air samples collected by the Swedish Armed Forces, researchers at Lund University in Sweden can show that spore dispersal of northern mosses has shifted over the past 35 years.
Southern Ocean’s Heat Storage – a Possible Cause of Future ‘Heat Burps’
A modelling study shows how heat stored in the ocean could be released after centuries of global cooling.
Exploring the Links Between Climate and Volcanism
Today, the German research vessel SONNE departs from Balboa (Panama) on a five-week expedition along the Central American Volcanic Arc.
Researchers Discover Cell Defect Linked to the Development of Alzheimer’s
They’re tiny particles – with potentially huge human consequences.
Scientists Uncover Why Europe May Face 42 Extra Days of Summer by 2100
New research reveals for the first time why Europe could gain more than an extra month of summer days by 2100 using climate data from the last millennia.
Tracking Deep-sea Coral Health After Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
Fifteen years after the devastating Deepwater Horizon oil spill poured an estimated 134 million gallons of oil into the marine environment, vital long-term monitoring work involving University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa oceanographers continues to chart the slow path to recovery for the region’s deep-sea coral communities, providing critical information to...
World’s Mountains Warming Faster Than Lowlands
Around the world, mountains are warming faster than surrounding lowlands, scientists warn.