In the Namib Desert in southwestern Africa, the Kuiseb River, an ephemeral river that is dry most of the year, plays a vital role.
Drone and Landsat Imagery Shows Change in the Namib Desert
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Elevated Methane Levels Do Not Impact Tiny Arctic Organisms
First author of the study is PhD candidate Siri Ofstad from CAGE Centre for Arctic Gas Hydrate, Environment and Climate.
Flooding In The Columbia River Basin Expected To Increase Under Climate Change
The Columbia River basin will see an increase in flooding over the next 50 years as a result of climate change, new modeling from Oregon State University indicates.
Weill Cornell Researchers Detect Key Flaw In Brain Modeling
A type of cell derived from human stem cells that has been widely used for brain research and drug development may have been leading researchers astray for years, according to a study from scientists at Weill Cornell Medicine and Columbia University Irving Medical Center.
As Plastic Pollution in Rivers Gets Worse, Species Are Increasingly Living on Litter
Scientists have long warned that the world’s major rivers and estuaries are hotspots for plastic waste, as trash and microparticles wash down tributaries and congregate before entering oceans.
Reductions In CFC-11 Emissions Put Ozone Recovery Back On Track
A potent ozone-depleting chemical whose emissions unexpectedly spiked in recent years has quickly dropped back to much lower levels, putting the recovery of the stratospheric ozone layer back on track, according to a new study by scientists at MIT, the University of Bristol, and other institutions in South Korea, the U.S., Japan, Australia, and Switzerland.
