While the Arabian Peninsula is known for its vast deserts of sand, the area also contains extensive fields of lava.
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Rabies Outbreaks in Costa Rica Cattle Linked to Deforestation
Deforestation in Costa Rica raises the risk of cattle becoming infected with rabies by vampire bats, finds a new study.
Cement Recycling Method Could Help Solve One of the World’s Biggest Climate Challenges
Researchers from the University of Cambridge have developed a method to produce very low-emission concrete at scale – an innovation that could be transformative in the transition to net zero.
Alaska’s Rusting Waters: Pristine Rivers and Streams Turning Orange
Dozens of Alaska’s most remote streams and rivers are turning from a crystal clear blue into a cloudy orange, and the staining could be the result of minerals exposed by thawing permafrost, new research in the Nature journal Communications: Earth and Environment finds.
Warming Climate Intensifies Flash Droughts Worldwide
Sudden onset of drying is a rising problem, particularly acute in south America and Southern Africa.
With Climate Change, Winter Storms Delivered 20 Percent More Rainfall to British Isles
A new analysis finds that climate change fueled excessive rainfall in the U.K. and Ireland this fall and winter.