Brine discharged from the Carlsbad Desalination Plant raises offshore salinity levels more than permitted, but researchers found no direct local impacts on sea life.
Study of Brine Discharge from Desalination Plant Finds Good News and Bad News
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Variations in Seafloor Create Freak Ocean Waves
Florida State University researchers have found that abrupt variations in the seafloor can cause dangerous ocean waves known as rogue or freak waves — waves so catastrophic that they were once thought to be the figments of seafarers’ imaginations.
Novel Hypothesis Goes Underground to Predict Future of Greenland Ice Sheet
The Greenland ice sheet melted a little more easily in the past than it does today because of geological changes, and most of Greenland's ice can be saved from melting if warming is controlled, says a team of Penn State researchers.
How Predatory Plankton Created Modern Ecosystems After ‘Snowball Earth’
Ancient molecules may show first glimpse of life after Earth's ice-covered history.
Palm Oil Not the Only Driver of Forest Loss in Indonesia
Large-scale agriculture, primarily for growing oil palms, remains a major cause of deforestation in Indonesia, but its impact has diminished proportionately in recent years as other natural and human causes emerge, a new Duke University study finds.
Alligators Eat Rocks to Increase Time Underwater
Alligators fill their bellies with small rocks as a way to stay underwater for longer periods of time, according to a recent study in the journal Integrative Organismal Biology.
