Survey completeness of a global citizen-science database of bird occurrence
Data collection by volunteers adds to information on bird biodiversity Birdwatchers can reduce knowledge gaps about geographical and seasonal patterns....
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Drizzle at sub-zero temps recorded in Antarctica
NSF-funded scientists study supercooled drizzle, with implications for climate model predictions The Atmospheric Radiation Measurement Mobile Facility in Antarctica gathers...
Underwater telecom cables make superb seismic network
Fiber-optic cables could help scientists study offshore earthquakes The MARS cabled observatory is a node for science instruments on the...
Forests face climate change competition
New model quantifies competing effects of CO2 and heat stress to find balance point Model finds balance point between competing...
Study weighs deep-sea mining’s impact on microbes
Mining may endanger essential roles microbes play in deep-sea ecosystems Deep-sea ecosystems may be at risk from potential impacts of...
Altruistic babies? Study shows infants are willing to give up food, help others
Study finds that children are altruistic Study finds very young children are willing to offer food and help others. Credit...
NSF creates new research security chief position
News Release 20-005 Rebecca Spyke Keiser, expert in international research issues, named as first chief of research security strategy and...
Indian Ocean phenomenon spells climate trouble for Australia
Southeast Australia on course for increasingly hot and dry conditions Fossil coral from Indonesia were used to reconstruct Indian Ocean...
Research expedition faces extreme conditions in fast-changing Arctic
Study suggests research ship frozen into sea ice may end drift early The icebreaker Polarstern frozen into Arctic sea ice....
Study shows wetter climate is likely to intensify climate change
Greater tropical rainfall may increase microbes’ release of CO2 from soils into air Greater rainfall may intensify global warming by...
A steaming cauldron followed the dinosaurs’ demise
Chicxulub crater may have harbored a vast, long-lived hydrothermal system 3D cross section of the hydrothermal system in the Chicxulub...
Taking a landslide’s temperature to avert catastrophe
New model for deep-seated landslides could help stop catastrophes in their tracks The mountainside behind the Vajont Dam in Italy,...