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Ocean acidification troubles
The seas in which corals and other calcifying species dwell are turning acidic, their pH slowly dropping as Earth's oceans acidify in response to increased carbon dioxide... More »
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Microbial life in undersea volcanoes
Many of the lifeforms inhabiting the Earth live in sediments and rocks. The research reported here provides the first detailed data on methane-exhaling microbes that live deep... More »
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Burnt Cape
The Burnt Cape is a limestone barren headland on the extreme northwest of the Northern Peninsula of Newfoundland, Canada. The prevailing harsh cold climate and calcareous...
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What’s in Yellowstone’s Future?
Steam Explosions, Earthquakes, and Volcanic Eruptions—What’s in Yellowstone’s Future? Yellowstone, one of the world’s... More »
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Science for Haiti
Eva Aguilar reports 20 September 2011 on SciDev.Net en Español Haiti could follow the example of other developing countries, such as Rwanda, and bolster its... More »
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Groundwater inflow
Groundwater inflow represents an important part of groundwater assessment methodology within the hydrological cycle. This article reviews chief methodology for estimating the... More »
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Acid sulfate soils
Main source: K.Ljung, F.Maley, A.Cook & P.Weinstein. Acid sulfate soils and human health. A Millennium Ecosystem Assessment. Environment International 35 (8), 1234-1242.... More »
Pliocene
Last Updated on 2013-06-18 at 14:31
Editor's note: The Pliocene is the period of the geologic timescale that spans the era from approximately 5.331 to 2.588 million years ago. It preceeds the Pleistocene... More »
Pilbara shrublands
Last Updated on 2013-06-15 at 19:47
The Pilbara shrublands ecoregion, in the extreme west of Australia are classified as a deserts and shrublands biome; the conservation status of this land is Vulnerable. The... More »
Nullarbor Plains xeric shrublands
Last Updated on 2013-06-15 at 02:57
The Nullarbor Plains xeric shrublands comprises a land area of approximately 75,400 square miles, and spans portions of Western Australia and South Australia. This ecoregion is... More »
Carnarvon xeric shrublands
Last Updated on 2013-06-15 at 02:55
The Carnarvon xeric shrublands ecoregion in western Australia lies within the deserts and xeric shrubliands biome. Considered as a Critical/Endangered ecoregion, the land area... More »
Desertification
Last Updated on 2013-06-14 at 22:09
Desertification is the persistent degradation of dryland ecosystems due to human activities and variations in climate. While climate oscillations have historically had... More »
Extraterrestrial soils
Last Updated on 2013-05-23 at 18:48
Extraterrestrial soils may be defined as any of the solid granular crustal features of planets and moon other than those soils on planet Earth. Despite four decades of space... More »
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