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New insights into formation of anthropogenic organic aerosols suggest greater region impact

Anthropogenic organic aerosols are carbon-containing particles emitted by humans into the air, which are classified as particulate matter. They pose a significant health threat...

Study suggests ancient hominins used unmodified volcanic rock spheres as tools

A new study by Dr. Margherita Mussi, published in Quaternary International, highlights how naturally occurring basalt spheres may have been used by hominin species...

Water stored in the mantle for millions of years may be linked to continental volcanism

The mantle transition zone (MTZ), which occurs 410–670 kilometers below Earth's surface, may store several oceans' worth of water. This water, which is carried...

Sea level rise after the last ice age revealed by new geological data

New geological data has given more insight into the rate and magnitude of global sea level rise following the last ice age, about 11,700...

Stormy rains in the Sahara offer clues to past and future climate changes

A new study recently published in Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, provides new insights into the meteorological processes responsible for the filling of a...

‘Dark oxygen’: a deep-sea discovery that has split scientists

Could lumpy metallic rocks in the deepest, darkest reaches of the ocean be making oxygen in the absence of sunlight? Some scientists think so, but...

Lakes worldwide are changing color, possibly due to human impact

Over the last 40 years, the majority of the world's lakes have changed color, according to a new study. The research team analyzed 32...

Greenland Inuit face health risks from ‘forever chemicals’ in diet

Scientists warned on Thursday that the long-term health of Inuit hunters in eastern Greenland was under threat, due to so-called "forever chemicals" in the...

A planetary boundary for geological resources: Exploring the limits of regional water availability

Geological resources such as critical metals and minerals, essential for the diffusion of technologies such as renewable energy and energy storage towards a decarbonized...

Snakes’ secret language of ultraviolet color: A hidden world of predator evasion and camouflage

In the study of why and how animals look the way they do, color is king—at least, the range of color humans can see....

Illegal mining reaches Venezuela’s famed Angel Falls, threatens treasured national park

Deep in the Amazon, Canaima National Park in Venezuela is a green wonderland. Home to Angel Falls, the tallest uninterrupted waterfall in the world...

Exploring the Greenland shark’s secret to extreme longevity

Greenland sharks are thought to have lifespans that can reach 400 years. University of Tokyo-led researchers have now sequenced the first chromosome-level genome of...

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