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Scientists say land is being created at one of two sites on Louisiana’s coast

EARTH
Supporters of the large-scale Mississippi River sediment diversions currently being planned by the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority got a boost to their...

Scientists discover southward migration of Arctic Ocean species during the last glacial period

EARTH
In order to survive, a species must find the most favorable habitat to pass on its genes. Therefore, learning how species migrated with climate...

Scientists compile Cassini’s unique observations of Saturn’s rings

ASTRONOMY
Southwest Research Institute scientists have compiled 41 solar occultation observations of Saturn's rings from the Cassini mission. The compilation, published recently in the journal...

One does not simply detonate a volcano into Mordor: A scientist explains the problems with that Rings of Power episode

VOLCANOES
In the blockbuster fantasy series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, one of the principal antagonists, the wicked Adar, diverted a...

Scientists discover mechanism that can cause collapse of great Atlantic circulation system

EARTH
The Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (AMOC), a system of ocean currents that carry warm water from the tropics into the North Atlantic and transport...

Giant impact could have formed the Moon more rapidly, scientists reveal in new simulations

ASTRONOMY
Scientists from Durham University's Institute for Computational Cosmology used the most detailed supercomputer simulations yet to reveal an alternative explanation for the Moon's origin,...

Scientists expose vulnerabilities of critical Antarctic ice shelf

OCEANOGRAPHY
Pine Island Ice Shelf in West Antarctica, which holds back enough ice to raise sea levels by 0.5 meters, could be more vulnerable to...

Scientists show how terrain evolves on an icy comet

ASTRONOMY
With an eye toward a possible return mission years in the future, Cornell astronomers have shown how smooth terrains—a good place to land a...

Scientists are turning data into sound to listen to the whispers of the universe

ASTRONOMY
We often think of astronomy as a visual science with beautiful images of the universe. However, astronomers use a wide range of analysis tools...

Scientists say new climate law is likely to reduce warming

CLIMATE
Massive incentives for clean energy in the U.S. law signed Tuesday by President Joe Biden should reduce future global warming "not a lot, but...

Scientists identify potential bioindicators for monitoring plastic pollution in North Pacific Ocean

ENVIRONMENT
With an estimated 8 million metric tons of plastic waste escaping to our oceans each year, plastic pollution adversely affects the environment, climate, and...

The length of Earth’s days has been mysteriously increasing, and scientists don’t know why

ASTRONOMY
Atomic clocks, combined with precise astronomical measurements, have revealed that the length of a day is suddenly getting longer, and scientists don't know why. This...
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