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The World's Rivers Are Running Out of Sand
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (685+ words) All over the world, industrial sand mining is extracting river sediment much, much faster than Earth's natural cycles can replenish it. Our rivers are, quite literally, running out of sand. Scientists have just published a massive review of 411 studies conducted…...
This 'Hyperarid' Desert Is Transforming Into a Carbon Sink. Here's Why.
6+ mon, 5+ day ago (644+ words) of sandstorms, and protected local agricultural land. Part of the Three-North Shelterbelt Program, the...
We May Finally Know The Purpose of 5,200 Mystery Holes in Peru
10+ mon, 3+ day ago (703+ words) Hundreds of years ago, someone took great pains to carve thousands of holes into a long ridge-top strip in the Andean foothills. An analysis of plant material found inside the holes suggests that it may have initially functioned as a…...
Drilling Accidentally Created a Methane Leak Beneath The South China Sea. Within a Year, Animals Helped 'Plug' It.
5+ day, 11+ hour ago (503+ words) In 2018, Chinese geologists created a methane leak in the South China Sea....
Millions of Buildings Threatened by Rising Seas This Century, Study Warns
10+ mon, 2+ week ago (753+ words) Rising seas threaten millions of lives and livelihoods in coastal regions, along with untold swaths of vital infrastructure. A new study clarifies, for the first time, the overall danger rising sea levels pose to built environments in the Global South....
A Strange, Boiling Hole Just Appeared Out of Nowhere in Yellowstone
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (803+ words) A churning pool of water has opened up in Yellowstone National Park – just two days after scientists were walking around on the exact patch of ground. The spot where they were standing was replaced by a silt-gray pit the size…...
The World's Largest Dried Lakebed Is Leaking Vast Amounts of Carbon. But Scientists Say There's a Solution.
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (714+ words) If you've ever walked past a drying lakebed in the peak of summer, you might have noticed some very unpleasant smells emanating from the mud. That pungent odor is a mix of gases being released from the soil, as enormous…...
Africa Is Splitting Apart Faster Than We Thought, Forming a New Ocean
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (299+ words) Geologists have discovered that the African continent will split apart sooner than we thought....
A Vast Source of Natural Hydrogen Is Hiding in Ancient Canadian Rocks
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (634+ words) If hydrogen becomes widely available to fuel the world's transportation networks and power grids, it could genuinely reduce the carbon dioxide currently being pumped into the atmosphere. The big problem is finding enough of the stuff. That's why researchers are…...
A US Underwater Human Habitat Is Now Operational. Take a Look Inside
2+ mon, 3+ day ago (639+ words) Do you really, really, really like the ocean? Do you like it so much that you would spend multiple days living on the seafloor in a structure that is part laboratory, part dormitory, and part diving vessel? Soon, a crew…...