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A study published in the journal Nature Climate Change by an international team of scientists, from the IBS Center for ...

Ocean heat, not air temperature, may decide Antarctica’s fate as new models predict widespread ice shelf loss by 2300.

Tulane University researchers have discovered why some regions of Earth’s crust remain strong while others give way, challenging long-held ideas about how continents break apart. The study, published ...

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The lines of artificial coastal developments might be neat and straight but in reality, they are fragmenting ecosystems and ...

Bridalveil Fall towers at an impressive 620 feet, sending water streaming down granite walls with an elegance that perfectly justifies its romantic moniker. It serves as an unofficial greeter to ...

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Long ago, some saltwater fish adapted to freshwater — and in doing so, developed an extraordinary sense of hearing rivaling ...

An analysis of feldspar crystals within the oldest magmatic rocks in Australia has provided a unique insight into Earth's ...