A new U.S. government report shows that climate is changing and that human activities will lead to many more changes. These changes will affect sea levels, drought frequency, severe precipitation, and more.
Biogeosciences
World’s Biggest Oxygen Producers Living in Swirling Ocean Waters
Oceanographers probe the impact of deep swirling vortices on phytoplankton.
Integrating Multiscale Seasonal Data for Resource Management
Workshop on Phenology at Scales from Individual Plants to Satellite Pixels; Cambridge, Massachusetts, 21–23 June 2016
Rock-Chomping Bees Burrow into Sandstone
A previously unknown species of rock-excavating bees, discovered 40 years ago but not reported in the scientific literature, finally gets the spotlight.
How Bat Breath and Guano Can Change the Shapes of Caves
Researchers working in caves in Borneo and elsewhere are finding evidence that biological processes shape many tropical caves by slowly eating away at surrounding rock.
Expanding the Role of Reactive Transport Modeling in Biogeochemical Sciences
Reactive Transport Modeling Workshop;
Alexandria, Virginia, 13–15 April 2014
