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15,000 years ago, a glacier covered Rhode Island. Explore its rocky relics in Charlestown.
The Providence Journal via Yahoo News· 6 hours agoDuring the Ice Age, glaciers crept down from Canada and covered Rhode Island, scouring the terrain...
Managing meandering waterways in a changing world
Phys.org· 19 hours agoA paper out of UC Santa Barbara presents an account of what drives the migration rates of meandering rivers. The two authors compiled a global dataset of...
'Huge' cocaine levels make sea life high in popular beach bay
Newsweek· 2 hours agoA huge amount of cocaine contamination in Brazilian waters could be making marine life high, with a...
Towed from its Baton Rouge home of 40-plus years, USS Kidd headed for repairs in Houma
The Advocate· 20 hours ago"Look at that," he told Spain, Stephenson and others. In preparation for the Kidd's movement, there...
Officials knew Manhattan Project chemicals disposed improperly at Missouri sites, documents reveal
Fox News via Yahoo News· 13 hours agoRecords have revealed that government officials knowingly disposed toxic chemicals improperly while...
More than coral: The unseen casualties of record-breaking heat on the Great Barrier Reef
Phys.org· 4 days agoA living coral reef is a complex ecosystem teeming with vastly more species than the corals. Not...
Scientists combine a spatially distributed sediment delivery model and biogeochemical model to...
Phys.org· 19 hours agoWater erosion is the most active process controlling soil formation and evolution, which can affect the redistribution of carbon between terrestrial, aquatic, and atmospheric ecosystems. Erosion-induced ...
Mooresville to buy and clean up toxic coal ash site along busy Lake Norman highway
Charlotte Observer via Yahoo News· 22 hours agoState’s role at coal ash site In 2020, North Carolina environmental officials investigated the...
A better way to predict Arctic riverbank erosion
Phys.org· 22 hours agoArctic riverbanks are typically resilient, thanks to the power of permafrost. This permanently frozen soil locks in sediment, leading to low erosion...
Earth's Most Barren Spot Found Bursting With Microbial Activity, Boosting Search for Life on Mars
Gizmodo via Yahoo News· 50 minutes agoThe Atacama Desert—an arid, unpopulated swath of northern Chile that is home to some of the most...