Small Arctic coastal waterbodies, with big carbon release
Research News Arctic coastal watersheds are some of the most threatened regions on Earth June 2, 2020 Arctic coastal watersheds are some of the most threatened regions on Earth, having…
Justice Department Files Civil Action to Support Major Expansion of Arlington National Cemetery
The Department of Justice filed today a civil action on behalf of the Department of the Army for the taking of roadways owned or operated by Arlington County, Virginia, by…
Scientists find much earlier birth date for Earth’s tectonic plates
Research News Network of tectonic plates was in place at least a billion years earlier than thought June 4, 2020 Geophysicists funded by the National Science Foundation have reported that…
Deputy Attorney General Jeffrey A. Rosen Issues Further Update to Memo on the Applicability of the Wire Act to Non-Sports Gambling
In the June 11, 2019 memorandum to all U.S. Attorneys, Assistant Attorneys General, and the FBI, the Deputy Attorney General extended the grace period until December 1, 2020, on implementing…
A steaming cauldron followed the dinosaurs’ demise
Research News Chicxulub crater may have harbored a vast, long-lived hydrothermal system June 4, 2020 A new study reveals that the Chicxulub impact crater may have harbored a vast and…
Study shows that dry air drives overlooked changes in how plants use water
Research News Climate change shifting how plants use water June 4, 2020 Plants take up much of the water that falls to Earth. They use what they need before releasing…
A rising tide of marine disease? How parasites respond to a warming world
Research News Warming events are increasing in magnitude and severity, threatening ecosystems June 4, 2020 Warming events are increasing in magnitude and severity, threatening many ecosystems worldwide. As global temperatures…
Atmospheric scientists identify cleanest air on Earth in first-of-its-kind study
Research News First research to measure the bioaerosol composition of the Southern Ocean June 5, 2020 Atmospheric scientist Sonia Kreidenweis of Colorado State University and her colleagues have identified an…