Behind the Paper
The real stories behind the latest research papers, from conception to publication, the highs and the lows
Filtered by: Earth & Environment
Looking for the origin of one of the largest Mediterranean tsunamigenic earthquakes : Amorgos, July 9th, 1956, Greece.
In the past few years, marine geologists have new eyes to capture seafloor in detail! Different types of deep-sea vehicles can now map the sea bed, at resolutions never reached before, and in particular with new imaging techniques. And this is the starting point of the story behind our paper.
Animal capital: a new way to define human-animal bond in view of global changes and food insecurity
"Animal capital" recognizes animals' contributions beyond material value, crucial for human survival. Recognizing material, natural, social, and cultural capital promotes biodiversity and sustainability.
Intense bottom trawling impairs carbon storage in marine sediments
This is a "Behind the Paper" post for our recently published paper "Long-term carbon storage in shelf sea sediments reduced by intensive bottom trawling" in Nature Geoscience.
Porphyry copper formation driven by water-fluxed melting during flat-slab subduction
Many major porphyry copper deposits formed during periods of flat-slab subduction, however, the mechanism to explain this has remained unclear. Here we show that porphyry copper deposits in Arizona formed from crustal melting due to the interaction of volatiles derived from the Farallon flat-slab.
One Stone, Two Birds: Detection and Understanding of Atmospheric Rivers
We use the same variable to detect and understand atmospheric rivers, killing two birds with one stone.
Highly efficient solar steam evaporation via elastic polymer covalent organic frameworks monolith
Elastic polymer covalent organic frameworks (PP-PEG) have been developed for efficient solar steam evaporation, which is expected to solve the problem of water scarcity.
