Behind the Paper
The real stories behind the latest research papers, from conception to publication, the highs and the lows
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Aerosols from boreal fires are making the Arctic warmer!
Climate warming is widely recognized as a key driver of boreal wildfires. Our satellite-constrained modelling reveals a positive feedback loop: boreal fires, driven largely by climate warming, intensify Arctic warming through aerosol emissions.
Voting right does not equal voting against climate action; yet, it is often interpreted and used in that way.
Where climate action is more needed than ever, politicians who want to reduce climate action are being elected, with Trump being the most recent example. Consequently, it is often assumed that people care little about climate change. But is this assumption correct?
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.