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Mercury - the invisible contaminant that could be driving population declines among migratory shorebirds along the East Asian-Australasian Flyway
Over one-third of the sampled shorebirds along the East Asian-Australasian Flyway are facing Hg risk. Tringa genus in South China was at the highest risk. Feather Hg was best explained by feathers' moulting region, while habitat preference, diet, and forage stratum were less important.
Walking through fastidious acidophilic nitrous oxide-reducing microorganisms
Löffler Lab at University of Tennessee, Knoxville reports a fastidious, strict anaerobic microorganism thriving to reduce N2O (laughing gas) at acidic pH, which has been a nerdy topic over decades.
Synergistic effect of boreal autumn SST over the tropical and South Pacific and winter NAO on winter precipitation in the southern Europe
Changes in precipitation have significant impact on society. Winter precipitation over southern Europe (SEWP) is strongly modulated by winter NAO. However, not all the negative NAO contributes to an increase in SEWP, and its synergistic effect with other factors on SEWP need to be considered.
East European sedimentary basins long heated by a fading mantle upwelling
We combine observations with modelling to show that since the Jurassic times East European basins have been most likely situated over a weakening mantle plume, which heated the sedimentary basins and created suitable conditions for hydrocarbon maturation.
An Unexpected Journey in Hydrological Forecasting
Witness the unpredictable nature of hydrological forecasting, where droughts can swiftly turn into devastating floods. This research delves into the challenges we faced in predicting 2021 summer flood event in west Germany, highlighting the need for resilience in the face of nature's extremes.
Record Heat Waves Affect Argentina: Unravelling the Summer of 2022/23
This scientific study sheds light on the extremely hot summer of 2022/23 in Argentina, where record heat waves defy climate expectations. Discover the surprising reasons behind this unprecedented atmospheric phenomenon.
Prediction of soil temperatures using artificial intelligence
Soil temperatures at various depths of soil are important in changing environments to understand all properties of soil. This is essential in reaching food sustainability. We developed a novel model to predict soil temperature at both surface and 10 cm depth of soil in Nukus, Uzbekistan.
