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[:es] Rethinking Darwin’s Theory of Atoll Formation [:]

Atolls have a long and complex history related to seafloor evolution, and Darwin’s model is only the beginning of the story.
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[:es] Successfully Simulating Atmospheric Gravity Waves [:]

These waves are key to moving energy from the troposphere to the thermosphere, but until now they haven’t been well described at high altitudes in computer models.
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[:es] The Bay of Bengal and the Curious Case of the Missing Rift [:]

In a classic detective story, clues from data new and old helped researchers reveal the puzzling chain of tectonic events that followed the Early Cretaceous split between India and Antarctica.
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[:es] Have We Got Dust All Wrong? [:]

Scientists are challenging conventional notions of how dust particles are aligned; “everything we’ve so far hypothesized about the impact of dust on the atmosphere might be misplaced.”
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[:es] The River’s Lizard Tail: Braiding Indigenous Knowledges with Geomorphology [:]

Indigenous Knowledges can be accurate, rigorous, and precise, say researchers in New Zealand, and they can help geomorphologists see landscapes in a new, richer way.
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[:es] Kabuki Actor’s Forgotten Manuscript Yields Clues About 1855 Quake in Japan [:]

Researchers analyzed a survivor’s account of the disaster to better understand future temblors.
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[:es] Restored Tropical Forests Recover Faster Than Those Left Alone [:]

The costs of active restoration may be offset by aggressive carbon pricing demanded by the Paris Agreement.
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[:es] Severe Cyclones May Have Played a Role in the Maya Collapse [:]

Sediment cores from the Great Blue Hole reveal that a series of extreme storms hit the region after 900. The storms may have irreparably damaged an already stressed Maya population.
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[:es] Urban Heat Islands Are Warming the Arctic [:]

Even in the remote high latitudes, a new satellite study sees rising temperatures and spreading green belts around cities, with big impacts on soils and ecosystems.