Natural Resource Today Weekly - Issue #38

The most significant scientific findings you should know in less than 2 minutes.

University of Zululand:

Researchers provide insight into cut-off low pressure system in South Africa. The research is published in the journal Climate.

University of Gothenburg:

New study provides better understanding of ocean fine-scale dynamics in the Southern Ocean. The research is published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences.

Kyushu University:

Researchers have developed a new method to estimate microplastic age. The study is published in the journal Marine Pollution Bulletin.

University of Hawaii at Manoa:

Researchers have developed a new machine learning model to improve coral reef monitoring. The research is published in the journal Remote Sensing of Environment.

Max Planck Institute for Chemistry:

New research sheds light on biomass burning smoke transport from Africa to the Amazon. The study is published in the journal Communications Earth & Environment.

Leibniz University Hannover:

In a recent study published in the journal New Phytologist, researchers provide insights into carnivorous leaf development in Triphyophyllum peltatum, a rare tropical liana from West Africa.

University of Wisconsin-Madison:

In a recent study published in the journal Nature, researchers provide new insights into human origins in Africa.

University of California, Los Angeles:

In a study published in the journal Biological Conservation, researchers shed new light on the effects of climate change and habitat loss on bird population growth rate in the Usambara Mountains, Tanzania.

University of Colorado Boulder: 

New research explores global lake water storage trends. The study is published in the journal Science.

University of Plymouth:

New study sheds light on massive underwater landslides in Antarctica. The research is published in the journal Nature Communications.