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Thanks to atomic clocks (and all the worldly forces that influence them), scientists know that Earth's rotation has begun to ...

Countries around the world need to address the environmental and climate problems caused by rapid industrialization, excessive exploitation of natural resources and increased consumption over the past ...

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Moreover, the teleconnection effects of climate tipping elements in polar regions — including glacier retreat, sea ice loss, and permafrost thaw — extend their influence across multiple SDGs.

Their presence and migration patterns can also impact carbon sequestration, influencing the polar regions’ role in the global carbon cycle (Steinberg and Landry, 2017). As such, marine zooplankton are ...

Icebreakers provide assured United States access and presence to the polar regions, the U.S. Coast Guard said.