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The corals in the Gulf of Aqaba are particularly resistant to higher temperatures. © Maoz Fine

Northern Red Sea corals pass heat stress test with flying colors

Research

EPFL scientists are beginning to understand why corals in the Gulf of Aqaba, along with their symbiotic algae and bacteria, resist higher temperatures particularly well.

Rain falls at the Dumont d'Urville Station, New Year’s Day 2014. ©B+N Jourdain/UGA/CNRS/IPEV

Antarctic rainfall could increase through 2100

Research

An increase in Antarctic rainfall, largely the result of global warming, could lead to higher sea levels and threaten the survival of penguin colonies by the end of this century.

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Rivers and streams emit much more CO2 at night than during the day

Research

EPFL scientists have found that streams and rivers – or “running waters” – emit on average four times more CO2 at night than during the day. That matters because most estimates of global CO2 emissions are made using measurements taken during the day, thereby introducing a potential bias into the calculation of the global carbon cycle.

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