Tag: Climate Change

December 17, 2019

Ancient events are still impacting mammals worldwide

Researchers find signatures of deep past in biodiversity patterns todayCredit: Figure courtesy of John Rowan/UMass Amherst HOUSTON -- (Dec. 16, ...

NOAA-NASA’s Suomi NPP satellite views New South Wales fires raging on

Credit: NOAA-NASA NOAA-NASA's Suomi NPP satellite flew over the New South Wales fires in Australia on December 16, 2019 and ...

UK insects struggling to find a home make a bee-line for foreign plants

Credit: RHS Non-native plants are providing new homes for Britain's insects - some of which are rare on native plants, ...

Limiting the loss of nature

Credit: The University of Queensland With only about half of Earth's terrestrial surface remaining as natural vegetation, a University of ...

Change of shifts at the north pole

As the second leg of the 1-year-long MOSAiC expedition begins, participants review the mission so farCredit: Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut/Esther Horvath, CC-BY ...

Birds’ seasonal migrations shift earlier as climate changes, new research shows

UMass Amherst, Colorado State, Cornell study analyzed 2 decades of migration dataCredit: UMass Amherst AMHERST, Mass. - In what the ...

Climate change could make RSV respiratory infection outbreaks less severe, more common

Credit: Pixabay One of the first studies to examine the effect of climate change on diseases such as influenza that ...

The wild relatives of major vegetables, needed for climate resilience, are in danger

The wild relatives of chile peppers, pumpkins, carrots, and lettuce join a growing list of poorly conserved plant species; these ...

Wyss Academy for Nature founded at the University of Bern

Credit: University of Bern, Image: Ramon Lehmann Rapid biodiversity losses, accelerated climate change, and a growing demand for land resources ...

Salmon lose diversity in managed rivers, reducing resilience to environmental change

Natural resilience is more important than ever in the face of unprecedented climate changeCredit: Sturrock et al. 2019 The manipulation ...

Scientists and innovators present the Circular Carbon Economy at COP25

Credit: KAUST 12/12/2019 - COP25 MADRID, International scientists and innovators present the concept and components of the Circular Carbon Economy, ...

Gaming their way to sustainable development

Credit: Photo: Per Harald Olsen/NTNU Serengeti National Park is home to a breath-taking array of wild animals, from lions to ...

Canadian tundra formerly covered in rich forest: Ancient plant fossil record shows

Credit: Daniel Hallen/USask SASKATOON--The heady aroma of magnolia blossoms and lotus flowers might have wafted to your nostrils if you ...

Climate cycles and insect pests drive migration timing of reindeer’s North American cousin

In the largest-ever caribou study a University of Maryland-led team disputes long-held assumptions about migration timing and suggests warming summers ...

Beyond ‘shovelomics’: Growing cassava in the air helps study the plant’s mysterious roots

Scientists tossed aside the shovel and studied cassava roots as they grew in real-time, suspended in the air. The innovative ...

Harnessing nature’s defences against tsunamis

International team led by Göttingen University studies protection of coastal communities in biodiversity hotspotsCredit: Thomas Wanger As sea levels rise ...

Martian aurora offers climate change clues, Embry-Riddle reports

NASA, University of Colorado Boulder, Embry-Riddle present findings at AGUCredit: Embry-Riddle/Daryl LaBello SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. - A newly published study, ...

Why collapse is not always a bad thing

New book provides an analysis of the process of failure and collapse, and outlines principles that help us manage these ...

Supporting structures of wind turbines contribute to wind farm blockage effect