Tag: Climate Change

Credit: Anna Roik Coral reefs are delicate ecosystems that are particularly sensitive to human influences such as climate change and ...

Elephant extinction will raise carbon dioxide levels in atmosphere

As ecosystem engineers, forest elephants' dining habits are climate-friendlyCredit: Stephen Blake, Ph.D. ST. LOUIS - One of the last remaining ...

Fracking likely to result in high emissions

Study outlines emission scenarios for shale gas production in Europe Natural gas releases fewer harmful air pollutants and greenhouse gases ...

Study: Reducing greenhouse gas in rocky mountain region has health, financial benefits

As Rocky Mountain region plans its energy future, study suggests reigning in greenhouse gas emissions will save hundreds of lives ...

The geoengineering of consent: How conspiracists dominate YouTube climate science content

Most YouTube videos relating to climate change prevention oppose scientific consensus and hijack technical terms to appear credible, says study ...

Following breeding green sea turtles in remote islands of Brazil

UMass Amherst ecologist, team will study reproductive and migration patternsCredit: NOAA Fisheries USFWS Permit #: TE-72088A-2 AMHERST, Mass. - The National ...

Suomi NPP satellite sees Tropical Depression Dalila fading

Credit: Credit: NASA/NRL NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite provided a visible image of weakening Tropical Depression Dalila in the Eastern Pacific ...

NASA’s Terra sees the end of Atlantic Tropical Depression 3

Credit: Credit: NASA Worldview The third tropical depression of the Atlantic Ocean hurricane season didn't last long. NASA's Terra satellite ...

How climate change disrupts relationships

Credit: Sandra Kehrberger Higher mean temperatures as associated with climate change can have a severe impact on plants and animals ...

Scientists complete first assessment of blood abnormalities in Antarctic penguin colony

Credit: Silvia Olmastroni, University of Siena Scientists have completed the first study of immune and genetic stability among a colony ...

Is deadly Candida auris a product of global warming?

Higher global temperatures may have adapted this mysterious, disease-causing fungus for growth in warm-blooded mammals A drug-resistant fungus species called ...

University of Rhode Island leads $3M collaborative research project on ‘Rules of Life’

University partners with four institutions as part of National Science Foundation Big Idea program to study coral reef evolution, adaptationCredit: ...

30,000+ US lives could be saved by reducing air pollution levels below current standard

Credit: Carnegie Mellon University College of Engineering PITTSBURGH--Research findings from the Center for Air Quality, Climate, and Energy Solutions (CACES) ...

Rising CO2 levels could boost wheat yield but slightly reduce nutritional quality

Levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) are rising, which experts predict could produce more droughts and hotter temperatures. Although these ...

Marine census

Marine scientists to monitor the health and biodiversity of marine protected areas along the California coast They're slipping on their ...

How to restore a coral reef

New guidelines for helping corals adapt to changing environmentCredit: Ilsa Kuffner, US Geological Survey New guidelines drafted by a consortium ...

Climate changes faster than animals adapt

Credit: Bernard Castelein Climate change can threaten species and extinctions can impact ecosystem health. It is therefore of vital importance ...

Global warming will accelerate water cycle over global land monsoon regions

Credit: Wenxia Zhang The global monsoon region, sprawling north and south from the Earth's equator, sustains nearly two-thirds of the ...

Ozone threat from climate change

Increasing global temperatures will impact air qualityCredit: Photo illustration by Jeffrey C. Chase Increasing temperatures due to climate change will ...

Monsoon rains have become more intense in the southwest in recent decades