Tag: Climate Change

April 25, 2019

Credit: Neal Woodbury and Hao Yan As the world struggles to meet the increasing demand for energy, coupled with the ...

Early melting of winter snowfall advances the Arctic springtime

April 25, 2019

Credit: Sandra Angers-Blondin The early arrival of spring in parts of the Arctic is driven by winter snow melting sooner ...

Holy Pleistocene Batman, the answer’s in the cave

April 25, 2019

Let's say you wanted to solve a 20,000-year-old mystery, where would you start? Let's say you wanted to solve a ...

Study: Microbes could influence earth’s geological processes as much as volcanoes

Audio bites availableCredit: Photo by Tom Owens. By acting as gatekeepers, microbes can affect geological processes that move carbon from ...

Geography study finds hot days lead to wildfires

University of Cincinnati researchers examined weather factors that contribute to devastating western wildfires; they found that wildfires were most likely ...

NASA’s Aqua Satellite catches Tropical Cyclone Lorna organizing

Credit: NASA/NRL Visible satellite imagery from NASA's Aqua satellite revealed the recently formed Tropical Storm Lorna was getting organized in ...

Major deep carbon sink linked to microbes found near volcano chains

Rutgers and other scientists show how microbes help store millions of tons of carbon dioxideCredit: Peter Barry Up to about ...

Changes in rainfall and temperatures have already impacted water quality

Climate key factor in how much nitrogen ended up in the water systemCredit: NASA Earth Observatory images by Joshua Stevens, ...

Reindeer adapt to climate change by eating seaweed

Stable isotope studies of reindeer poop reveals survival secretCredit: Photo: Brage B. Hansen/NTNU The bodies of Svalbard reindeer are extremely ...

NASA examines Tropical Cyclone Kenneth in infrared light

Credit: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) The Atmospheric Infrared Sounder or AIRS instrument aboard NASA's ...

Uncovering Polynya: Research by NYU Abu Dhabi unravels 43-year-old mystery in Antarctica

Credit: SCAR ATLAS Fast facts: Polynya is a geographical term that is used to describe an area of unfrozen water ...

Antarctica: the final frontier for marine biological invasions?

A new study looking at the implications of increased shipping activity and the impact on Antarctic marine biodiversity is published ...

Carbon dioxide from Silicon Valley affects the chemistry of Monterey Bay

Credit: Base image: Google Earth MOSS LANDING, CA--MBARI researchers recently measured high concentrations of carbon dioxide in air blowing out ...

New study compiles gulf of maine seasonal wildlife timing shifts

UMass Amherst, co-authors urge more research attention to fish, mammal, bird seasonal eventsCredit: UMass Amherst/Matt Devine AMHERST, Mass. - Many ...

NASA catches formation of Tropical Cyclone Kenneth near Aldabra

Credit: Credit: NASA/NRL Visible satellite imagery from NASA's Aqua satellite revealed the formation of Tropical Storm Kenneth in the Southern ...

The buzz about bumble bees isn’t good

Credit: Courtesy of MSU EAST LANSING, Mich. - While many scientists are focused on the decline of honey bees, relatively ...

New studies highlight challenge of meeting Paris Agreement climate goals

WASHINGTON-- New research highlights the "incredible challenge" of reaching the Paris Agreement without intense action and details the extreme temperatures ...

Scientists create largest collection of coral reef maps ever made

New global atlas offers new way to map coral reefs from spaceCredit: Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation MIAMI--A study ...

Soft tissue makes coral tougher in the face of climate change

Credit: Raphael Ritson-Williams Climate change and ocean warming threaten coral reefs and disrupt the harmonious relationship between corals and their ...

Study shows zoos and aquariums increase species knowledge index 800 percent