Bacterial mix helps predict future change
Credit: © 2019 KAUST Reproduced under a Creative Commons license 4.0 from reference 1 A controlled, laboratory approach, along with ...
Tag: Climate Change
What Earth’s gravity reveals about climate change
Researchers take stock of the GRACE satellite mission in Nature Climate ChangeCredit: AIRBUS/GFZ On March 17, 2002, the German-US satellite ...
Tree dens play a critical role in panda lifestyle
Study reinforces importance of old growth forests In a paper recently published in the journal Biological Conservation, an international team ...
Climate change threatens endangered sparrows
A new study in The Condor: Ornithological Applications finds that some sparrow species will go extinct within the century due ...
Plastic’s carbon footprint
Researchers conduct first global assessment of the life cycle greenhouse gas emissions from plastics From campaigns against microplastics to news ...
Solving the mystery of fertilizer loss from Midwest cropland
Credit: Bruno Basso Farmers can't predict their annual corn harvest with certainty, but with the help of new research from ...
New evidence suggests volcanoes caused biggest mass extinction ever
Mercury found in ancient rock around the world supports theory that eruptions caused 'Great Dying' 252 million years ago.Credit: Margaret ...
Could climate change cause infertility?
The scientific community has long held an understanding about the effect of temperature on sperm production in mammals, but this ...
The trouble with thaw
The warming Arctic permafrost may be releasing more nitrous oxide, a potent greenhouse gas, than previously thought About one fourth ...
Diet during development affects mating habits, insect study shows
An animal's choice of mate can be influenced by its diet as it reaches sexual maturity, research has shown. The ...
We now know how insects and bacteria control ice
Proteins help organisms form or inhibit ice crystals Contrary to what you may have been taught, water doesn't always freeze ...
Electric vehicle adoption improves air quality and climate outlook
Ozone pollution reduced even when electricity is produced by combustion sources EVANSTON, Ill.-- If you have ever wondered how much ...
Thunderstorms half a world away significantly contribute to heat waves in central California
Credit: Advances in Atmospheric Sciences Heavy rain over the Indian Ocean and Southeast Asia and the eastern Pacific Ocean is ...
Scientists say world’s protected areas need a re-boot
Publishing in the journal Science, scientists propose a bold new target that would stave off biodiversity lossCredit: Kyle de Nobrega ...
Advanced virtual technology captures how coral reefs recover after bleaching
Imaging and 3D structuring software helps Scripps researchers observe coral reef changes in Palmyra AtollCredit: 100 Island Challenge Researchers at ...
Rethinking conservation efforts for improved biodiversity
A study published online by the journal Science, looked into why the global commitment towards the expansion of protected areas ...
Study: How will tropical mammals react to rising temperatures?
Ecologists draw conclusions from study of 400,000 TEAM Network camera-trap recordsCredit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University How wildlife will react to climate ...
Conservationists discover hidden diversity in ancient frog family
Research scientists led by the University of Kent have uncovered hidden diversity within a type of frog found only in ...
NASA-NOAA satellite sees Tropical Cyclone Wallace dissipating
Credit: Credit: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS). Tropical Cyclone Wallace was dissipating in the Southern ...
New research reveals climate change secrets hidden in the Yukon permafrost
Credit: Trevor Porter A study from U of T Mississauga uses new research techniques to reveal alarming information about climate ...