Tag: Climate Change

February 21, 2021

Credit: Daisuke Kezuka. Coral within the family Acropora are fast growers and thus important for reef growth, island formation, and ...

Study reveals energy sources supporting coral reef predators

Study reveals open ocean waters once assumed to be unproductive are in fact teeming with an abundance of life on ...

The issue of governments in business

Just how involved should governments be in business? And is there a right answer to this question, or a one-size-fits ...

Northern Hemisphere cold surges result of Arctic and tropical Pacific synergistic effects

Credit: Fei Zheng/ Zong-Liang Yang China is just one of many countries in the Northern Hemisphere having what researchers are ...

Sweet marine particles resist hungry bacteria

All algae sugars are entirely degraded by bacteria; well, not all; one sugar holds out against the invaders and could ...

Migratory birds track climate across the year

Credit: Jonathan Eisen As climate change takes hold across the Americas, some areas will get wetter, and others will get ...

The distribution of vertebrate animals redefines temperate and cold climate regions

Credit: Icelab at Umeå University The distribution of vegetation is routinely used to classify climate regions worldwide, yet whether these ...

Ancient relic points to a turning point in Earth’s history 42,000 years ago

Just like in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, the answer was 42Credit: Nelson Parker (www.nelsonskaihukauri.co.nz) The temporary breakdown of ...

NOAA funds VIMS to study impact of ocean acidification on oysters

Team will assess vulnerability of aquaculture and restoration efforts in Chesapeake BayCredit: © Aileen Devlin/Virginia Sea Grant. The excess carbon ...

New NIST framework strives for cleaner, more secure power grid

Credit: B. Hayes/NIST Whether it's a new set of solar panels glistening on a neighbor's roof or a freshly installed ...

Turf wars: Ocean acidification and feedback loops lock in turf algal systems

Researchers from the University of Tsukuba find that in the presence of ocean acidification, feedback loops keep degraded turf algal ...

How location dictates biological clocks of species: Study in beetles offers new insights

Scientists explore geographical variation in the biological clock of a new model organism, the Japanese red flour beetleCredit: 2021 Okayama ...

Climate change and suppression tactics are critical factors increasing fires

Integrated research approach shows wildfire solutions must be specific to location and conditionsCredit: Photo Courtesy University of Nevada, Reno The ...

Silencing the alarm

An enzyme in the saliva of certain insects prevents their food plants from warning neighboring plants of an attackCredit: Nick ...

Fish diet heats up marine biodiversity hotspot

Credit: Victor Huertas. Scientists have discovered a never-before-seen biodiversity pattern of coral reef fishes that suggests some fishes might be ...

Irish-Welsh team to investigate oats

- major grant to develop new climate-resistant varietiesCredit: Swansea University A major European grant has been awarded to partners in ...

Fishes contribute roughly 1.65 billion tons of carbon in feces and other matter annually

Study estimates fishes contribute about 16 percent of the sinking carbon in upper ocean watersCredit: Grace Saba Scientists have little ...

Increasing temperatures will hit meat and milk production in East Africa

Hotter and more humid weather could make much of East Africa unsuitable for certain livestock production and highlights the need ...

UNEP synthesis of scientific assessments provides blueprint to secure humanity’s future

Meeting ramped-up climate and biodiversity targets, cutting deadly pollution and achieving SDGs needs an all-society push for sustainabilityCredit: UNEP Shifting ...

CO2 dip may have helped dinosaurs walk from South America to Greenland